Nokia has completed a laboratory trial with Deutsche Telekom that has demonstrated how XG-FAST, a new fixed broadband access technology, can be used by service providers to meet growing demand for high-quality internet services delivered over their existing copper networks. The lab trial was conducted at the end of last year by Nokia's subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent
XG-FAST is a Bell Labs-developed extension of Nokia's commercially available G.fast technology. The trial was conducted at Deutsche Telekom's cable laboratory in Darmstadt, and generated throughout data speeds of more than 10 Gbps, approximately 200 times faster than speeds in the average residential broadband connection today. XG-FAST is in the early stages of lab testing, but has exceeded expectations in trials with several customers so far, Nokia said.
The XG-FAST trial with Deutsche Telekom demonstrated an aggregated bandwidth exceeding 11Gbps on two bonded pairs of Category 6 cable at 50 meters in length. Similar tests using standard drop cable illustrated the feasibility of XG-FAST for fibre-to-the-front door applications, achieving aggregate rates that exceed 8Gbps over 50m. All trials were performed using prototype equipment from Bell Labs under laboratory conditions. Nokia said XG-FAST is also capable of delivering 1Gbps symmetrical services at distances of 70m. enabling operators to deliver fibre-like speeds inside buildings using existing telephone lines, eliminating the need to install new cabling.
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