Telecom Wholesale 'soft-launches' VDSL2

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lokeynz

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#68810 28-Sep-2010 16:59

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/telecom-wholesale-soft-launches-vdsl2-fast-broadband

Availability maps have been updated to show VDSL2
http://www.telecomwholesale.co.nz/maps

Anyone know of any providers offering vdsl2 connections? We're literally across the road from an exchange that supports it and currently sync at ~22000/1200 on adsl2+

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#385564 28-Sep-2010 17:24

Well, 2 years after we initially thought it would be rolled out....

It's definitely good news, especially around the fact that the amount of dedicated bandwidth per connection is going up. Only problem is it doesn't sound like many retail providers are interested with neither Orcon nor Vodafone looking to provide it as a service. I don't even think Orcon provides ADSL2 on Telecom Wholesale even if the line card is there and you are connected to a cabinet ?!

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kyhwana2

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#385568 28-Sep-2010 17:45

Are there even any decent VDSL2 modems out there yet?

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#385569 28-Sep-2010 17:45

Woo! I like what I am reading, all backhaul is over EUBA and average link speed is set to 96 kbit/s :D

I also like to see the SLA like agreement that will be in place; if customers do not reach 15/5 then they will receive their money back.

I'm also fairly close to an exchange which is VDSL2 capable; I seem to remember there being a Telstra business plan which was based on VDSL2 but can't remember anything else about it.

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#385573 28-Sep-2010 18:07

I would love to have VDSL2, but im a bit worried it will be out of my price range for the first year or so. This is my opinion/guess i havnt actually seen any pricing yet.
I hope im wrong though :)

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#385612 28-Sep-2010 19:34

I am trialling this service and hoping to get my connection within the next week or two.

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#385823 29-Sep-2010 12:42

Seems like backhaul within Telecom still has issues with high contention, although maybe they would target VDSL2 plans at business to avoid the spike in usage at peak times.

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Cymro

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#385837 29-Sep-2010 13:19

webwat: Seems like backhaul within Telecom still has issues with high contention, although maybe they would target VDSL2 plans at business to avoid the spike in usage at peak times.

Not aware they have any contention issues with backhaul on their Ethernet based services (which VDSL2 is offered over). Different story for ATM maybe.

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#385839 29-Sep-2010 13:22

The map shows VDSL2 coverage running out about 50 metres before my house... yet I'm within 300 m of the cabinet according to the coordinates on Chorus' site (assuming that the cables follow the street). The cabinet isn't due to go in until next year though, so things may change by then.

According to the article, attenuation mustn't be over 10 dB. It'll be interesting to see what mine is once the cabinet finally goes in.

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#386950 1-Oct-2010 22:33

If your modem syncs at 20mbits and you cant get anywhere near that speed then i doubt vdsl2 will help you at all.

It annoys me when ISP's advertise ADSL2+ speeds but cant even deliver ADSL1 speeds because of their own upstream backhaul issues. (slingshot)

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#388745 6-Oct-2010 13:52

On my local exchange (riccarton, chch) vdsl is only supported on a small portion of the lines (1/4 of non-cabnetised lines by my estimate) according to the telecom wholesale map.

Certainly a soft launch!

I sync at 20meg so eagerly await the upgrade - five heavy users on a single connection is a drag