Question Improved data speeds over copper wiring

[wpshooter]

I have a friend who keeps telling me that ISPs like Verizon could greatly improve current Internet data speeds over the existing copper telephone wiring structure by making improvements to their obsolete telephone/data signaling equipment and that such improvements could possibly be a viable alternative to optical cabling. Is there any truth to what he is saying ?

Thanks.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Not really, unless there's some sort of amazing technology that I haven't heard about.

I mean, cable TV is going to full-duplex Gigabit, eventually. FIOS fiber-optic, is already there, and there's plenty of room to expand beyond that. 5Gbit/5Gbit symmetrical? Maybe soon.

Verizon could go the way of AT&T, and use VDSL, for the "last mile" (really, from your home to the curb), and run fiber to the curb. But it makes a lot more sense, just to run fiber to the home itself, which is what Verizon has been doing when they "retire copper".

The problem is really the physical wiring structure, it's not twisted-pair, it's not a coax shielded cable, it's not fiber. It pretty-much has the worst transmission characteristics of all of the cabling types, save possibly for string between tin cans.

 

[mxnerd]

AdTran (Huntsville , AL) upgrades G.fast technology to 2Gbps speeds (October 12, 2018)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/adtran-upgrades-g-fast-technology-to-2gbps-speeds/

This is a last mile solution, seems less than 100-300 meter.

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AT&T’s G.fast on Sale Now to Apartment and Condominium Properties in 22 Metros Across the U.S. (August 22, 2017)

https://about.att.com/story/att_g_fast_on_sale_now_to_apartment_and_condominium_properties.html

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But the above bandwidth probably is to apts or condos only, not individual homes. I don't know.

 

[wpshooter]

AdTran (Huntsville , AL) upgrades G.fast technology to 2Gbps speeds (October 12, 2018)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/adtran-upgrades-g-fast-technology-to-2gbps-speeds/

This is a last mile solution, seems less than 100-300 meter.

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AT&T’s G.fast on Sale Now to Apartment and Condominium Properties in 22 Metros Across the U.S. (August 22, 2017)

https://about.att.com/story/att_g_fast_on_sale_now_to_apartment_and_condominium_properties.html

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But the above bandwidth probably is to apts or condos only, not individual homes. I don't know.

When "legacy cabling" is mentioned in the first line of the article in your first link, is this talking about something similar to the old copper wiring used by old Verizon landline telephone systems ? Thanks.

 

[mxnerd]

Yes. It will use old copper wiring.

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However, Verizon said it will stick with Fiber and pass on G.Fast technology.

https://www.telecompetitor.com/veri...tegy-well-pass-on-g-fast-and-stick-with-fttp/

 

[wpshooter]

Thanks.