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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (2206)10/22/1998 4:53:00 PM
From: DenverTechie  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
There are several factors limiting ADSL on copper loops.

Attenuation dominates the factors limiting ADSL performance - the distance from the CO or DSL serving location. Other factors include crosstalk and impulse noise. Not only that, but copper loops with loading coils on them cannot be used until the coils are removed and the line tested (lots of expensive work)

The 40% figure is debatable. If all you want is 1.5 Mb/s service, I'd say you can reach 80% of the lines (up to 18,000 feet). The normal "carrier serving area" that most phone companies design to now extends 12,000 feet and would reach about 50% of homes. That enables speeds up to roughly 6 Mb/s. Who's taking 6 Mb/s service for home use now? I rest my case.
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