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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Well that sounds like its to do with the last mile but when I mentioned this on adslguide I got told its just ATM been shut down on the core network so phonecalls going over voip etc. but the last mile will remain the same. So 21cn will have very few initial benefits to the average customer and is mainly about cutting bts operating costs.
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Well since competition in the consumer sector is so fierce, hopefully those savings will be forced onto the consumer.
And the last mile isn't gonna be upgraded but they're moving the DSLAM's closer to people's homes and it wont be located at an exchange (right?). And since ADSL2+ is faster over shorter distances the idea is to have ADSL2+ operating at near maximal speed. Dunno how that will translate into practice but I also know there's plenty of R&D to develop copper technology (some Israeli funded programme).