Fixed-broadband access technology is evolving from exclusively copper-based solutions to
hybrid fiber-copper architectures. This article presents the expected next step in the …

Digital Subscriber Line technology has democratized broadband access, and over the past
several decades, telecommunications providers have evolved from providing plain old …

Written by experts in the field, this book provides an overview of all forms of broadband
subscriber access networks and technology, including fiber optics, DSL for phone lines …

There is a worldwide effort to define a full-service access network. The Broadbandloop
project was formed by a European consortium funded by the European Union with the …

Traditionally, copper network operators complement a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) strategy
with a hybrid fiber-copper deployment in which fiber is gradually brought closer to the …

This article investigates the ultimate bandwidth limits of a copper DSL binder of 200
telephone line connections, finding the ultimate available shared data bandwidth to be 100 …

The ITU-T project G. mgfast defines the MGFAST technology providing aggregate bit rates of
up to 10 Gb/s over twisted pair and coaxial wiring. The first volume of the Recommendation …

The ever growing demand for higher data rate is pushing existing electrical broadband
communication systems, using coax or twisted pair cabling, to the limit. While optical access …

Since the development of practical optical fiber, people have been predicting the
widespread introduction of broadband access. The original vision was to replace the copper …

Broadband Optical Access and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) will provide the ultimate
broadband service capabilities. Compared with the currently well-deployed broadband …