"DSL" news, interviews, and features

News about DSL

• Qualcomm bets on superfast broadband over copper with latest acquisition

  The company is paying a premium for Ikanos to make inroads into next-generation broadband networks

• Intel to buy Lantiq in a push to make more home devices connected

  Munich based Lantiq produces network chips and should help boost Intel's home gateway business

• BT to test 500Mbps broadband over copper in two towns

  Emboldened by successful lab tests, British Telecom wants to see how well G.fast performs in the real world

• Gigabit speeds over telephone wires get closer thanks to new G.fast standard

  G.fast offers speeds of up to 1Gbps over copper -- but only for those within 100m of their operator's fiber network

• AT&T cites power problem in U-verse outage

  Some users say the outage lasted about three hours and affected both TV and Internet service

• ITU standardises 1Gbps over copper, but services won't come until 2015

  G.fast standard will open the door for 4K video over telephone wires

Features about DSL

• Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011

  Speeds in both mobile and fixed networks are set to increase