Very high speed digital subscriber line 2

Very-high-speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) is an access technology that exploits the existing infrastructure of copper wires that were originally deployed for traditional telephone service

Plain old telephone service

Plain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in many parts of the world....

. It can be deployed from central offices, from fiber-optic

Fiber-optic communication

Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information...

connected cabinets

Enclosure (electrical)

An electrical enclosure is a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment to mount switches, knobs and displays and to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and protect the contents from the environment...

located near the customer premises, or within buildings. It was defined in standard ITU-T G.993.2 finalized in 2005.

Description

VDSL2 was the newest and most advanced standard of digital subscriber line

Digital Subscriber Line

Digital subscriber line is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ,...

(DSL) broadband

Broadband

The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...

wireline communications. Designed to support the wide deployment of triple play

Triple play (telecommunications)

In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...

services such as voice, video, data, high definition television (HDTV) and interactive gaming, VDSL2 was intended to enable operators and carriers to gradually, flexibly, and cost-efficiently upgrade existing xDSL infrastructure.

The protocol was standardized in the International Telecommunication Union

International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...

telecommunications sector (ITU-T

ITU-T

The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector is one of the three sectors of the International Telecommunication Union ; it coordinates standards for telecommunications....

) as Recommendation G.993.2. It was announced as finalized on 27 May 2005, and first published on 17 February 2006. Several corrections and amendments were published in 2007 through 2011.

VDSL2 is an enhancement to very-high-bitrate digital subscriber line (VDSL), Recommendation G.993.1. It permits the transmission of asymmetric and symmetric aggregate data rates up to 200 Mbit/s downstream and upstream

Upstream (networking)

In computer networking, upstream refers to the direction in which data can be transferred from the client to the server . This differs greatly from downstream not only in theory and usage, but also in that upstream speeds are usually at a premium...

on twisted pairs using a bandwidth up to 30 MHz.

VDSL2 deteriorates quickly from a theoretical maximum of 250 Mbit/s at source to 100 Mbit/s at 0.5 km (1,640.4 ft) and 50 Mbit/s at 1 km (3,280.8 ft), but degrades at a much slower rate from there, and still outperforms VDSL. Starting from 1.6 km (0.994196378639691 mi) its performance is equal to ADSL2+.

ADSL-like long reach performance is one of the key advantages of VDSL2. LR-VDSL2 enabled systems are capable of supporting speeds of around 1–4 Mbit/s (downstream) over distances of 4–5 km (2.5–3 miles), gradually increasing the bit rate up to symmetric 100 Mbit/s as loop-length shortens. This means that VDSL2-based systems, unlike VDSL1 systems, are not limited to short local loop

Local loop

In telephony, the local loop is the physical link or circuit that connects from the demarcation point of the customer premises to the edge of the carrier or telecommunications service provider's network...

s or MTU/MDUs only, but can also be used for medium range applications.

Profiles

VDSL2 is quite a complex protocol. The standard defines a wide range of profiles that can be used in different VDSL deployment architectures; in the central office, in the cabinet or in the building for example.

Profile	Bandwidth (MHz Hertz The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications.... )	Number of carriers Carrier wave In telecommunications, a carrier wave or carrier is a waveform that is modulated with an input signal for the purpose of conveying information. This carrier wave is usually a much higher frequency than the input signal...	Carrier bandwidth (kHz)	Power (dBm Decibel The decibel is a logarithmic unit that indicates the ratio of a physical quantity relative to a specified or implied reference level. A ratio in decibels is ten times the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of two power quantities... )	Max. downstream throughput Throughput In communication networks, such as Ethernet or packet radio, throughput or network throughput is the average rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel. This data may be delivered over a physical or logical link, or pass through a certain network node... (Mbit/s)
8a	8.832	2048	4.3125	+17.5	50
8b	8.832	2048	4.3125	+20.5	50
8c	8.5	1972	4.3125	+11.5	50
8d	8.832	2048	4.3125	+14.5	50
12a	12	2783	4.3125	+14.5	68
12b	12	2783	4.3125	+14.5	68
17a	17.664	4096	4.3125	+14.5	100
30a	30	3479	8.625	+14.5	200

Europe

Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	Telekom austria Telekom Austria Telekom Austria is a provider of a range of fixed line, mobile, data, and Internet communications services. The company has a 100 per cent share in telecommunications provider A1 Telekom Austria.... started providing VDSL2 under the name Gigaspeed in rural areas in November 2009.
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	Belgacom Belgacom The Belgacom Group is the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, headquartered in Brussels. Belgacom Group is primarily state owned, with the Belgian state holding 53.3% + 1 share... is rolling out Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services... VDSL2 equipment in over 16,000 street cabinets (Q1-2009). Belgacom also provides VDSL2 to smaller enterprises; download speeds are limited at 30 Mbit/s while upload speeds are capped at 5 Mbit/s or 6 Mbit/s, depending on what product. For residential customers, the speed is 30 Mbit/s but Belgacom TV Belgacom TV Belgacom TV, subsidiary of the Belgacom Group, provides Digital TV and Video On Demand over its own IPTV System in Belgium. It was launched in the summer of 2005.... can take a part of that bandwidth for TV-streams. (each stream is 4 Mbit/s for SD or 9Mbit/s for HD). Since the end of May 2009 Dommel offers VDSL2. Dommel has limited the speed at 30 Mbit/s. EDPnet EDPnet Edpnet is an independent Belgian telecom provider that offers services worldwide. The company focuses on three markets: retail , business to business and wholesale... is offering VDSL2 since November 2009. The maximum speed is 30 Mbit/s. All Belgian ADSL customers are being moved to the Belgacom VDSL-based network due to the sale of the Scarlet Scarlet (telco) Scarlet is a telecommunications company active in The Netherlands and Belgium as an Internet Service Provider and provider of fixed and mobile telephony. It has minor operations in Luxembourg, Curaçao and Sint-Maarten.... network to SNCB/NMBS-subsidiary Syntigo.
Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	Telefónica O2 Czech Republic started public testing of VDSL service in mid 2009. Some say its maximum offer will be 42 Mbit/s download, upload rate and price remains unknown. At the moment (18 January 2010) 7 switchboards are equipped with VDSL DSLAMs technology and it is mainly tested on T/O2 employees and people who live in block of flats. Due to some "inside" info, any further deployment of VDSL2 DSLAMs has been postponed. According to November 2010 changes in the wholesale reference unbundling offer, network changes necessary to provide VDSL2 will take effect in May 2011. VDSL2 deployment in the Czech Republic most probably won't occur any sooner than that. Other sources claiming themselves familiar with situation report that VDSL2 will be offered since March or April 2011.
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...	Primetel PrimeTel PrimeTel is a private Cypriot telecommunications carrier. Through their partnership with Electricity Authority of Cyprus , they have built their own fiber-optic network and ADSL2+ platform... promised to start providing vdsl2 service on 1 January 2011. Three download products would have been available 30Mbits, 50Mbits and 100Mbits. No such product has appeared from primtel as yet. This was probably a publicity stunt.
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...	TDC launched VDSL2 on January 21, 2008. Cybercity is planning to provide VDSL2. Fullrate launched VDSL2 on September 16, 2009, but only for customers on exchanges with Fullrate's own equipment, rather than exchanges with leased equipment from TDC. At September 29, 2010, Fullrate announced that they were able to provide VDSL2 to all Fullrate customers, regardless of exchange.
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	Elion Elion Enterprises Limited Elion Enterprises Limited, or Elion for short, is the largest telecommunications and Internet service provider in Estonia. It is owned by Eesti Telekom, which until September 2009 was listed at the stock exchanges of Tallinn and London... launched VDSL2 based business services in 2010. Current packages include 5/5, 50/10 and 100/20 for €16, €20 and €24 a month.
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	Saunalahti Saunalahti Saunalahti is a Finnish mobile phone operator and an internet service provider. The company was founded 1998 when three middle-sized internet operators merged. The company is now owned by Elisa.... was to provide VDSL2 in December 2006 to small area as a pilot project, but was delayed until further notice due to low firmware satisfaction. In 2010 Saunalahti/Elisa provides VDSL2 subscriptions to some specific areas. An example Elisa product with bundled IPTV services and 100/10 Mbit/s VDSL2 connection costs 39.90€/month. Päijät-Hämeen Puhelin started providing 100/64 Mbit/s VDSL2 subscriptions in 2007 Q1 for €69 to €79 a month. Nebula started providing VDSL2 pilot subscriptions during June 2007, but is currently offering commercial subscriptions for €149 a month (limited area). Suomi Communication Oy Offers both SHDSL and VDSL2 subscriptions where available. DNA Oy DNA Oy DNA Oy is a Finnish on telecommunications company. It was born in 2007 after a merger. DNA offers cellular phone services, ADSL, cable television and regular telephone service.... offers symmetric 100/100M VDSL2 connections at least in the Oulu Oulu Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world.... area for €60 per month. Sonera offers VDSL2-based subscriptions in their "Laajakaista Extra" service, offering rates 1:1 Mbit/s, 10:10 Mbit/s and 100:10 Mbit/s. PPO-Yhtiöt Oy offers VDSL2-based connections at speeds 10/10, 25/10, 50/10.
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Erenis was deploying VDSL1 and VDSL2 (as Fiber to the premises) until Neuf Cegetel Neuf Cegetel Neuf Cegetel is a French wireline telecom services provider and a mobile virtual network operator offering different services to consumers, enterprises and wholesale customers, ranking number two in the country... , later absorbed by SFR SFR SFR is a French mobile phone company. It has over 20 million customers, and provides over 4.6 million households with high-speed internet access... , bought the company in April 2007. There was no further VDSL deployment in France because the standard has never been approved by the sole owner of the historical copper local loop (France Telecom France Télécom France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion... ). VDSL2 use cases are currently evaluated by the DSL tech. introduction workgroup.
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	T-Home, the landline division of Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe.... , offers VDSL2 services with download speeds up to 50 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 10 Mbit/s based on FTTC. They started in late 2006 with offering VDSL2 in the 12 largest cities in Germany; in 2007 residents in over 50 cities have access to VDSL2. It is used to provide Triple play Triple play (telecommunications) In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business... services. Further expansions are planned.
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	OTE OTE Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. , usually known by its Greek initials OTE, is the dominant telecommunications provider in Greece. Formerly a state-owned monopoly, OTE was part-privatized in 1998 and is now listed on the Athens and New York Stock Exchanges... has been testing VDSL2 since 2008 and began a new wave of FTTC installations in Q4, 2010 in Zografou Zografou Zografou is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue, 4 km from the Hymettus Ring forming part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network, and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue... , Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:... , Komotini Komotini Komotini is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace and of the Rhodope regional unit. It is also the administrative center of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973... , Xanthi Xanthi Xanthi ; is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi peripheral unit of the periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace.-History:... , Serres Serres Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département... , Voula Voula Voula is a town and former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.Voula is a southern suburb of Athens... and Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni is a seaside town and former municipality 20 km south of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 6,442 at the 2001 census. Vouliagmeni is among the most... .
Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	T-Home is planning to provide VDSL2 from October 8, 2008.
Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...	Síminn Síminn Síminn, previously named Landssíminn, is an Icelandic telecommunications company. It was acquired by Exista in 2008.-History:Telecommunications play a vital role in Iceland. Although the country's population is relatively small , its penetration rates for network-related products and services are... is running VDSL2 on Alcatel-Lucent DSLAM. as a part of FTTC.
Isle of Man Isle of Man The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...	Launched VDSL services October 2011
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Telecom Italia Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was... was planning to provide VDSL2 in Q4 2007, but missed it. Around December 2008 launched VDSL2 (50:3 Mbit/s) under the misleading name of Alice Phibra as a free experiment to few selected customers in the area of Milan. Azienda Sanitaria Locale 3 "Genovese" is doing a trial of Versatek VX-VER160 in campus networks.
Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...	eircom Eircom Eircom Group LTD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland, and a former state-owned incumbent. It is currently the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland and operates primarily on the island of Ireland, with a point of presence in Great Britain.As Bord... , in late 2006, announced a plan to start providing VDSL2 from 2007 in large cities. However Eircom has announced phase one of a fibre roll-out which they will deploy fibre cabinets along with vdsl2 and triple services.
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	bbned is commercially offering VDSL2 as of Q2 2010. KPN KPN KPN is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations... is commercially offering VDSL2 as FttC as of Q1 2009, and VDSL-CO ("Central Office") as of May 2010. KPN will offer VDSL-BR ("Buiten Ring", Outer Ring) starting from Q2 2011. KPN is offering VDSL both retail and wholesale. Tele2 Tele2 Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :... has started offering VDSL2 under the FiberSpeed name, starting Q3 2009. XS4All XS4ALL XS4ALL is the third-oldest Internet service provider in the Netherlands, after NLnet and SURFnet. However, XS4ALL was the first company to offer Internet access to individuals, since 1993... (owned by KPN KPN KPN is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations... ), per end of July 2010, offers VDSL2 to its customers. Telfort Telfort Telfort B.V. is a Dutch mobile telecommunication company, and a subsidiary of KPN.It operates GSM mobile telecommunications service in the Netherlands... (owned by KPN KPN KPN is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations... ), per April 2011, offers VDSL2 to its customers.
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	NextGenTel NextGenTel NextGenTel is a Norwegian telecommunications company located in Bergen , Trondheim, Oslo, Stavanger, and Kristiansand. They offer ADSL, SHDSL, ADSL2+, VDSL2, IP TV, IP Telephony, and are WiMax solutions... offers VDSL2 nationwide, but only in areas where multiple customers report interest. NextGenTel also limit the delivery distance to 800 meters from the telephone exchange Telephone exchange In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls... . Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... has announced that they are ready to offer VDSL2 to more than 800 000 households within 2011, available from February 1. Netpower provide VDSL2 in the cities Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Sandnes. Noraxess provides VDSL2 in cities around Helgeland. With speeds up to 50/20Mbit/s. PowerTech provides VDSL2 in Oslo and Akershus.
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	Telekomunikacja Polska Telekomunikacja Polska Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. is a Polish national telecommunications provider established in December 1991. It is a Public company traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with a controlling stake owned by France Télécom , with the latter controlling over 50% of this stake by 2002... provides VDSL2 at 40/4Mbit/s and 80/8Mbit since July, 2011. Netia Netia Netia a telecom which owns the second-largest fixed-line network in Poland. In 2006 Icelandic-owned Novator acquired a large stake in Netia. Netia and Novator announced that they are going to build a 4th mobile network in Poland.... provides VDSL2 at 50Mbit/s since December, 2010.
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	Clix (ISP) Clix (ISP) Optimus Clix is the triple play brand of Portuguese telecommunication operator Sonaecom, majority-owned by the Sonae conglomerate, with a participation of France Télécom. Optimus Clix is the main competitor of the dominant operator in the residential market... and Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Although it operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil, it has also a significant presence in Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic of China, and São Tomé and... are planning to provide VDSL2 + FTTH in the end of 2008, new technology of PTInovação (PT Labs) called mediaDSLAM can provide 100 Mbit/s in a long range, 4–5 km of main "source", against 0.5 km.
Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...	Romtelecom Romtelecom Romtelecom is the largest telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE . The Romanian state also has a minority stake of 45.99% in the company. The company had a monopoly for the provision of fixed telephony services until... are now offering VDSL2 at 20 Mbit/s and 30 Mbit/s. They were planning to provide VDSL2 in the beginning of 2011 with 50 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s speed in 50 cities; in Romtelecom to reach new deals to offer 50 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s;
Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...	TušTelekom is providing VDSL2 to enterprises. Telekom Slovenije is providing VDSL2 since March 5, 2007 to its customers. T-2 is providing VDSL2 to customers since May 2007 and it offers speeds up to 60:25 Mbit/s on copper phone lines.
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Telefónica Telefónica Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world... tested the deployment of VDSL2 and they were planning to provide VDSL2 in 2007 or 2008 start, but its commercial deployment was delayed until 2009. Their VDSL2 offer consists of a 30Mbit/s access with an upload capacity of 1Mbit/s. Jazztel Jazztel Jazztel is a telecom that operates in Spain offering triple play services . Jazztel was founded in 1998 by Martin Varsavsky. Jazztel is a Spanish company that is owned by a British company called Jazztel p.l.c. It was incorporated under the laws of England and Wales in July 1998. It is Registered... Introduced VDSL2 in April 2010. Currently it has finished the deployment of the technology on its network and it's offering 30Mbit/s over VDSL2 with an upstream rate of 3.5Mbit/s.
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... and Telia are negotiating a joint venture to deploy the VDSL2 infrastructure at a cost of 10 billion Swedish kronor Swedish krona The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value... . Bredbandsbolaget Bredbandsbolaget Bredbandsbolaget is a Swedish Internet service provider owned by Telenor. It was founded in 1998 with a focus on high-speed Internet connection for homes and businesses using optical fiber. It is the second largest ISP in Sweden .... started conducting VDSL2 tests October 2005, Bredbandsbolaget is now a part of Telenor. On March 13, 2008 TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... announced it would start deploying VDSL2. Telia are talking about 30 to 70 Mbit/s in downstream. On March 18, 2008, Bredbandsbolaget announced it would start deploying VDSL2 on March 25, 2008. BBB is now offering VDSL2 at 60:20 Mbit/s for customers closer than 800 meters to the telephone station and 40/10 for customers who have between 800 and 1500 meters. The price tag is said to be 399 SEK SEK SEK may stand for:Swedish krona, the currency of SwedenFederation of Swiss Protestant Churches SEK Studio, a North Korean animation studio Stagecoach in East Kent... per month (€37)
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Swisscom Swisscom Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Along with Swiss Post, it is a successor company to the former state-owned PTT. Its headquarters are located at Worblaufen near Bern... is deploying VDSL2 and it is now available to customers since July 1, 2007. Since December 2006 it is in use for IPTV.
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	TTNet Ttnet TTNET is the largest Internet service provider in Turkey and has around 6 million subscribers. TTNET is a subsidiary of Türk Telekom.Currently, Dr. Paul Doany is Chairman of the Board of Directors.... provides VDSL2 service in 16 Mbit/s, 32 Mbit/s, 50 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s. Superonline provides VDSL2 service in 10 Mbit/s, 20 Mbit/s, 50 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s.
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	BT Group BT Group BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of... trialed VDSL2 in the Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, Cardiff Exchanges starting in July 2009. On 23 March 2009, they announced plans to deploy the service to 29 exchanges throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. On 9 July 2009, they announced plans to deploy the service to a further 69 exchanges throughout the UK by the summer of 2010. May 2010 BT announce £2.5billion plans to roll-out a mixture of VDSL2 FTTC (75%) & GPON FTTP (25%) to 66% of the UK by 2015 with VDSL2 speeds starting at 40Mbit/s down 10Mbit/s up potentially rising to 60Mbit/s down 15Mbit/s up . In October 2011 BT announced that this roll-out was being accelerated such that it will be completed by 2014 (one year earlier than originally planned). May 2011 BT announce plans to double download speeds to 80Mbit/s down and 20Mbit/s up on its VDSL2 network by 2012. This will be achieved by increasing ANFP spectrum usage to 17 MHz. On 8 October 2009, it was revealed that Virgin Media will trial VDSL2. Residents of Higher Pill, in Saltash, and nearby Hatt will be offered free broadband via a VDSL2 line to a roadside cabinet. The cabinets will be linked to Virgin Media backhaul via new fibre laid by Vtesse Networks through BT's local exchange, 5 km away. The trial eventually resulted in Vtesse networks running the final service without Virgin Media's involvement under their own brand on 1 October 2010. Ripwire Ripwire Ripwire is a British company that sells Internet and telecommunications services, including hosting, broadband Internet connections, VOIP and interactive multi-touch software applications.- History :... recently announced the availability of up to 40 Mbit/s VDSL2 services for business users and consumers across South Yorkshire which utilises the infrastructure being rolled out by the four main councils in the area; Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley which are collectively known as Digital Region Ltd an EU government backed project. The network will offer up to 40 Mbit/s downstream and up to 10 Mbit/s upstream with an assured level of service. The infrastructure consists of FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) and sub loop unbundling to provide the last mile connection to the consumer via existing copper. On 14 April 2010, Rutland Telecom announced that it is to deliver broadband speeds up to 40Mbit/s using a Fibre to the Cabinet solution in the Welsh notspot village of Erbistock. The initiative, backed by private investment, will be the first time that VDSL2 technology has been used in a Welsh rural village.

Asia

Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	PCCW Limited (Netvigator Netvigator Netvigator is the first and largest residential Internet service provider in Hong Kong, operated as a brand of PCCW. The company did offer iTV, an interactive movie television network that allowed users to watch movies on their TV screen by demand. The service ended in 2002... ) and Hutchison Global Communications Hutchison Global Communications Hutchison Global Communications is a major Internet service provider for Hong Kong.... (HGC) have deployed VDSL2 technology to serve residential and business customers since 2008. Netvigator provides up to 100 Mbit/s downstream and 30 Mbit/s upstream broadband service in VDSL2, while HGC asserts that to provide up to 100 Mbit/s downstream and 100 Mbit/s upstream service. However, due to equipment technical difficulties, HGC connection is pretty unstable. HGC is able to provide both 50 Mbit/s downstream and upstream in most districts of the coverage.
India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	MTNL has deployed VDSL technology in Mumbai and offers up to 20 Mbit/s downstream. Airtel has announced 50 Mbit/s Plans using VDSL2.
Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...	Bezeq Bezeq Bezeq, the Israeli company for communications, is a telecommunications provider in Israel.Until the mid-first decade of the 21st century when it was owned by the Israeli government, Bezeq had a monopoly on landline telephony and Internet access infrastructure... has deployed FTTx with VDSL2 with brand name NGN in September 2009 offering speeds of 20 and 30 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream. In October 2010 Bezeq Bezeq Bezeq, the Israeli company for communications, is a telecommunications provider in Israel.Until the mid-first decade of the 21st century when it was owned by the Israeli government, Bezeq had a monopoly on landline telephony and Internet access infrastructure... has deployed 50 and 60 Mbit/s downstream speeds and limited upstream speeds of up to 1 Mbit/s. In the beginning of 2011 Bezeq Bezeq Bezeq, the Israeli company for communications, is a telecommunications provider in Israel.Until the mid-first decade of the 21st century when it was owned by the Israeli government, Bezeq had a monopoly on landline telephony and Internet access infrastructure... will deploy 200 Mbit/s downstream speed using two copper pairs bonding.
Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...	CTM CTM (Macau) Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L is a GSM mobile phone operator in Macau.... start to test VDSL2 at the 3rd season of 2007. First will be tested in two main buildings in Macau.
Malaysia	Telekom Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Berhad , DBA TM, is the largest integrated solutions provider in Malaysia, and one of Asia's leading communications companies, with a market capitalisation of RM13.9 billion and a workforce of 26,629 employees. Established as the Telecommunications Department of Malaya in 1946, it... deployed FTTx FTTX Fiber to the x is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to replace all or part of the usual metal local loop used for last mile telecommunications... and VDSL2 with brand name UniFi UniFi UniFi is an amalgamation of “Uni” which denotes togetherness and camaraderie, while “Fi” symbolises fibre optics. This is a new service provided by TM Berhad the leading Integrated Telecommunications provider in Malaysia.... in March 2010 offering symmetrical speeds of 5, 10 and 20 Mbit/s.
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...	PTCL is the first service provider worldwide to deploy a commercial VDSL2 Bonding solution and offers speed up to 50 Mbit/s - The highest speed offered by any Internet Service Provider in the country.
Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...	SingTel tied up with Ericsson Ericsson Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks... to deploy a technical trial of VDSL2 starting June 2006. However, no service plans announced as of yet and SingTel is preferring FTTH over VDSL2.
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...	October 2007, Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom is the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan. It has its headquarters in Zhongzheng District, Taipei on the remains of the old Taipei Prison.- History :... (CHT) has awarded ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyXEL Communications Corp. , located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is a manufacturer of DSL and other networking devices. . With headquarters in Taiwan, ZyXEL maintains branch offices in North America, Europe, and Asia... to provide VDSL2 equipments (DSLAM and CPE) for its "Next Generation Access Network" project. The project involves 340-thousand lines and will provide high speed Triple play services to these subscribers.
Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...	July 2010, True Online by True Corporation True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited is a communication conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider True Visions, its largest ISP True Internet and its third-largest mobile operator True Move.-History:... has released the Ultra Hi-Speed Internet . The first VDSL2 commercial services with the services is up to 50 Mbit/s downstream and up to 20 Mbit/s upstream. 3BB TrippleT Internet has deployed VDSL2 Internet Solutions, offering VDSL2 Internet services for 20 Mbit/s downstream and up to 4 Mbit/s upstream.

North America

Canada	SaskTel SaskTel Saskatchewan Telecommunications is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. It is the only remaining Crown Corporation in the Canadian telecommunications industry.... , a crown corporation of the province of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota.... , has officially announced the deployment of VDSL2. SaskTel is using VDSL2 to increase the amount of bandwidth to its customers, allowing more HDTV streams with its MAX Entertainment Service. Bell Canada Bell Canada Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,... is currently offering VDSL2 in some areas of Ontario and Quebec with speeds reaching above 25 Mbit/s download and 7 Mbit/s upload, marketed as Bell Fibe Internet, or part of the Bell Fibe TV package. TELUS TELUS Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver... is offering VDSL2 in a large percentage of its footprint in British Columbia and Alberta with speeds reaching 25 Mbit/s download and 2 Mbit/s upload, marked as TELUS High Speed Turbo 25 (on the 8b profile), or part of a TELUS Optik TV package. The 17A profile is being trialed by technicians. As of November 28th 2011, TELUS TELUS Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver... is the third country in the world to deploy a commercial VDSL2 Bonding solution and to offer speeds up to 50 Mbit/s. The solution is currently being offered in selected regions of the Quebec province, where it was developped and deployed (TELUS Quebec, Rimouski).
USA	AT&T AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services... has deployed Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services... VDSL2 equipment in street cabinets as a part of its U-verse U-Verse AT&T U-verse is a registered service mark under which AT&T offers Internet access, television, and telephone services in various parts of the United States. It began in 2008 to serve mostly residences and small businesses in urban and suburban areas.-Services:... service in FTTN based service. It plans to expand this to FTTC service in 2010. CenturyLink CenturyLink CenturyLink, Inc. is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company, founded as Central Telephone & Electronics Corporation in 1968, later changed its name to Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in 1971, and then was called CenturyTel, Inc. from 1999 to 2010... - formerly Qwest - is currently expanding its VDSL2 network. It currently offers the technology in the Denver, Fort Collins, Omaha, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Seattle, Boise, Albuquerque, St George/Salt Lake City, UT, and the St. Paul/Minneapolis areas. Some areas currently have VDSL2 service up to 40 Mbit/s downstream and 20 Mbit/s upstream. They are also currently rolling out VDSL2 equipment along with MPEG-4 TV service to Columbia, MO and Las Vegas, NV for its IPTV service. They are upgrading their existing service in Lacrosse, WI in 2010. BellSouth BellSouth BellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S... had planned to roll out VDSL2 to its customers prior to its acquisition by AT&T. Many of those markets have since been included in the U-verse rollout.

Central America & The Caribbean

Dominican Republic	Claro offers speeds ranging from 1Mbit/s down and 256kbit/s up to 50Mbit/s down and 2Mbit/s up. The upgrade to VDSL2 was required to provide enough bandwidth for the company's IPTV, data, and voice services all running on their POTS network.

South America

Argentina	IPLAN Telecomunicaciones is beginning to deploy Allied Telesis Allied Telesis Allied Telesis is a telecommunications company, formerly Allied Telesyn. Headquartered in Japan, their North American headquarters are in San Jose, California... VDSL2 equipment to replace old LRE Cisco Cisco Cisco may refer to:Companies:Cisco Systems, a computer networking company Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore... equipment among their 10K customers in Buenos Aires.
Brazil	GVT Global Village Telecom Global Village Telecom is a Brazilian telecomunications company that offers advanced services on fixed phone, broadband for both consumer and business and VoIP... is using Zhone Technologies Zhone Technologies Zhone Technologies, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications networking equipment founded in 1999.It is headquartered in Oakland, California. Zhone is ISO 9001:2008 certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.-Corporate history :... , Inc. Equipment to provide VDSL2 service to Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country... , Salvador Salvador, Bahia Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first... , Brasília Brasília Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the... , Curitiba Curitiba Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to... , Goiânia Goiânia -Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm.... , Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian... , Campina Grande Campina Grande Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational... , Recife Recife Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper... , Fortaleza Fortaleza Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country... , and other medium and small cities. Sercomtel Sercomtel Sercomtel is a local phone and internet service provider in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Its phone service ranges includes landline service, mobile and long distance, and broadband internet service.-Served areas:... has deployed a new VDSL2+ network on Londrina city. Reaches speed up to 70Mbit/s on downstream, and 15Mbit/s upstream.
Chile	Movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... is beginning to deploy Huawei Huawei Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China... VDSL2 equipment to some sectors in the city of Santiago.

Oceania

Australia	EFTel Eftel Eftel Limited is an internet service provider and telecommunications provider in Australia, with approximately 120,000 active accounts. It was established in 1999. Eftel offers a range of services including: DSL and dial-up Internet access, web hosting and telephony services - to the retail,... has commenced a rollout of VDSL2 capable MSAN MSAN A Multi-service access Node also known as a Multi-service access gateway is a device typically installed in a telephone exchange which connects customers' telephone lines to the core network, to provide telephone, ISDN, and broadband such as DSL all from a single platform.Prior to the deployment... (Multi-Service Access Node) technology, with ADSL2+ blades, to exchanges across Australia as part of their BroadbandNext network. As of June 2009, EFTel have successfully installed MSANs in 60 exchanges Australia wide. As of December 2008, iiNet IiNet iiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice... is trialing VDSL2 in a FTTB (Fibre To The Building) deployment to residential apartment blocks with a view to further deployments in 2009. Private network deployment of VDSL2 has been occurring since 2007 in apartment blocks using Zyxel based product across Australia. In 2009, TransACT commenced greenfield roll-out for MDU and upgrade of existing VDSL access network to VDSL2, utilising Ericsson EDAs. In 2010, Adam Internet Adam Internet -Background:Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga club, Adam Internet grew out of the original bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group. The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group, but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks... deployed a VDSL2 network available to residents at The Precinct. In 2010, Apex Internet commenced a greenfield roll-out for MDU and gated communities.
New Zealand	TelstraClear TelstraClear TelstraClear is New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation , with around 400,000 customers.... has begun offering VDSL2 through 140 cabinets on its own Next IP Network in seven city centres. The VDSL2 service is currently available in business districts of Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Lower Hutt, and parts of Auckland, offering download speeds up to 30 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 7 Mbit/s. TelstraClear plans to expand coverage by Christmas 2008 to Dunedin, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland, North Shore, Manukau and Waitakere. Orcon Orcon Internet Limited Orcon Internet Limited , is a state-owned New Zealand telecommunications company. It is currently New Zealand's fourth largest ISP.-History:... has signed a NZ$30 million deal with Siemens Siemens AG Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company.... to roll out VDSL2 in 2008. Orcon's network will cover Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hastings, Napier, Tauranga, Hamilton, Dunedin, Nelson and New Plymouth with "packages of broadband, video services, internet television and a phone line for $50 to $60 a month." Telecom NZ and Vodafone NZ are also testing VDSL2, but are waiting for an agreement on ways to handle interference before deploying it alongside other equipment in Telecom exchanges. Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... has announced that VDSL2 will be offered in the Auckland area, with availability taking place as each exchange is unbundled. Full Auckland coverage is expected by the end of 2008. The wholesale division of Telecom NZ Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand is a New Zealand-wide communications service provider , providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, an internet service provider , a major ICT provider to NZ businesses , and a wholesale network infrastructure provider to other NZ CSPs... has commenced laboratory testing of VDSL2 technology. If successful VDSL2 is likely to augment its current ADSL2+ capabilities over time, especially where unbundled loop lengths are short enough (approx 1 km) to benefit from the increased speeds. On 30 January 2009 Telecom NZ announced its roll out of VDSL2 coverage. The rollout commenced in Sept 2010.

External links

InterOperability Laboratory: Services: Testing: DSL

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