Richard Prosser wrote:
> Just to add to the confusion, , yesterday I heard of a guy in Auckland
> getting 30Mb/sec at home on the new TNZ "VSL" (or "VDSL" ??) system.
> Mind, he is one of the Telecom bosses!. This system uses fibre to a
> point near the home and a copper connection into the home itself. Not
> sure if a special modem is required or if the ADSL2+ modems handle it.
> Also, for some time we've been hearing about subscribers in Sydney
> getting 24Mb/sec on ADSL2+.

The "copper" in this case may well be Ethernet, perhaps even 1000baseT.
Thot's how fiber-to-the-premises (e.g., Verizon Fios) works in this area.

They may be calling it "xDSL" simply because that's a term the consumers
are familiar with.

-- Dave Tweed
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