250 mbps Internet Through Existing Copper Wires

[froggyboy604]

Dr John Papandriopoulos is my personal hero right now. He has filed patent applications in the United States and Australia for a new type of technology that will deliver speeds of up to 250 mbps over good old copper lines. This is great news for countries where fiber-optic rollout is prohibitively expensive; countries like Australia, which have always been behind when it comes to Internet speed.

Dr Papandriopoulos’ technology works by removing telephone interference that slows down broadband connections. By eliminating the interference, it is possible to boost the speed. What is even more interesting about the technology is that it is software based. It would simply require installation in telephone exchanges and into existing modems. While half of Australia’s broadband looks to have been solved, the other half, ridiculous bandwidth costs, remains unchanged.

S: http://www.uberreview.com/2007/10/250-m ... t-john.htm

I wonder when this technology be used in Canada. It's not as fast as fiber, but i bet most home users will be happy with the noticeable speed increase.

[SetoTK]

Australia WERE actually the fastest in the old dial up days, until they telstra was privitised then it all went to pot


though screw copper lines, fibre is the way to go