What an old copper pair (and a bargeman) can do for you

What an old copper pair (and a bargeman) can do for you

DSL technology today gives connection speeds greater than 100Mbps over a support that initially appeared far humbler and limited to the long forgotten 33Kbps: a pair of copper wires. How is this possible? When conventional telephone lines - POTS – Plain Old Telephone System - were originally deployed, their only task was to transport acceptable quality of voice (from 100Hz up to 17KHz using a...

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How much has business communications changed?

How much has business communications changed?

Amazingly enough it’s only been ten years since the first iPhone was released. To look back on that first version is a fascinating experience and makes you realize just how far smartphones have come. Ten years ago, the Apple store did not even exist! The only applications around were those the manufacturer installed. The cameras were nothing special either (all of 2 megapixels) and were limited...

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G fast breathes new life into copper cables

G fast breathes new life into copper cables

While VDSL2 and vectoring have already been launched as a service, the technology G.fast can get even more bandwidth out of copper cables. However, this new technology which was introduced at the end of last year by ITU, also has its drawbacks. Along with the two standards G.9700 and G9701, ITU has approved a further bridge technology for the “last mile”. This technology is expected to offer the...

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