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Tuesday, March 12, 2002
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-856717.htmlhttp://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-856717.html Think DSL's fast? Watch VDSL Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet (UK) The next generation of broadband came closer last week when Californian chip company Ikanos demonstrated Ethernet at 50 megabits per second (mbps) download speeds over a kilometer of copper wire. The new technology, VDSL-DMT, also allows up to 28mbps uplink, and conforms to Plan 998--a standard for using radio frequencies over telephone cable. Aimed at in-building and densely populated urban applications, VDSL--very high speed digital subscriber line--is designed to connect buildings through telephone lines to nearby hubs in exchanges, or on the street, containing fibre backbones....
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