An international standards group has approved a new DSL standard that it says will increase the technology’s upstream and downstream speeds to as much as 100 megabits per second — 10 times faster than the fastest DSL now offered by carriers. The Geneva, Switzerland-based International Telecommunications Union (ITU) approved the standard for Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) last week, but it might be years before most consumers see it on their doorstep.
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New DSL Standard Promises 10 Times the Speed
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. June 1, 2005 09:18 AMAn international standards group has approved a new DSL standard that it says will increase the technology’s upstream and downstream speeds to as much as 100 megabits per second — 10 times faster than the fastest DSL now offered by carriers. The Geneva, Switzerland-based International Telecommunications Union (ITU) approved the standard for Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) last week, but it might be years before most consumers see it on their doorstep.