Nokia, Deutsche Telekom Trialing Super Fast Broadband over Copper

Nokia and Deutsche Telekom announced today that they have been testing a new fixed ultra-broadband technology that enables fiber-like speeds to be achieved over legacy copper cabling

Nokia and Deutsche Telekom are trialing super fast broadband that runs over legacy copper. 

The companies today announced that they are working with technology called "XG-FAST," a new fixed ultra-broadband access technology that they say can be used by service providers to deliver high-quality Internet services over their existing copper networks. 

The lab trial was conducted end of 2015 by Nokia's subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent.
 
XG-FAST is a Bell Labs-developed extension of Nokia's commercially available G.fast technology. The trial conducted at Deutsche Telekom's cable laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, generated data throughput speeds of more than 10 Gbps, approximately 200 times faster than speeds in the average residential broadband connection today. 

Nokia and DT are boasting "fiber-like speeds," with XG-Fast that could enable a two-hour HD movie to download in less than 10 seconds, or for 1,000 photos to be uploaded in less than two seconds. 

Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO of Deutsche Telekom, said in a statement that the project is all about maximizing existing assets. 

"This will provide another technology option which could enable us to offer high-speed connectivity to our customers quickly and cost-effectively, and at the same time, move our fiber infrastructure closer to our customers," Jacobfeuerborn said.  

Source: CED