Subject: [LINK] Considering Fibre to the Home

Adrian Chadd adrian at creative.net.au
Tue May 15 13:45:58 AEST 2007


On Tue, May 15, 2007, Tom Worthington wrote:
> At 09:13 PM 11/05/2007, George Bray wrote:
> >... Can VDSL be used on the existing copper network lengths?... 
> >can't really think
> >of anyone better to ask :)
> 
> Ask Robin Eckermann, the ex-Transact architect, now a professor at 
> University of Canberra 
> <http://www.infoage.idg.com.au/index.php/id;213397261;fp;4;fpid;71937704>.
> 
> By the way, it seems odd that the debate is only between old copper 
> telephone wire and new fibre optic cable. Why not new copper cable? 
> This would remove the need for modems at each end. As I recall 
> Transact had outdoor cable rated to Cat5e made for it to string from 
> electricity poles down Canberra backyards.

Max cable distance on normal Cat5e? Lightning protection? etc.




Adrian




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