[AusNOG] VDSL2, was Re: 4G advances

[ausnog (321)]

We use VDSL Services from a carrier called FirstPath in the Sydney CBD areas, they have fibre fed DSLAM'S in buildings.



-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Mark Newton
Sent: Friday, 19 October 2012 10:17 AM
To: Guy Ellis
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] VDSL2, was Re: 4G advances

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:12:43AM +1100, Guy Ellis wrote:

 > I don't think we see a lot of VDSL2 in Australia because of the $  > investment required.
 > Also for line lengths > 2km ADSL2+ is almost as good.

And because ACIF approval came too late to be useful.

And because the NBN has been hanging over the industry like a sword of Damocles for the last five years, so nobody has been planning any major new fixed network rollouts, thereby denying Australian consumers the benefits of higher-speed technologies in the interim.

  - mark
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