How does it push g.fast further? Faster perhaps, but no mention of further.
Deutsche Telekom G.fast demo pushes G.Fast faster, further
Deutsche Telekom and ADTRAN have showed off an emerging G.Fast technology called cDTA which, along with 212 MHz carrier spectrum, ramps system performance well into the gigabit range. It's a development that will interest watchers of Australia's National Broadband Network, since the company rolling out the network recently …
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Thursday 20th July 2017 08:27 GMT John Sager
I can't imagine it goes further. 212MHz spectrum on a phone line, especially in a multi-pair cable? If it were made to Cat5e standards, perhaps, but the existing cable infrastructure isn't. Also as lines are never particularly well balanced, the spectrum pollution into the airwaves is just going to get worse.
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Thursday 20th July 2017 16:18 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: So why is the UK broadband so s**t?
By what measure?
It's more widely available and cheaper than most places in Europe, though the peak speeds are low.
Given that most customers, when given the choice, will stick with the cheapest option available rather than the fastest it looks like the right decisions were made.
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