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Australian Researcher Boosts ADSL Speeds

Posted by Zonk on from the pouring-go-faster-juice-down-the-tubes dept.

sea_stuart writes "Like your ADSL connection to go 100 times faster? Despite the grim state of Australian mathematics and science, there is still exciting original work being done Down Under. John Papandriopoulos, a Research Fellow with the ARC Special Research Centre for Ultra-Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN) has developed a method to reduce crosstalk interference in ADSL technologies to bring speeds up the theoretical maxima possible. With an Australian Federal election due in a few weeks, and both parties promising improved broadband speeds and access, this is a welcome development, hopefully enabling higher speeds without huge expenses."

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  1. aaarrggghhhh!! by yoshi3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn dial up, I almost had forst post! :(

    1. Re:aaarrggghhhh!! by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

      You youngsters with your electronical modems.
      In my day we had to get first post with a mail-in comment.

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  2. oh please by smash · · Score: 3, Funny

    Despite the grim state of Australian mathematics and science
    Grim state? At least the majority of *our* population are literate for a start.
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    1. Re:oh please by Felius · · Score: 2, Funny

      ..the grim state of Australian mathematics and science..


      that'd have to be SA, right? ;)

      (hey, I had to pick one..)
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    2. Re:oh please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      It's usually either Queensland or Tasmania -- the first are slow because of the heat, the second because of the inbreeding.

  3. Re:Politics by jamesh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Subsidized tin cans and pieces of string for all!

  4. Re:Don't forget Rural Areas by fons · · Score: 3, Funny

    So how did you post this comment? Hacked modem on the phonebooth? :-)

  5. Re:Australian Maths. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    One sheep.. Two sheep.. Three sheep.. Orgy!
  6. Re:Don't forget Rural Areas by GaryOlson · · Score: 4, Funny

    He is probably using the Kangaroo connection protocol where messages are passed using a pocket hopping procedure.

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