Towards a gigabit...

[Bill]

A prototype of 700meg DSL has been demonstrated by Huawei in Hong Kong.

Having to pay for four pairs might be a bit of a pain though

[Rik]

A bit!! 

[Bill]

A bit!! 

Cheaper than a leased line though.

[Rik]

For the moment, Bill.

[Bill]

For the moment, Bill.

That's true... but if it turned out to be a practical market proposition, it would sure up the expectations for FTTP. Could be interesting times ahead

[Rik]

Indeed.

[Bill]

What always gets me about broadband over the phone lines is memories of dial-up days, with various people (including me ) earnestly quoting names like Nyquist and Shannon to explain why a 56k modem was unlikely to sync much above about 40k, and anything faster than that was pure wishful thinking...

Ah well

[Rik]

Those were the days. Offline readers and dialling London to get access.

[esh]

Now think about this very...carefully. Do you want *four* BT lines?

[Rik]

NOOOOOOOOO! 

[Bill]

Now think about this very...carefully. Do you want *four* BT lines?

I might put up with it for 700Mbps

[Rik]

Or 50M when the exchange can't cope.