Ordinary copper telephone wire could carry gigabit broadband speeds

[PaulR]

Seems there could be life left in the old dog yet. Just don't try it over the crappy aluminium wire that was later used I say.

Ordinary copper telephone wire could carry gigabit broadband speeds

Many homes in the UK rely on repurposed phone lines for internet access, leading to slow download speeds, but there may be a solution

www.newscientist.com

 

[Channel Hopper]

We appear to have connectorised block terminals installed for FTTP.
If copper can work at Gigabyte speeds then all that is required is another set of converters, no disruption to the existing lines out to each property.

But I doubt they will acknowledge the possibility now they have endorsed the newer 'technology', or payback for retrieval of the copper as they have been upgrading to full fibre for a decade at some eyewatering rates.

BT Fibre On Demand: What is it and what will it cost?

Fibre On Demand - or FTTP On Demand - gives speeds of up to 330Mbps by extending BT's fibre broadband from their nearest street cabinet to the front door.

recombu.com

 

[Fisty McB]

There are two words/phrases that stand out.

1. "...could..." in the headline.
2. "...can achieve data rates three times higher than currently seen at a fraction of the price, at least over short distances." How short are those distances? Increases in data speeds over the last couple of decades has been a trade off on the line length from xDSL to G.fast. Unless the technology can deliver gigabit+ speeds with at least the same reach of 0.5Mb/s ADSL, then at best it had a limited life.

 

[Topper]

No more copper installations after 2025
Switch to fibre speeding up