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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. More range please by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If his technique can make ADSL work at greater distances from the exchange then he might be on to something. I know people who live in non-urban parts of Australia who are just on the limit of distance to the exchange for ADSL to work.

    Doubling that distance could increase the number of homes covered by a factor of four.

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  2. Re:VDSL2? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I belive VDSL2 only offers 100Mb on distances shorter than 500m of copper. After 500m speeds drop of significantly back to ADSL2 speeds at equal distance.

    I believe VDSL2 cannot coexisting with other DSL technologies on the copper bundle.