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Thread ID: 72834	2006-09-27 14:14:00	Orcon plans super-fast broadband	Utopia (7787)	PC World Chat

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487718	2006-09-27 14:14:00	Orcon plans super-fast broadband 25 September 2006 By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER Auckland Internet service provider Orcon may be first in New Zealand to debut VDSL2, a new method of delivering broadband over copper phone lines that promises download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second . The main benefit of the technology is that it could allow the delivery of high-definition TV over the Internet to customers in densely-populated areas . Orcon announced earlier this year that it would set up a joint venture with German technology firm Siemens that would spend $30 million installing Internet access equipment in Telecom exchanges, in the wake of the Government's decision to unbundle Telecom's local loop . General manager Scott Bartlett expects it is "likely that VDSL2 will make up a good percentage of our deployment, especially on the shorter copper loops" . VDSL2 equipment is up to 12 times faster than the ADSL access equipment used in New Zealand today and would mean Orcon could skip ADSL2+ . This is a technology that Telecom intends to deploy next year to deliver broadband at speeds of up to 24 megabits per second . Like all DSL technologies, the performance of VDSL2 drops off rapidly if Internet traffic needs to be carried a long way over copper phone lines . Industry analyst Ovum says customers 670 metres away from an exchange could expect download speeds of 40 megabits per second . While the average length of copper phone lines in New Zealand is two kilometres, Mr Bartlett still sees benefits for most customers . "Even out to 5km, you are getting 3 or 4 megabits per second – more than ADSL2+ . " Mr Bartlett says Siemens' experience with VDSL2 was one of the reasons Orcon picked the company as its joint venture partner . "They are one of the only vendors that has deployed VDSL in a real world scenario, with Deutsche Telekom . " Unlike ADSL2+, VDSL2 is not backwardly compatible with ADSL and customers would have to buy a new broadband modem to connect to Orcon using VDSL2 . However, Mr Bartlett says the price of these modems has now dropped to "about $100" . Mr Bartlett says Orcon plans to install access equipment in about a dozen centres, including Wellington and Masterton, in the lower North Island . He hopes to begin signing up the first customers by mid-next year – assuming Orcon can reach a commercial agreement with Telecom to get access to its exchanges ahead of the mandating of local loop unbundling . Orcon is in the process of incorporating a joint venture with Siemens and was last week trying to settle on a name . Each will hold a half-share . The joint venture will wholesale its access network to other ISPs that want to use it . Swedish technology vendor Ericsson recently announced that Singapore's SingTel would become the first carrier in Southeast Asia to install VDSL2, supplied by the company . Ericsson New Zealand general manager Steve Inglis says the company's equipment could conceivably be deployed in New Zealand today . "VDSL2 is suited to concentrated areas, so it's ideal for deployments in apartment blocks, campuses, and other multi-dwelling or multi-business units," he says . :D	Utopia (7787)
487719	2006-09-27 14:45:00	****ing ace :D	roddy_boy (4115)
487720	2006-09-27 19:19:00	Like all DSL technologies, the performance of VDSL2 drops off rapidly if Internet traffic needs to be carried a long way over copper phone lines. Industry analyst Ovum says customers 670 metres away from an exchange could expect download speeds of 40 megabits per second. While the average length of copper phone lines in New Zealand is two kilometres, Mr Bartlett still sees benefits for most customers. "Even out to 5km, you are getting 3 or 4 megabits per second – more than ADSL2+." Lost interest right here	sam m (517)
487721	2006-09-27 22:00:00	$30 million? It cost Telstra $1.5 Billion to do Ch/Ch and Wngtn only. Guess that means only people in Takapuna will get this superfast speed. Can't see them doing all of NZ>	pctek (84)
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