For use in local network switches, the chip offers speeds of 1GB per second down traditional copper wires. Broadcom's latest chip claims to enable faster delivery of video, voice and data without the use of fibre optic cables.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a range of switch and server modules which support Gigabit Ethernet on standard copper wiring. The modules are designed for use with HP's ProCurve range of Ethernet switches, and support 1000Mbps connections over...
The adoption of Gigabit Ethernet over copper will drive the take-up of Gigabit technology over the next 12 months, according to Intel. Peter Horwat, LAN systems product marketing manger EMEA at Intel, said the adoption of Category 5 copper wiring...
Talukder added: "LRE will change the fundamental economics of last-mile access and service provision. The company's long reach ethernet (LRE) technology runs on existing telephone wires, but offers simultaneous delivery of voice, video and data...
The xDSL range (where 'x' stands for 'whatever') enables transmission of very high data rates across the so-called 'last mile' - the pairs of wires that run from local telephone exchanges to homes and offices.
An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the street cabinets used by the phone network.