ITU G.992.5
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ITU G.992.5 is an ITU standard, also referred to as ADSL2+ or ADSL2Plus. Commercially it is notable for its maximum theoretical download speed of 24 Mbit/s.
by doubling the number of downstream
bit
s. The data rates can be as high as 24 Mbit/s downstream and up to 1.4 Mbit/s upstream depending on the distance from the DSLAM
to the customer's premises.
ADSL2+ is capable of doubling the frequency band of typical ADSL connections from 1.1 MHz to 2.2 MHz. This doubles the downstream data rates of the previous ADSL2 standard (which was up to 12 Mbit/s), and like the previous standards will degrade from its peak bitrate after a certain distance.
Also ADSL2+ allows port bonding. This is where multiple ports are physically provisioned to the end user and the total bandwidth is equal to the sum of all provisioned ports. So if 2 lines capable of 24 Mbit/s were bonded the end result would be a connection capable of 48 Mbit/s download and twice the original upload speed. Not all DSLAM vendors have implemented this functionality.
ADSL2+ port bonding is also known as G.998.x or G.Bond.
, ADSL2+ is offered by all copper-line service providers, with major ones being A1 Telekom Austria AG, Tele2
Austria, UPC
and Silver Server..
The majority of DSLAMs are capable of supporting ADSL2+ technology, newer equipment supports VDSL2+, older equipment is limited to ADSL.
There are a few other providers who have their own equipment installed in some cities, availability is therefore narrow:
Destiny NV offers an ADSL2+ subscription for professional use, with speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream.
Dommel offers three ADSL2+ subscriptions, with speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s downstream and 3 Mbit/s upstream (annex M).
EDPnet offers two ADSL2+ subscriptions at 24 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream with 100 GB data volume included. They are called ADSL Home (dynamic IP) and ADSL Office (static IP).
Scarlet The package is called Scarlet ADSL20 No limit. The download speed is capped at 20 Mbit/s and upload is as high as 1 Mbit/s, the download volume is based on a FUP. There are several smaller ISPs that use the services of Scarlet. Scarlet's reference offer is called BRUO. Belgacom bought Scarlet, one of the conditions was to sell the BRUO-network to a third party. Most likely, it is Mobistar.
Tele2/KPN Belgium offers ADSL2+ subscriptions, the maximum speed is limited at 12 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream. There is no download limit.
.
, ADSL2+ is offered by the national telecom operator VIVACOM. Speeds up to 20 Mbit/s downstream and 2 Mbit upstream. Available almost everywhere DSL is offered.
, ADSL2+ is offered by all service providers, with major ones being H1 Telekom, T-Com, Optima Telekom
, Amis Telekom, Iskon and Metronet telekomunikacije. Currently all DSLAMs are capable of supporting ADSL2+ technology. The foremost reason for introduction of ADSL2+ was introduction of IPTV service by T-Com, which required major bandwidth increase.
Almost all service providers offer ADSL2+ subscriptions at speeds up to 20 Mbit/s downstream and up to 768 kbit/s upstream. Also, at all service providers, one can subscribe to a flat-rate model, which includes unlimited traffic.
At a newer time IP TV offer Amis Telekom, Iskon Telecom and T-Com
, the ADSL/ADSL2+ coverage is above 90% of all fixed phone lines, however maximum attainable rates vary. In many locations, and even in major cities such as Prague
or Brno
, the maximum speed does not even reach 4 Mbit/s because of the telephone cabling quality. Pricing plans of the biggest ADSL provider, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, range from €23 per month for 8,192/512 kbit/s to €27 per month for 16,384/768 kbit/s.
There is also a wholesale offer for alternative ADSL providers, nevertheless the end-user price in such case does not differ significantly from that of O2. Currently only less than 5% of all ADSL customers utilize the offers based on the aforementioned wholesale offer.
There are about half dozen alternative ISPs that offer data plans utilizing the so called LLU
. In this case the final price is about 25% lower than that of O2. However the LLU is typically available only in large cities. The list of LLU providers includes the following compaines:
You can check whether there are LLU offers available on your phone line. The site also estimates the maximum attainable speed on your line.
, Fullrate
, and Perspektiv Bredbånd. As of 2007, approximately 90% of the country is covered, although maximum bandwidth (24 Mbit/s) is available in and around the cities, that is not classified as villages or smaller. TDC
currently provides triple play
.
. Download speeds are, depending on package, up to 16 Mbit/s (8 Mbit/s when watching DTV) and upload speeds are up to 1 Mbit/s. A map
detailing the availability of ADSL2+ has been made available. ADSL2+ is also offered by Elisa Eesti AS
. Speeds range from 5 Mbit/s to 24 Mbit/s.
and TeliaSonera
) in certain areas. Usually maximum download speed when using ADSL2+ is 24 Mbit/s and upload speed 1 Mbit/s. Also Nebula, SuomiCom, DNA, KPO, Finnet and many other ISPs provide ADSL2+ connections.
, Free and Bouygues Telecom
) except in some rural areas. Usually maximum download speed when using ADSL2+ is 24 Mbit/s and upload speed 1 Mbit/s. 30% of population is actually limited to 2 Mbit/s due the distance with local DSLAM switch
Many of the providers listed below are reselling services provided by DTAG or at least rent the last mile from it.
Some exceptions are regional providers who offer to connect houses in their areas for around 8000 euros (e.g. Netcologne, Willytel, Wilhelmtel).
started offering ADSL2+ from their proprietary network.
These are:
offers ADSL2+ nationwide.
Vodafone Iceland
offers ADSL2+ to all its customers
All operators operating or owning GBE DSLAM offers 20Mbit/s rates since 2007.
http://www.go.com.mt, as of July 2008, started to offer ADSL2+ speeds between 8 Mbit/s and 20 Mbit/s download speeds in direct competition with local cable internet supplier OnVol. A number of lines are still using ITU G.992.1 Annex B but the company will upgrade the line on demand.
and One
are the two ISPs which offer ADSL2+ in Macedonia, with download speeds up to 20 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 1 Mbit/s. T-Home and On.net can deliver their services across the country.
T-Home offer IPTV
services, with high definition television (HDTV) and recently established an optical network
to the users in part of the capital city of Skopje
(2010).
Interdnestrcom
(Transnistria
) - other provider's broadband offer tops at 8 Mbit/s download 512 kbit/s upload for $35 (€26) since 1 April 2010.
The other ADSL2+ provider is Starnet, which deployed its infrastructure mainly in Chisinau and Balti.
, KPN Bitstream) have ADSL2+ coverage on more than 50% of fixed phone lines in the Netherlands. As of September 2007 coverage is optional for 75% of all landlines, with about 1% of all connections having the option for Annex M (newest DSLAMs).
, NextGenTel
, Get, Mimer, Enivest, Eidsiva bredbånd, NEAS and Ventelo.
, Netia
and Multimo are offering ADSL2+ Internet connection at speed up to 20 Mbit/s (downstream) / 1 Mbit/s (upstream) for 49-74 zł per month (approximately 12-17 €
; line maintenance fee is not included).
was the first operator providing ADSL2+ technology in 2005, later followed by Portugal Telecom
brands and Vodafone
. These operators offer download speed up to 24 Mbit/s with 1 Mbit/s up. All three operators offer a triple play solution (telephone, Internet, and TV) with TV over IP
.
In 2009 Portugal Telecom
started installing fiber-optic
across the entire country providing download speeds up to 100 Mbit/s its believed that 100% of the country will have this option available by the end of 2012\2013.
The global ADSL provider Rostelecom (offers its services under the brand Domolink) offers ADSL2+ for some phone lines in Moscow and Moscow region up to 15 Mbit/s downstream.
, the first operator to provide the ADSL2+ technology.
Orange (formerly Wanadoo)
Tele2 España (bought by Vodafone in September 2007)
Telefónica
Ya.com (bought by Orange in 2007)
The majority of ADSL2+ providers use a process of local loop unbundling
(LLU) by connecting a customer's phone line direct into their network, bypassing BT's core network, to provide ADSL2+ lines. The availability is then limited only by the number of exchanges unbundled by each telecom operator: it is not necessary to wait for BT Group
.
BT Group
, which owns nearly all the POTS
infrastructure across the country, is currently beginning to roll out ADSL2+ based services as part of its 21CN programme to upgrade its core network and catch up with the already extensive coverage from O2/Be Unlimited, Sky/Easynet and others.
Such operators include:
Independent telephone companies and rural carriers of North America probably have the highest total number of ADSL2+ subscribers collectively as they are currently using such technology to deliver the so-called triple play
voice, video and data services in order to compete with the RBOCs and cable companies with their ILEC and CLEC footprint.
Australia's first commercial ADSL2+ service was launched in 2005 by ISP Internode on the Agile DSLAM network.
In 2006, Optus
announced that it would sell its ADSL2+ network wholesale to other ISPs. At the completion of the rollout, the Optus DSLAM network was the largest wholesale ADSL2+ network in Australia, covering over 360 telephone exchange
s.
2006 also saw Internode trial - and subsequently release - ADSL2+ Annex M services for business users. In November, Telstra BigPond
, Australia's largest internet service provider launched a retail ADSL2+ service to its customers. Although Telstra had been aggressively rolling-out ADSL2+ DSLAMs for some time, the company made a strategic decision to enable services only where competitors had already deployed DSLAM infrastructure, citing the possibility of a forced wholesale
regime by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
.
In 2007, OPEL Networks
was awarded nearly $1 billion of government funding to assist with a rollout of broadband
in regional areas. Along with wireless broadband
and an extensive fibre optic transmission
network, the project was to see an extended rollout of ADSL2+ DSLAMs to many regional centres. The program was cancelled in April 2008 by the recently elected Labor
government, citing coverage issues.
January 2008 saw Telstra lifting the lid on its ADSL2+ network after the Australian government and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued guarantees that the company would not be forced to wholesale ADSL2+ services from its 900 ADSL2+-enabled exchanges. Seven months later, Telstra Wholesale signed agreements with People Telecom and PacNet
to make ADSL2+ tails available to those customers.
As of December 2008, out of 2759 ADSL-enabled telephone exchanges, Telstra has enabled 1403 for ADSL2+ services.
deployed its first ADSL2+ exchange in March 2007, and started upgrading exchanges with more than 500 lines. A program of deploying 3,600 roadside cabinets and 2,500 kilometres of new fibre optic cable to enable the delivery of broadband connections between 10 Mbit/s and 20 Mbit/s to 80% of New Zealanders by the end of 2011 was started. At Sept 2009 about 50% of the approximately 1.8M New Zealand homes were within reach of ADSL2+. With the onset of local loop unbundling
, competing Internet service providers such as ihug
and Orcon
have also installed ADSL2+ DSLAMs in Telecom's exchanges.
On 13 March 2008, Orcon announced that it was offering ADSL2+ services to the general public. A coverage map is also available showing which parts of cities where coverage is available. Currently the following cities have some coverage: Auckland
, Christchurch
, Dunedin
, Hamilton
, Palmerston North
, Tauranga
, Wellington
.
You can check to see if ADSL2+ has been deployed at your exchange by visiting this link Telecom NZ publishes ADSL2+ availability.
In 2007 LTT company started to provide ADSL+2 with 24 Mbit/s downstream, also it launched in the beginning of 2009 the Wimax called Libya Max which provides internet wireless.
Batelco
and Lightspeed Communication provides up to 16 Mbit/s downstream (512 kbit/s upstream) of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
Netvigator
provides 18 Mbit/s downstream (1 Mbit/s upstream) of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
standard which supports 36 Mbit/s download speeds.
in Kuwait provides up to 24 Mbit/s downstream & 640 kbit/s upstream of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection (depends on the quality of the line which varies from an area to another).
UPDATE: Beginning from November 2010, the service bandwidth has been downgraded to 8 Mbit/s downstream maximum and increase in prices went up to 65%.
was the first telecommunication company to start ADSL2+ service in Nepal, in April 2008. They started the service in Kathmandu Valley
with 22,000 ADSL2+ ports. They have since expanded the service throughout the nation in multiple phases in all 75 districts by now.
As of November, 2009, they offer two plans with 128 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s downstream to their customers. Later in February 2011, they upgraded 128 kbit/s to 192 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s.
Now they have started 512 kbit/s, 1 Mbit/s and 2mps also but only to corporate offices, schools, or organizations but not for the residential use.
region.
SingNet
under the subsidiary of SingTel provides 25 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
offers ADSL2+ in speeds of 2 Mbit/s all over the UAE, and up to 4 Mbit/s in some areas that support it. Etisalat have chosen not to improve their ADSL speeds any further, as they have already started implementing high speed cable connections using fiber optics, which supports speeds up to 30Mbit/s.
Technical information
ADSL2+ extends the capability of basic ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetric digital subscriber line is a type of digital subscriber line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice...
by doubling the number of downstream
Downstream (computer science)
In a telecommunications network or computer network, downstream refers to data sent from a network service provider to a customer.Although the best voiceband modems are called 56 kbit/s modems, downstream speeds can be limited to a few tens of kilobits per second with even lower upstream speeds...
bit
Bit
A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications; it is the amount of information stored by a digital device or other physical system that exists in one of two possible distinct states...
s. The data rates can be as high as 24 Mbit/s downstream and up to 1.4 Mbit/s upstream depending on the distance from the DSLAM
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer
A digital subscriber line access multiplexer is a network device, located in the telephone exchanges of the telecommunications operators. It connects multiple customer digital subscriber line interfaces to a high-speed digital communications channel using multiplexing techniques...
to the customer's premises.
ADSL2+ is capable of doubling the frequency band of typical ADSL connections from 1.1 MHz to 2.2 MHz. This doubles the downstream data rates of the previous ADSL2 standard (which was up to 12 Mbit/s), and like the previous standards will degrade from its peak bitrate after a certain distance.
Also ADSL2+ allows port bonding. This is where multiple ports are physically provisioned to the end user and the total bandwidth is equal to the sum of all provisioned ports. So if 2 lines capable of 24 Mbit/s were bonded the end result would be a connection capable of 48 Mbit/s download and twice the original upload speed. Not all DSLAM vendors have implemented this functionality.
ADSL2+ port bonding is also known as G.998.x or G.Bond.
| ITU-T Spec | Description |
|---|---|
| G.998.1 | ATM-based multi-pair bonding: A method for bonding of multiple DSL lines to transport an ATM payload beyond the rate/reach capability of a single DSL loop. This protocol allows the bonding of 2 to 32 pairs and supports dynamic removal and restoration of pairs without human intervention. |
| G.998.2 | Ethernet-based multi-pair bonding: Provides a method for bonding of multiple DSL lines for Ethernet transport. This recommendation builds on the IEEE 802.3ah-2004 methods and extends Ethernet transport over other xDSL technologies, including ADSL. |
| G.998.3 | Multi-pair bonding using time-division inverse multiplexing: Details a method for bonding DSL lines using time-division inverse multiplexing (TDIM). This recommendation uses IEEE 802.3ah handshake for pair discovery, parameter negotiation, and setup. It also allows the hitless addition and removal of pairs and the fast removal of a pair upon pair failure. |
Austria
In AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, ADSL2+ is offered by all copper-line service providers, with major ones being A1 Telekom Austria AG, Tele2
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
Austria, UPC
UPC Broadband
UPC Broadband is a Pan-European Communications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services....
and Silver Server..
The majority of DSLAMs are capable of supporting ADSL2+ technology, newer equipment supports VDSL2+, older equipment is limited to ADSL.
Belgium
ADSL2+ has a coverage of 85% nationwide. Initially, ADSL2+ was used to support IPTV, this is still the case if VDSL2 isn't available. Speeds are limited at 12 Mbit/s. Belgacom's reference offer is called BROBA 2. Smaller ISPs use the BROBA 2 network, as well as providers who have their own ADSL2+ equipment.There are a few other providers who have their own equipment installed in some cities, availability is therefore narrow:
Destiny NV offers an ADSL2+ subscription for professional use, with speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream.
Dommel offers three ADSL2+ subscriptions, with speeds of up to 24 Mbit/s downstream and 3 Mbit/s upstream (annex M).
EDPnet offers two ADSL2+ subscriptions at 24 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream with 100 GB data volume included. They are called ADSL Home (dynamic IP) and ADSL Office (static IP).
Scarlet The package is called Scarlet ADSL20 No limit. The download speed is capped at 20 Mbit/s and upload is as high as 1 Mbit/s, the download volume is based on a FUP. There are several smaller ISPs that use the services of Scarlet. Scarlet's reference offer is called BRUO. Belgacom bought Scarlet, one of the conditions was to sell the BRUO-network to a third party. Most likely, it is Mobistar.
Tele2/KPN Belgium offers ADSL2+ subscriptions, the maximum speed is limited at 12 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream. There is no download limit.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ADSL2+ is offered by Logosoft in SarajevoSarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
.
Bulgaria
In BulgariaBulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, ADSL2+ is offered by the national telecom operator VIVACOM. Speeds up to 20 Mbit/s downstream and 2 Mbit upstream. Available almost everywhere DSL is offered.
Croatia
In CroatiaCroatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, ADSL2+ is offered by all service providers, with major ones being H1 Telekom, T-Com, Optima Telekom
Optima Telekom
Optima Telekom is the second-largest provider of fixed telephony services in the Republic of Croatia, which offer its customers the complete spectrum of telecommunications services....
, Amis Telekom, Iskon and Metronet telekomunikacije. Currently all DSLAMs are capable of supporting ADSL2+ technology. The foremost reason for introduction of ADSL2+ was introduction of IPTV service by T-Com, which required major bandwidth increase.
Almost all service providers offer ADSL2+ subscriptions at speeds up to 20 Mbit/s downstream and up to 768 kbit/s upstream. Also, at all service providers, one can subscribe to a flat-rate model, which includes unlimited traffic.
At a newer time IP TV offer Amis Telekom, Iskon Telecom and T-Com
Czech Republic
In the Czech RepublicCzech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, the ADSL/ADSL2+ coverage is above 90% of all fixed phone lines, however maximum attainable rates vary. In many locations, and even in major cities such as Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
or Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, the maximum speed does not even reach 4 Mbit/s because of the telephone cabling quality. Pricing plans of the biggest ADSL provider, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, range from €23 per month for 8,192/512 kbit/s to €27 per month for 16,384/768 kbit/s.
There is also a wholesale offer for alternative ADSL providers, nevertheless the end-user price in such case does not differ significantly from that of O2. Currently only less than 5% of all ADSL customers utilize the offers based on the aforementioned wholesale offer.
There are about half dozen alternative ISPs that offer data plans utilizing the so called LLU
Local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling is the regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators to use connections from the telephone exchange to the customer's premises...
. In this case the final price is about 25% lower than that of O2. However the LLU is typically available only in large cities. The list of LLU providers includes the following compaines:
- GTS Novera
- České Radiokomunikace - 8,192/512 kbit/s for 699,- CZK (cca €27), 20,480/1,024 for 899,- CZK (cca €35) (pricelist)
- Volný/Telekom Austria Czech Republic, bought by Dial Telecom in December 2008 - 8,192/512 kbit/s for 699,- CZK (cca €27), 16,384/768 kbit/s for 929,- CZK (€36) (pricelist)
You can check whether there are LLU offers available on your phone line. The site also estimates the maximum attainable speed on your line.
Denmark
All major DSL providers in Denmark offers ADSL2+, including TDC, TelenorTelenor Denmark
Telenor Denmark is a Danish mobile telephone operator with a customer base in excess of 1.4 million customers. Since 12 February 2004, it has been a subsidiary of the Norwegian mobile telephone company Telenor. Before 15 June 2009 was known as Sonofon....
, Fullrate
Fullrate
Fullrate A/S is a Danish Telecom company. Founded in 2005, by five former top-employees of Danish competitor Cybercity. Fullrate was founded after Cybercity's acquisition by Norway-based Telenor...
, and Perspektiv Bredbånd. As of 2007, approximately 90% of the country is covered, although maximum bandwidth (24 Mbit/s) is available in and around the cities, that is not classified as villages or smaller. TDC
TDC A/S
TDC A/S is the former telecom monopoly in Denmark. It is now privatized. Thus, it is the biggest company in all aspects of telecommunications in Denmark with landline, mobile, Internet, VHF maritime borderline-radio etc.By the end of 2004, the TDC Group had more than 13.4 mil. customers in Europe:...
currently provides triple play
Triple play (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...
.
Estonia
ADSL2+ together with a triple play solution is deployed on a large scale by Elion Enterprises LimitedElion Enterprises Limited
Elion Enterprises Limited, or Elion for short, is the largest telecommunications and Internet service provider in Estonia. It is owned by Eesti Telekom, which until September 2009 was listed at the stock exchanges of Tallinn and London...
. Download speeds are, depending on package, up to 16 Mbit/s (8 Mbit/s when watching DTV) and upload speeds are up to 1 Mbit/s. A map
Map
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
detailing the availability of ADSL2+ has been made available. ADSL2+ is also offered by Elisa Eesti AS
Elisa Oyj
Elisa Oyj is a Finnish telecommunications company founded in 1882 that was known until July 2000 as HPY. Elisa Oyj employs about 3000 people and in 2007 had revenue of about €1.57 billion...
. Speeds range from 5 Mbit/s to 24 Mbit/s.
Finland
ADSL2+ and triple play solutions are offered by the major DSL providers (including Elisa OyjElisa Oyj
Elisa Oyj is a Finnish telecommunications company founded in 1882 that was known until July 2000 as HPY. Elisa Oyj employs about 3000 people and in 2007 had revenue of about €1.57 billion...
and TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
) in certain areas. Usually maximum download speed when using ADSL2+ is 24 Mbit/s and upload speed 1 Mbit/s. Also Nebula, SuomiCom, DNA, KPO, Finnet and many other ISPs provide ADSL2+ connections.
France
ADSL2+ and triple play solutions are offered by the major DSL providers (including Orange, SFRSFR
SFR is a French mobile phone company. It has over 20 million customers, and provides over 4.6 million households with high-speed internet access...
, Free and Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom is a French mobile phone and Internet service provider company, part of the Bouygues group. Its headquarters, designed by Arquitectonica, are located at the border of Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux near the River Seine....
) except in some rural areas. Usually maximum download speed when using ADSL2+ is 24 Mbit/s and upload speed 1 Mbit/s. 30% of population is actually limited to 2 Mbit/s due the distance with local DSLAM switch
Germany
Deutsche Telekom AG (DTAG) as former monopolist controls the majority of all end user telephone lines. It has rolled out ADSL2+ technology in the past and currently deploys VDSL2 outdoor DSLAMs in urban areas.Many of the providers listed below are reselling services provided by DTAG or at least rent the last mile from it.
Some exceptions are regional providers who offer to connect houses in their areas for around 8000 euros (e.g. Netcologne, Willytel, Wilhelmtel).
| DSL Type | Provider | Resale | Down (up to kbit/s) | Up (up to kbit/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADSL2+ | Deutsche Telekom AG | no | 16000 | 1180 |
| ADSL2+ | Alice DSL/HanseNet | some | 16000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | Vodafone AG/Arcor AG | yes | 16000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | 1 und 1 | yes | 16000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | QSC/Telefónica | some | 16000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | Versatel | yes | 16000 | 800 |
| ADSL2+ | Congstar | yes | 16000 | 1180 |
| ADSL2+ | Netcologne | no | 18000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | M-net | no | 18000 | 1024 |
| ADSL2+ | Willy.Tel | no | 24000 | 1984 |
| ADSL2+ | T-M-Net.de | no | 22000 | 1420 |
| DSL Type | Provider | Resale | Down (up to Mbit/s) | Up (up to Mbit/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDSL2 | Deutsche Telekom AG | no | 50 | 10 |
| VDSL2 | Alice DSL/HanseNet | yes | 50 | 10 |
| VDSL2 | Vodafone AG/Arcor AG | yes | 50 | 10 |
| VDSL2 | 1 und 1 | yes | 50 | 10 |
| VDSL2 | Willy.Tel | no | 50 | 5 |
Georgia
- Service Net provides ADSL2+ services from late 2005: Local Upload up to 1 Mbit/s and download speed up to 24 Mbit/s
- Silknet has enabled ADSL2+ for some PSTN lines and for GEPON technology
- Caucasus Online has enabled ADSL2+ for some PSTN lines, bases of acquired ISP Sanet, officially not in service since it is pushing GEPON technology
- Akhali Kselebi is using ADSL2+ for some of subscribers.
Greece
As of January 2007, most DSL providersInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
started offering ADSL2+ from their proprietary network.
These are:
- Algonet (Website in GreekGreek languageGreek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
only) - Offers double play services (algonet DualPlay) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstreamDownstream (computer science)In a telecommunications network or computer network, downstream refers to data sent from a network service provider to a customer.Although the best voiceband modems are called 56 kbit/s modems, downstream speeds can be limited to a few tens of kilobits per second with even lower upstream speeds...
, 1 Mbit/s upstreamUpstream (networking)In computer networking, upstream refers to the direction in which data can be transferred from the client to the server . This differs greatly from downstream not only in theory and usage, but also in that upstream speeds are usually at a premium...
. - CYTA Hellas - Double Play Services (2play) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream.
- ForthnetForthnetForthnet S.A. is a Greek Internet Service Provider established in October 1995 by Minoan Lines SA and theFoundation for Research & Technology - Hellas , also known as FORTH....
http://www.forthnet.gr/templates/portalHomeEn.aspx?c=10002035 - Offers Double Play services (Forthnet ADSL Economy and Forthnet 2play) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream. - Hellas OnlineHellas On-Linehellas online is one of the leading Greek fixed-line telephony services providers based in Athens. hellas online is member of the Intracom Holdings group since 2006, is one of the first Internet providers in Greece to offer public dial-up Internet services, and has since evolved from an ISP,...
(http://www.hol.gr
) - Offers double play services (hol double-play) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream. - Net One - Offers double play services (Net One Για το Σπίτι) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream.
- On TelecomsOn TelecomsOn Telecoms is a Greek telecommunications company offering triple play, double play and fixed telephony services in Athens and Thessaloniki through Local Loop Unbundling....
- Offers triple play services (Όλα σε Ένα - All in One) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream. - OTEOTEHellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. , usually known by its Greek initials OTE, is the dominant telecommunications provider in Greece. Formerly a state-owned monopoly, OTE was part-privatized in 1998 and is now listed on the Athens and New York Stock Exchanges...
http://www.ote.gr/ - Offers Double play (conn-x TALK) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream. - Tellas (a subsidiary of Wind Hellas) - Offers double play services (Tellas Double Play Best Price, Tellas Double Play No Limit and Tellas Double Play Unlimited) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream.
- Vivodi http://www.vivodi.gr/ - Offers triple play services (cableTV http://www.cabletv.gr/) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream.
- VodafoneVodafone GreeceVodafone Greece is the Greek subsidiary of Vodafone. Its headquarters are in Halandri - one of the northern suburbs of Athens.Vodafone Greece was established in Greece in 1992 – under the trade name Panafon – with the participation of Vodafone Group Plc., France Telecom, Intracom and Data Bank, and...
- Offers double play services (Vodafone Double Play Plus) - Up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream.
Hungary
In Hungary, since mid-2006, multiple telecom companies have started offering ADSL2+ services. As of July 2007, T-Com, the biggest Hungarian ISP, is silently upgrading its customers' ADSL connections to ADSL2+, although with no speed changes.Iceland
SíminnSíminn
Síminn, previously named Landssíminn, is an Icelandic telecommunications company. It was acquired by Exista in 2008.-History:Telecommunications play a vital role in Iceland. Although the country's population is relatively small , its penetration rates for network-related products and services are...
offers ADSL2+ nationwide.
Vodafone Iceland
Vodafone Iceland
Vodafone Iceland is an Icelandic telecommunications company and is part of the Icelandic IT company Teymi. Although the company carries the Vodafone brand and trademark, Vodafone Group owns no interest in the company, but rather franchises the brand and associated advertising styles to Teymi, the...
offers ADSL2+ to all its customers
Ireland
- Magnet Business offers ADSL2+ services with its roll out to many exchanges in urban areas over the incumbents (eircom) copper local loop. 10 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream is a typical offering for their business broadband. Major cities initially (Limerick, Dublin, Waterford, Portlaoise, Cork, and Galway) as Magnet rolls out its unbundled exchange project. Its ADSL2+ Services are also available to residential customers, along with its fibre service which is available in certain residential developments.
- Smart TelecomSmart TelecomSmart Telecom is an Irish telecom operator that started as a phone card seller. It is also the third largest provider of cost-sensitive telecom services sector in Ireland, behind the incumbent operator Eircom and BT Ireland. It currently has an estimated 50,000 land-line customers and 18,000...
offer ADSL2+ products to residential customers who are connected to any of their growing network of unbundled exchanges. Currently the company have service in 37 Irish exchanges covering large areas of most of the major cities in Ireland. They have an entirely IP-based NGN (Next Generation Network) built around Multiple Service Access Nodes MSANMSANA Multi-service access Node also known as a Multi-service access gateway is a device typically installed in a telephone exchange which connects customers' telephone lines to the core network, to provide telephone, ISDN, and broadband such as DSL all from a single platform.Prior to the deployment...
s and carrier grade VoIP, multimedia and other services are provided using Thomson SAThomson SATechnicolor SA , formerly Thomson SA and Thomson Multimedia, is a French international provider of solutions for the creation, management, post-production, delivery and access of video, for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industries. Technicolor’s headquarters are located in Issy les...
Cirpack Softswitch technology. This equipment provides the end user with both high speed broadband internet access and normal POTSPlain old telephone servicePlain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in many parts of the world....
service (i.e., a dial tone) all over the same entirely IP-based infrastructure.
- BT IrelandBT IrelandBT Communications Limited is a telecommunications and internet company in Ireland. It is a subsidiary of BT Group plc.-Esat Telecom:The company was founded in 1990 by Denis O'Brien, and was originally known as Esat Telecom...
On 30 July 2008 BT Ireland launched 24 Mbit/s service on its LLU exchanges.
- EircomEircomEircom Group LTD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland, and a former state-owned incumbent. It is currently the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland and operates primarily on the island of Ireland, with a point of presence in Great Britain.As Bord...
In April 2009 EircomEircomEircom Group LTD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland, and a former state-owned incumbent. It is currently the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland and operates primarily on the island of Ireland, with a point of presence in Great Britain.As Bord...
, the Irish incumbent Launched 24 Mbit/s and 12 Mbit/s Annex M Services on over 300 of its 1,200 exchanges with another 200 smaller exchanges to follow by year end 2009. In January 2010, eircom launched a 24 Mbit/s ADSL2+ Residential Service using Annex A Profile on the same 500 exchanges.
Italy
Most minor and major operators, supports rates up to 20Mbit/s on ATM DSLAMs with at least one backhauling STM-1 in CO serving maximum two DSLAMs (most bigger cities, especially in northern Italy).All operators operating or owning GBE DSLAM offers 20Mbit/s rates since 2007.
Malta
GOGO (Malta)
GO p.l.c. is a provider of local and long distance telephone services, wireless service, cable television, and DSL Internet access. GO is based in Marsa, Malta.-History:...
http://www.go.com.mt, as of July 2008, started to offer ADSL2+ speeds between 8 Mbit/s and 20 Mbit/s download speeds in direct competition with local cable internet supplier OnVol. A number of lines are still using ITU G.992.1 Annex B but the company will upgrade the line on demand.
Macedonia
T-HomeT-Home Macedonia
On May 1, 2008, AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii officially became part of the Deutsche Telekom global family, accepting the new "T" brand. From this date onwards the company runs as a legal subject under the name Makedonski Telekom, Joint Stock Company for Electronic Communications – Skopje or under...
and One
One (Telekom Slovenija Group)
ONE is a Macedonian GSM/UMTS mobile operator. The company is under a 100-per-cent ownership of Telekom Slovenije.The network of ONE covers 99,9% of the population and 98,17% of the territory of Macedonia with quality signal....
are the two ISPs which offer ADSL2+ in Macedonia, with download speeds up to 20 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 1 Mbit/s. T-Home and On.net can deliver their services across the country.
T-Home offer IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
services, with high definition television (HDTV) and recently established an optical network
Fiber-optic communication
Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information...
to the users in part of the capital city of Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
(2010).
Moldova
The biggest ADSL provider, Moldtelecom is deploying ADSL2+(G.992.5 Annex A) throughout all Moldova. Their current broadband offer tops at 20 Mbit/s download 1 Mbit/s upload for $20 (€15). The new ADSL2+ infrastructure is available since December 2009.Interdnestrcom
Interdnestrcom
Interdnestrcom is a Transnistrian telecommunication company providing mobile communication services for the unrecognized territory of Transnistria in Moldova. It was established in 1998. As well as providing mobile phone services, it also provides dial-up and ISDN internet access.- Internet...
(Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
) - other provider's broadband offer tops at 8 Mbit/s download 512 kbit/s upload for $35 (€26) since 1 April 2010.
The other ADSL2+ provider is Starnet, which deployed its infrastructure mainly in Chisinau and Balti.
Montenegro
Crnogorski Telekom (T-Com) is ISP which offer ADSL2+ in Montenegro (for IPTV - Extra TV service), with download speeds up to 8.5 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 1 Mbit/s. Crnogorski Telekom deliver its services (ADSL and Extra TV) across the country.The Netherlands
As of October 2005, several wholesale DSL providers (bbned, TiscaliTiscali
Tiscali may refer to:*Tiscali, an archaeological village of Nuragici people, in Sardinia, Italy, notable because it was completely inside a huge cavern*Tiscali SpA, a telecom company based in Italy*Tiscali TV , multiple uses...
, KPN Bitstream) have ADSL2+ coverage on more than 50% of fixed phone lines in the Netherlands. As of September 2007 coverage is optional for 75% of all landlines, with about 1% of all connections having the option for Annex M (newest DSLAMs).
Norway
As of 2006, all major DSL providers in Norway offer ADSL2+, notable are DataGuard, TelenorTelenor
Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand...
, NextGenTel
NextGenTel
NextGenTel is a Norwegian telecommunications company located in Bergen , Trondheim, Oslo, Stavanger, and Kristiansand. They offer ADSL, SHDSL, ADSL2+, VDSL2, IP TV, IP Telephony, and are WiMax solutions...
, Get, Mimer, Enivest, Eidsiva bredbånd, NEAS and Ventelo.
Poland
Telekomunikacja PolskaTelekomunikacja Polska
Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. is a Polish national telecommunications provider established in December 1991. It is a Public company traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with a controlling stake owned by France Télécom , with the latter controlling over 50% of this stake by 2002...
, Netia
Netia
Netia a telecom which owns the second-largest fixed-line network in Poland. In 2006 Icelandic-owned Novator acquired a large stake in Netia. Netia and Novator announced that they are going to build a 4th mobile network in Poland....
and Multimo are offering ADSL2+ Internet connection at speed up to 20 Mbit/s (downstream) / 1 Mbit/s (upstream) for 49-74 zł per month (approximately 12-17 €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
; line maintenance fee is not included).
Portugal
ClixClix (ISP)
Optimus Clix is the triple play brand of Portuguese telecommunication operator Sonaecom, majority-owned by the Sonae conglomerate, with a participation of France Télécom. Optimus Clix is the main competitor of the dominant operator in the residential market...
was the first operator providing ADSL2+ technology in 2005, later followed by Portugal Telecom
Portugal Telecom
Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Although it operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil, it has also a significant presence in Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic of China, and São Tomé and...
brands and Vodafone
Vodafone Portugal
Vodafone Portugal, a full subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, is the second mobile operator in Portugal, both chronologically and in market share...
. These operators offer download speed up to 24 Mbit/s with 1 Mbit/s up. All three operators offer a triple play solution (telephone, Internet, and TV) with TV over IP
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
.
In 2009 Portugal Telecom
Portugal Telecom
Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Although it operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil, it has also a significant presence in Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic of China, and São Tomé and...
started installing fiber-optic
Fiber-optic communication
Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information...
across the entire country providing download speeds up to 100 Mbit/s its believed that 100% of the country will have this option available by the end of 2012\2013.
Romania
The biggest ADSL provider, Romtelecom (group of OTE) is deploying ADSL2+(G.992.5 Annex A) mainly in medium and larger cities. Their current broadband offer tops at 20 Mbit/s download 1024 kbit/s upload. The new ADSL2+ infrastructure is available since Q2 2008. Also VDSL is available starting with July 2009, with 2 commercial offers: 20/4 Mbit/s and 30/6 Mbit/s for larger cities.Russia
The Moscow ADSL provider MTS offers ADSL2+ for some phone lines in Moscow (not all equipment on the lines is upgraded from older ADSL to ADSL2+ yet) up to 20 Mbit/s downstream 896 kbit/s upstream.The global ADSL provider Rostelecom (offers its services under the brand Domolink) offers ADSL2+ for some phone lines in Moscow and Moscow region up to 15 Mbit/s downstream.
Serbia
The Telekom ADSL provider Stream offers ADSL2+ up to 16 Mbit/s downstream and 1024 kbit/s upstream.Spain
JazztelJazztel
Jazztel is a telecom that operates in Spain offering triple play services . Jazztel was founded in 1998 by Martin Varsavsky. Jazztel is a Spanish company that is owned by a British company called Jazztel p.l.c. It was incorporated under the laws of England and Wales in July 1998. It is Registered...
, the first operator to provide the ADSL2+ technology.
Orange (formerly Wanadoo)
Tele2 España (bought by Vodafone in September 2007)
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
Telefónica
Telefónica
Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
Ya.com (bought by Orange in 2007)
Turkey
- ADSL2+ (Türk Telekom): Download speed up to 16 Mbit/s and upload 1 Mbit/s for unlimited connection also offering VDSL2 internet up to 100 Mbit/s and upload 1 Mbit/s.
- ADSL2+ (TurboNet Broadband Co.) : Download speed up to 24 Mbit/s and upload 2 Mbit/s for unlimited connection.
- ADSL2+ (Biri adsl): Download speed up to 10 Mbit/s and upload 1 Mbit/s for unlimited connection.
- ADSL2+ (Doping adsl): Download speed up to 16 Mbit/s and upload 1 Mbit/s for unlimited connection.
- ADSL2+ (Turkcell Superonline): Download speed up to 8 Mbit/s and upload 1 Mbit/s for unlimited connection also offering F/O fiber internet up to 1000 Mbit/s and upload 5 Mbit/s.
Ukraine
- ADSL2+ (Ukrtelecom, TM "OGO!"): Download speed up to 24 Mbit/s and upload 3 Mbit/s for unlimited connection.
- ADSL2+ (Vegatelecom, TM "Vega"): Download speed up to 24 Mbit/s and upload 3 Mbit/s for unlimited connection.
United Kingdom
In the UK, various companies are deploying ADSL2+, with O2 and Tiscali (Talk Talk Group) having the most extensive coverage as of Feb 2009.The majority of ADSL2+ providers use a process of local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling is the regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators to use connections from the telephone exchange to the customer's premises...
(LLU) by connecting a customer's phone line direct into their network, bypassing BT's core network, to provide ADSL2+ lines. The availability is then limited only by the number of exchanges unbundled by each telecom operator: it is not necessary to wait for BT Group
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
.
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
, which owns nearly all the POTS
Plain old telephone service
Plain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in many parts of the world....
infrastructure across the country, is currently beginning to roll out ADSL2+ based services as part of its 21CN programme to upgrade its core network and catch up with the already extensive coverage from O2/Be Unlimited, Sky/Easynet and others.
Such operators include:
- Aquiss which were early adopters of the BT GroupBT GroupBT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
network solutions, starting ADSL2+ trials from October 2007 with national rollout following shortly afterwards. - Andrews & ArnoldAndrews & ArnoldAndrews & Arnold Ltd is an Internet service provider based in Bracknell in the United Kingdom founded in 1997 and launched in 1998, primarily serving businesses and "technical" home users....
Supports ADSL2+ on BT's 21CN exchanges, also running a trial based on Be UnlimitedBe UnlimitedBE Un Limited is an Internet service provider in the United Kingdom with the trading names "Be There", BE Unlimited or simply BE. It is part of Spanish group Telefónica Europe, who also own O2....
's wholesale LLU service. - ADSL 24 have launched their range of products based on the BT GroupBT GroupBT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
network. - Be UnlimitedBe UnlimitedBE Un Limited is an Internet service provider in the United Kingdom with the trading names "Be There", BE Unlimited or simply BE. It is part of Spanish group Telefónica Europe, who also own O2....
http://www.bethere.co.uk is rapidly expanding their service of up to 24 Mbit/s downstream and 2.5 Mbit/s upstream across the UK, and have now overtaken Sky/Easynet with 1,217 unbundled and 28 pending as of Feb 2009.. O2http://broadband.o2.co.uk own Be Unlimited and also provide broadband using their network. - Bulldog Broadband http://www.bulldogbroadband.com Provided an ADSL2+ service using the Cable and Wireless Network, however since Tiscali's takeover, no new customers can sign up for this service.
- Cable & Wireless Guernsey / Sure Sure in Guernsey started rolling out 20mb on their Sure Internet Pro service in January 2011. Up to 20Mb download, 1024Kb upload, 20/1 contention ratio
- Demon/THUSDemon InternetDemon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider. It was one of the UK's earliest ISPs, especially targeting the "dialup" audience. It started on 1 June 1992 from an idea posted on CIX by Cliff Stanford of Demon Systems Ltd. The branch in the Netherlands started in 1996, and was sold to KPN...
have implemented the "Pro" range of products which utilise ADSL2+ for faster download and upload speeds. - EasynetEasynetEasynet Global Services are a provider of managed network, hosting and telepresence solutions for businesses and enterprises worldwide.Founded in 1994, Easynet Global Services are part of the Easynet group of companies, along with Easynet Connect and UK Online.It was a part of BSkyB, a FTSE top 50...
now owned and sold by Skyhttp://broadband.sky.com is one of the larger ADSL2+ providers in the country with 1,154 exchanges unbundled as of Feb 2009. UK OnlineUK OnlineUK Online was a consumer Internet service provider that operated within the UK, and began as a dial-up provider in 1994. Network provider Easynet acquired the company in 1996....
also use Easynet's backbone - Europacom.nethttp://www.europacom.net provides fast business quality 21CN broadband specifically for the retail, hostpitality and payment card sectors.
- Cerberus Networks are providers of business ADSL2+ services in the UK and have relationships with several major LLU providers. Services have up to 48 Mbit/s downstream line rates and 5 Mbit/s upstream when using the X2 bonded service.
- Eclipse InternetEclipse InternetEclipse Internet is a UK Internet Service Provider based in Exeter, Devon. It is owned by Kingston Communications. It supplies ADSL and Dialup connections to the home user market. The company has services for the business market including SDSL and a Leased Line service...
http://www.eclipse.net.uk/ uses ADSL2+ for all home and business customers. Supports the full 24 Mbit/s downstream. Eclipse use the BT21CN network and Tiscali's (now part of Talk Talk) LLU network. - Gravity Internet are a business ISP who offer ADSL2+ services up to 24 Mbit/s based on BT 21CN network.
- KarooKaroo ISPKaroo is an Internet Service Provider in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1996 by Kingston Communications, a subsidiary of the KCOM Group, it primarily serves consumers in Kingston upon Hull and the surrounding area.- Service history :...
- ISP of Kingston Communications supply ADSL2+ up to 24 Mbit/s since 2008 - in the Hull Area - MacAce.net offer up to 24 Mbit/s broadband via BT's 21CN network specifically tailored to support customers who require Mac OS X technical support.
- NewNet http://www.newnet.co.uk/24meg/ Supply 24 Mbit/s and 40 Mbit/s ADSL2+ with Unlimited data transfer services on 10 South Coast exchanges since August 2007
- OrangeOrange United KingdomOrange is a mobile network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom, which launched in 1994. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was purchased by France Télécom in 2000, which then adopted the Orange brand for all its other mobile communications activities...
customers have reported the un-advertised introduction of ADSL2+ (and ADSL2) on LLU lines in some areas during April 2008, although speeds are currently capped at ADSLmaxADSL MaxADSL Max is a cover term for the UK telco BT's range of commercial ADSL services that are rate-adaptive and are deployed over BT phone lines. BT's ADSL Max services were launched in March 2006.- Rate-adaptive service :...
levels. - O2 http://www.o2.co.uk/ Provide an ADSL2+ service using the Be UnlimitedBe UnlimitedBE Un Limited is an Internet service provider in the United Kingdom with the trading names "Be There", BE Unlimited or simply BE. It is part of Spanish group Telefónica Europe, who also own O2....
Network (o2 uk own Be UnlimitedBe UnlimitedBE Un Limited is an Internet service provider in the United Kingdom with the trading names "Be There", BE Unlimited or simply BE. It is part of Spanish group Telefónica Europe, who also own O2....
) - TimicoTimicoTimico is an independent internet service provider in the United Kingdom, supplying a range of business IP and communications solutions.Timico gained a top 10 place in The Sunday Times Tech Track Fastest Growing Companies list , and in 2009 were ranked 7th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50...
http://www.timico.co.uk/ broadband is amongst the highest quality business broadband services available today. Timico now offers as standard a DSL connection to the 21st Century Network in areas where it is available. This delivers download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s and up to 1.3 Mbit/s upload speeds. - TalkTalk (Carphone Warehouse) uses Opal Telecom's ADSL2+ service on their LLU enabled exchanges. Offering the chance to go up to 24 Mbit/s with their new "Speed Boost" add-on. As with all ISPs, the actual throughput speed obtained in practice is usually somewhat lower still.
- PlusnetPlusnetPlusnet is an Internet Service Provider based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Plusnet was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in July 2004, making them a Public limited company . It has been owned since 30 January 2007 by BT Group, but operates as a separate business...
http://www.btplc.com/Sharesandperformance/Shareholders/News/Plusnet.htm a BT PLC subsidiary. Rolled out a full ADSL2+ service on 21 October 2009. - uno Broadband Provide ADSL2+ 24 Mbit/s services via multiple LLU providers with capped and unmetered data transfer.
- UK Free Software Network were part of the initial trial of the BT WBC platform for ADSL 2+ services and began offering ADSL 2+ to customers commercially from the date it was first available. UKFSN also offers ADSL 2+ LLU services where available. ADSL Bonding is offered via the BT platform.
- Utility Warehouse offer LLU and non-LLU up to 24 Meg. As with all ISPs, the actual throughput speed obtained in practice is usually somewhat lower. However they offer a unique 28 day agreement rather than the usual 12 months or 18 months contract.
- Zen Internet LtdZen InternetZen Internet is an Internet Service Provider based in Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.-History:Founded in 1995 by Managing Director Richard Tang after a now famous drink in the pub, Zen Internet was one of the first Internet Service Providers in the UK. Zen began by providing Internet...
Provide an ADSL2+ service on their Rochdale LLU exchange, 3 other local exchanges and via 21CN across the UK as of 19 October 2009. - Virgin MediaVirgin MediaVirgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
http://www.virginmedia.co.uk Now supports ADSL2+. However, this is to be seen as supplementary to their own Hybrid fibre-coaxialHybrid fibre-coaxialHybrid fiber-coaxial is a telecommunications industry term for a broadband network which combines optical fibre and coaxial cable. It was commonly employed globally by cable television operators since the early 1990s.-Description:...
cable network, which utilises DOCSIS in preference to DSL. Virgin Media came about as a result of mergers between Telewest, NTL and the subsequent takeover of the Virgin Mobile business. - The Phone Coop is a cooperative that now offers LLU. Users become members of the cooperative and thus can receive dividend on the operating surplus.
United States
- AT&TAT&TAT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
operates ADSL2+ across several markets, primarily former BellsouthBellSouthBellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S...
markets. Currently, there is no outward difference in deployment between ADSL and ADSL2+ as they use ADSL2+ almost exclusively for more service range. - Cavalier Telephone is a CLEC operating in the Midwest, Mid Atlantic, and South East markets.
- CenturyLinkCenturyLinkCenturyLink, Inc. is a United States telecommunications firm, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company, founded as Central Telephone & Electronics Corporation in 1968, later changed its name to Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in 1971, and then was called CenturyTel, Inc. from 1999 to 2010...
as EmbarqEmbarqEmbarq Corporation was the largest independent local exchange carrier in the United States , serving customers in 18 states and providing local, long distance, high-speed data and wireless services to residential and business customers...
deployed its first ADSL2+ market (Las Vegas) on September 17, 2007, and has since upgraded their entire network to the ADSL2+ specification, providing up to 10 Mbit/s downstream and 896 kbit/s upstream service depending on a subscriber's distance from the central office. CenturyTel, the other half of what is now CenturyLink, has deployed ADSL2+ up to 10 Mbit/s down and 768 kbit/s up DSL and up to 4 streams of standard definition IPTV or 2 streams of standard definition and 2 streams of high definition in some of their service areas. - CornerStone Telephone is one of the largest CLECs in New York and has deployed and operates a broadband network supporting ADSL2+ Annex L&M. CornerStone supports on-net customers in Eastern New York.
- CovadCovadCovad Communications Group was an American provider of broadband voice and data communications. By 2006, the company had 530,000 subscribers, and ranked 16th largest ISP in the United States. Covad was acquired by U.S...
(now MegaPath) has deployed services across several cities in the United States and now operates the largest ADSL2+ network in the country. - Datavo is a CLEC based in California and currently serving over 60 CALIX based central offices throughout Los Angeles county and Orange county. They offer ADSL 2+, T-1s and DSL service.
- Empire One Telecom (EOT), A CLEC in New York, has deployed ADSL2+, and ADSL2+ Bonded service with speeds up to 48 Mbit/s down with 4 Mbit/s up.
- G4 Communications, the largest CLEC in New Hampshire, has deployed ADSL2+ service throughout the State of New Hampshire at speeds up to 24 Mbit/s down with 1 Mbit/s up.
- GVTC, Texas's largest telephone cooperative, uses ADSL2+ to provide 12 Mbit/s internet service over copper in areas that the co-op hasn't upgraded to fiber yet.
- GWI has deployed the service in areas of Maine and New Hampshire.
- LaunchNet has deployed ADSL2+ service in 11 markets throughout the US with download speeds of 15 Mbit/s and upload speeds of 1 Mbit/s.
- North State CommunicationsNorth State CommunicationsNorth State Communications is a telecommunications company headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, offering landline and cellular telephone, residential and business broadband, web hosting, yellow pages, and digital television to a area that includes High Point, Thomasville, Archdale,...
, a regional ILEC that serves the Piedmont TriadPiedmont TriadThe Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
area of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, offers ADSL2+ service at speeds up to 20 Mbit down and 768 Kbit up. - Sonic.netSonic.netSonic.net is a telecommunications company and internet service provider based in Santa Rosa, California.-History:Sonic.net began as an effort to bring network connectivity and Internet access to staff and students at the campus of Santa Rosa Junior College...
, an ISP based in Santa Rosa California has deployed ADSL2+ services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with speeds of up to 40 Mbit/s down and 2 Mbit/s up (with bonding.) ADSL2+ is marketed as "Fusion", a service that includes unlimited data and unlimited POTS voice service. - Visionary Communications, a WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
based ISP has deployed ADSL2+ services within various Wyoming cities including Casper, Gillette, Sheridan, Douglas, and Buffalo. Offering downstream speeds up to 15Mbit/s. Visionary also provides g.shdsl, Metro EthernetMetro EthernetA Metro Ethernet is a computer network that covers a metropolitan area and that is based on the Ethernet standard. It is commonly used as a metropolitan access network to connect subscribers and businesses to a larger service network or the Internet...
(Ethernet in the First MileEthernet in the First MileEthernet in the first mile refers to using one of the Ethernet family of computer network protocols between a telecommunications company and a customer's premise. From the customer's point of view it is their "first" mile, although from the access networks' point of view it is known as the "last...
over copper),as well as T1Digital Signal 1Digital signal 1 is a T-carrier signaling scheme devised by Bell Labs. DS1 is a widely used standard in telecommunications in North America and Japan to transmit voice and data between devices. E1 is used in place of T1 outside North America, Japan, and South Korea...
, DS3, and fiber services in Wyoming. - Windstream uses ADSL2+ to provide 12 Mbit/s downstream, 768 kbit/s upstream service to some of their residential customers, as well as 12 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s up service to business customers.
- Wireless Beach Access a Delaware CLEC has deployed ADSL2+ services in its citywide WIFIWIFIWIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting...
network in Rehoboth Beach, DE, Dewey Beach, DE and Lewes, DE.
Independent telephone companies and rural carriers of North America probably have the highest total number of ADSL2+ subscribers collectively as they are currently using such technology to deliver the so-called triple play
Triple play (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...
voice, video and data services in order to compete with the RBOCs and cable companies with their ILEC and CLEC footprint.
Canada
- BCE inc. - Bell Service, marketed as Fibe is available in parts of Ontario and Quebec (primarily in the main cities), though not all Fibe packages are ADSL2+.
- Bell Aliant - http://www.aliant.ca Service is available in selected areas of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador and Prince Edward Island, subject to market requirements and technical feasibility.
- ColbaNet has deployed the service in specific COs in Quebec.
- Fibernetics Corporation is one of Canada's fastest growing telecommunications companies. With CLEC status, they provide DSL and their unique IP-PBX IP phone system to select areas of Ontario. Currently their ADSL2+ network covers parts of the Kitchener-Waterloo region and Barrie.
- kangunet, Dec 2008, started to offer ADSL2+ service at 8 Mbit/s downstream with 800 kbit/s upstream. The service is currently available only to the bell network.ADSL2+ VoIP DSLAM provided by CALIX C7
- Openface Internet - http://www.openface.com Service is available in parts of Quebec (primarily in Montreal). Openface specializes in Internet connections for businesses, with speeds of up to 22 Mbit/s downstream and 22 Mbit/s upstream.
- SaskTelSaskTelSaskatchewan Telecommunications is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. It is the only remaining Crown Corporation in the Canadian telecommunications industry....
in Saskatchewan. - SogetelSogetelSogetel is a private Canadian telecommunications company founded in 1892.Sogetel is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier that serves multiple areas in Quebec.- Services offered :* Local telephony* Toll* Cellular phone...
is an independent phone company in Québec that uses this technology to deliver triple play. - TELUSTELUSTelus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada runs ADSL2+ (G.992.5 annex A) up to 15 Mbit/s downstream, 1 Mbit/s upstream. - Telx Inc. www.telx-inc.com in Ontario, runs ADSL2+ up to 16 Mbit/s down, 1.3 Mbit/s up.
- Vianet Internet Solutions - Vianet in Ontario. Supplies ADSL2+ Co-Located DSL, up to 24 Mbit/s downstream, up to 1.5 Mbit/s upstream.
- VIC Communications Service is available in selected areas of Ontario, subject to the market requirements and technical feasibility. ADSL2 is currently being deployed in select areas to offer IPTV delivery, and higher access speeds.
Guatemala
Telgua in Guatemala has deployed services across Guatemala City and nearby zones, its deploying ADSL2+ in other cities and now operates the largest ADSL2+ network in the country. Deliver speeds capacity up to 5 Mbit/s downstream and 1024 kbit/s upstream and increasing.Costa Rica
Instituto Costaricense de Electricidad (ICE) gives the services of ADSL2+ to most of the country with a speeds from 256/128 kbit/s to 4,096/768 kbit/sDominican Republic
Claro offers speeds ranging from 1Mbit/s down and 256kbit/s up to 50Mbit/s down and 2Mbit/s up. The upgrade to ADSL2+ was required to provide enough bandwidth for the company's IPTV and VoIP services.Argentina
ADSL2+ (Telecom Argentina S.A. ISP:Arnet): Downstream speed up to 20 Mbit/s and upstream 512 kbit/s - www.telecom.com.ar and www.arnet.com.arBrazil
- ADSL2+ (Global Village TelecomGlobal Village TelecomGlobal Village Telecom is a Brazilian telecomunications company that offers advanced services on fixed phone, broadband for both consumer and business and VoIP...
; http://www.gvt.com.br): Downstream speed up to 20 Mbit/s (15 Mbit/s in some cities) and upstream 1 Mbit/s. - ADSL2+ (CTBC; http://www.ctbc.com.br) : Downstream speed up to 10 Mbit/s and upstream 1 Mbit/s.
- ADSL2+ (SercomtelSercomtelSercomtel is a local phone and internet service provider in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Its phone service ranges includes landline service, mobile and long distance, and broadband internet service.-Served areas:...
): Downstream speed up to 20 Mbit/s and upstream 500 kbit/s - http://www.sercomtel.com.br (in 2007, started the offer of IPTv using the ADSL Network). - ADSL2+ (Telefônica; http://www.speedy.com.br/): ADSL2+ still running up to 8 Mbit/s for download and 600 kbit/s for upload.
- ADSL2+ (Oi/BrT; http://www.oivelox.com.br): Downstream speed up to 20 Mbit/s and upstream up to 2 Mbit/s - Although most of the cities are limited to 2 Mbit/s downstream 100 kbit/s Upstream (as of April 2010) due tue distance from the CO, but mainly because of marketing practices.
- ADSL2+ (TeletalkTeleTalkTeletalk Bangladesh Limited brand name "Teletalk" is a GSM based state-owned mobile phone company in Bangladesh. TeleTalk started operating on 29 December 2004. It is a Public Limited Company of Bangladesh Government, the state-owned telephone operator...
; http://www.teletalk.com.br): Downstream speed up to 12 Mbit/s and upstream up to 1 Mbit/s or 800kbit/s - Although most of coverage area are limited to 8 Mbit/s downstream 300 kbit/s Upstream (as of August 2011) due tue distance from the CO, but mainly because of marketing practices.
Chile
- Telefonica del sur Offers up to 20 Mbit/s, video on demand, digital television and other products using ADSL2+ (G.992.5 Annex A).
- GTD Manquehue Offers up to 20 Mbit/s and other products using ADSL2+ (G.992.5 Annex A and M).
Colombia
- UNE EPM telecomuniaciones Offers up to 10 Mbit/s, IPTV using ADSL+2 (G.992.5 Annex A)
- EDATEL SA ESP offers up to 4 Mbit/s, IPTV using ADSL+2 (G.992.5 Annex A) in Córdoba, AntioquiaAntioquia DepartmentAntioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
, SucreSucre DepartmentSucre is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, and it has a population of 772,010, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia...
, city of ValleduparValleduparValledupar is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department and was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Santana. Its name, Valle de Upar , was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; Cacique Upar...
and municipality of BarrancabermejaBarrancabermejaBarrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...
.
Australia
As of late 2008, all of Australia's largest ISPs are offering ADSL2+ services delivered on a variety of networks. The following list shows telecommunications providers who own and operate their own ADSL2+ infrastructure:- aaNetAaNetaaNet Communications is an Australian Internet Service Provider company located in Capalaba, Brisbane, and is owned by Eftel.-History:...
- Adam InternetAdam Internet-Background:Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga club, Adam Internet grew out of the original bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group. The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group, but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks...
(annex a, annex m) - AmnetAmcom TelecommunicationsAmcom Telecommunications Limited is a Perth, Western Australian based telecommunications company. A subsidiary Amnet offers residential broadband internet services.-History:...
(annex a) - Aussie Broadband Pty Ltd (annex m)
- EFTelEftelEftel Limited is an internet service provider and telecommunications provider in Australia, with approximately 120,000 active accounts. It was established in 1999. Eftel offers a range of services including: DSL and dial-up Internet access, web hosting and telephony services - to the retail,...
(annex a) - iiNetIiNetiiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice...
(annex a, annex m) - InternodeInternode SystemsInternode, founded on 8 May 1991 by Managing Director Simon Hackett, is an Australian Internet Service Provider . The company focuses primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, but also provides business-class access , web hosting, co-location, Voice over IP, and a variety of related...
(annex a, annex m) - LinearG Internet (annex a, annex m)
- NetspaceNetspaceNetspace is one of Australia's major Internet service providers.On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into in which Netspace would be acquired by another ISP, iiNet, for $40 million.The company focuses primarily on ADSL-based Internet access....
(annex a) - Nextep (annex a)
- OntheNet (annex a)
- OptusOptusSingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
(annex a) - PowerTelPowerTelPowerTel is an Australian telecommunications company that operates urban and inter-city fibre optic networks across Australia. The company was launched in August 1998 and received its carrier licence from the Australian Communications Authority that year....
(annex a) - Primus TelecomPrimus TelecomPrimus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated is an integrated facilities-based telecommunications services provider offering international and domestic voice, voice-over-Internet protocol , Internet, wireless, data and hosting services to business and residential retail customers and other...
(annex a) - TPG TelecomTPG TelecomTPG Telecom is the fourth largest Australian ISP and IT company. The company was formed from the merger between Total Peripherals Group and SP Telemedia...
(annex a) - TelstraTelstraTelstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
(annex a) - TSN Communications (annex a)
Australia's first commercial ADSL2+ service was launched in 2005 by ISP Internode on the Agile DSLAM network.
In 2006, Optus
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
announced that it would sell its ADSL2+ network wholesale to other ISPs. At the completion of the rollout, the Optus DSLAM network was the largest wholesale ADSL2+ network in Australia, covering over 360 telephone exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
s.
2006 also saw Internode trial - and subsequently release - ADSL2+ Annex M services for business users. In November, Telstra BigPond
BigPond
BigPond is an Australian Internet service provider and is a product of Telstra. BigPond is Australia's largest ISP and based in Melbourne.- Internet :...
, Australia's largest internet service provider launched a retail ADSL2+ service to its customers. Although Telstra had been aggressively rolling-out ADSL2+ DSLAMs for some time, the company made a strategic decision to enable services only where competitors had already deployed DSLAM infrastructure, citing the possibility of a forced wholesale
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
regime by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...
.
In 2007, OPEL Networks
OPEL Networks
OPEL Networks Pty Limited was a telecommunications provider that was to establish wholesale broadband services in regional areas of Australia in the form of WiMAX and ADSL2+ via a network of DSLAMs. The network was also to include terrestrial and undersea backhaul...
was awarded nearly $1 billion of government funding to assist with a rollout of broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
in regional areas. Along with wireless broadband
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
and an extensive fibre optic transmission
Transmission (telecommunications)
Transmission, in telecommunications, is the process of sending, propagating and receiving an analogue or digital information signal over a physical point-to-point or point-to-multipoint transmission medium, either wired, optical fiber or wireless...
network, the project was to see an extended rollout of ADSL2+ DSLAMs to many regional centres. The program was cancelled in April 2008 by the recently elected Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
government, citing coverage issues.
January 2008 saw Telstra lifting the lid on its ADSL2+ network after the Australian government and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued guarantees that the company would not be forced to wholesale ADSL2+ services from its 900 ADSL2+-enabled exchanges. Seven months later, Telstra Wholesale signed agreements with People Telecom and PacNet
Pacnet
Pacnet is a global telecommunications service provider formed from the operational merger of Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet on 8 January 2008...
to make ADSL2+ tails available to those customers.
As of December 2008, out of 2759 ADSL-enabled telephone exchanges, Telstra has enabled 1403 for ADSL2+ services.
New Zealand
Telecom New ZealandTelecom New Zealand
Telecom New Zealand is a New Zealand-wide communications service provider , providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, an internet service provider , a major ICT provider to NZ businesses , and a wholesale network infrastructure provider to other NZ CSPs...
deployed its first ADSL2+ exchange in March 2007, and started upgrading exchanges with more than 500 lines. A program of deploying 3,600 roadside cabinets and 2,500 kilometres of new fibre optic cable to enable the delivery of broadband connections between 10 Mbit/s and 20 Mbit/s to 80% of New Zealanders by the end of 2011 was started. At Sept 2009 about 50% of the approximately 1.8M New Zealand homes were within reach of ADSL2+. With the onset of local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling
Local loop unbundling is the regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators to use connections from the telephone exchange to the customer's premises...
, competing Internet service providers such as ihug
IHUG
ihug was New Zealand's third largest ISP , before it was bought, then absorbed by Vodafone New Zealand . According to 2005 estimates, it had over 100,000 internet and phone subscribers...
and Orcon
Orcon Internet Limited
Orcon Internet Limited , is a state-owned New Zealand telecommunications company. It is currently New Zealand's fourth largest ISP.-History:...
have also installed ADSL2+ DSLAMs in Telecom's exchanges.
On 13 March 2008, Orcon announced that it was offering ADSL2+ services to the general public. A coverage map is also available showing which parts of cities where coverage is available. Currently the following cities have some coverage: Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
, Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
, Tauranga
Tauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
.
You can check to see if ADSL2+ has been deployed at your exchange by visiting this link Telecom NZ publishes ADSL2+ availability.
Egypt
TE Data has announced the launch of ADSL2+ service with speeds up to 24 Mbit/s and they have used their wide coverage all over Egypt in order to avail this service in 99% of the land lines, building on its unique relationship with Telecom Egypt and being the largest ISP in Egypt regarding the international bandwidth available, which was clear when it was the only operating ISP during the famous marine cable cut during February 2008. while LINKdotNET had deployed ADSL2+ on a normal copper line at 5 Mbit/s, 8 Mbit/s, 12 Mbit/s, and 24 Mbit/s being the first to offer beyond the 2 Mbit/s and also providing the highest in the country. LINKdotNET claims that it has "the fastest Internet access package in the Middle East". Currently, TE Data and LINKdotNET are the only providers who provide ADSL2+ in Egypt because of their use of Alcatel DSLAMs.Libya
LTT Company has begun providing this service in September 2007, it works fine, but the speed has not been increased yet, it is still 256 kbit/s download, and about 128 kbit/s upload.In 2007 LTT company started to provide ADSL+2 with 24 Mbit/s downstream, also it launched in the beginning of 2009 the Wimax called Libya Max which provides internet wireless.
Bahrain
Two of Bahrain's internet service providerInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
Batelco
Batelco
Bahrain Telecommunications Company - - is the principal telecommunications company of Bahrain. The company is headquartered in Bahrain and is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange.-Ownership:...
and Lightspeed Communication provides up to 16 Mbit/s downstream (512 kbit/s upstream) of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
Bangladesh
BTCL - Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited Provides Up to 2 Mbit/sdownstream with its ADSL2+ Broadband Internet connection.Hong Kong
Hong Kong's largest internet service providerInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
Netvigator
Netvigator
Netvigator is the first and largest residential Internet service provider in Hong Kong, operated as a brand of PCCW. The company did offer iTV, an interactive movie television network that allowed users to watch movies on their TV screen by demand. The service ended in 2002...
provides 18 Mbit/s downstream (1 Mbit/s upstream) of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
India
BSNL offers ADSL2+ Broadband under the DataOne brand name, with advertised speeds up to 24 Mbit/s (download). Likewise, MTNL offers the Triband service. Airtel claims a maximum speeds of up to 16 Mbit/s for its ADSL2+ service. TTML and VSNL also provide ADSL2+, with speeds up to 2 Mbit/s. India has over 7 million DSL subscribers, 80% of which are on the ADSL2+ standard. In India, ADSL2+ will need to compete with the home grown and government supported HDVSLHDVSL
HDVSL stands for high definition video over subscriber line. HDVSL is an Indian standard which has been specifically developed to address the need for a terminal free computing experience on television type display devices such as cathode ray tube based televisions and LCD televisions...
standard which supports 36 Mbit/s download speeds.
Indonesia
TELKOM - PT. TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA Provides Up to 3 Mbit/s downstream with ADSL2+ Broadband Internet connection called SPEEDY.Israel
Bezeq, in November 2007, started to offer ADSL2+ service at 8 Mbit/s download with 800 kbit/s upload. The service is currently available only to 40% of the customers, living near the switch. At the beginning of 2009, Bezeq started to deploy the NGN service that delivers higher speeds of up to 15Mb using ADSL2+ and up to 100 Mbit/s using VDSL2, to all customers, by cutting the distance to the DSLAM.Kuwait
QualitynetQualitynet
QualityNet is a data and Internet service provider operating in Kuwait. It was established in 1998, after the Ministry of Communication made it possible for private companies to provide data communication services...
in Kuwait provides up to 24 Mbit/s downstream & 640 kbit/s upstream of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection (depends on the quality of the line which varies from an area to another).
UPDATE: Beginning from November 2010, the service bandwidth has been downgraded to 8 Mbit/s downstream maximum and increase in prices went up to 65%.
Lebanon
Ogero has started to deploy ADSL2+ in Lebanon in June 2007. Months after, it is still facing technical problems, and more than 3/4 of Lebanon is still not covered. The local incumbent telecom Ogero does not allow fair competition between providers because the state monopoly has the prices fixed. The cost of installation is around 55,000 L.L ($36.66) and the standard internet fee is 35,000 L.L ($23.33) at 128 kbit/s. Maximum speed obtainable with the ADSL 2+ in Lebanon is 1 Mbit/s download but that is divided between several users. Also download data is limited to around 5 GB per user on a 1 Mbit/s connection.Nepal
Nepal TelecomNepal Telecom
Nepal Telecom or Nepal Telecommunications Corporation is the leading and the largest government owned telecommunication company of Nepal. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited . A former government monopoly, it was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004...
was the first telecommunication company to start ADSL2+ service in Nepal, in April 2008. They started the service in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley , located in Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus and the Buddhists. There are seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites within this valley.-Etymology:The city of...
with 22,000 ADSL2+ ports. They have since expanded the service throughout the nation in multiple phases in all 75 districts by now.
As of November, 2009, they offer two plans with 128 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s downstream to their customers. Later in February 2011, they upgraded 128 kbit/s to 192 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s.
Now they have started 512 kbit/s, 1 Mbit/s and 2mps also but only to corporate offices, schools, or organizations but not for the residential use.
Oman
Omantel company provides ADSL2+ in Oman. Starting on April 27, 2008 to be the first telecommunication company that provides ADSL+ in the Persian GulfPersian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
region.
Pakistan
- PTCL is Pakistan's largest IP provider. It provides data service of up to 10 Mbit/s for home users, and at up to 16 Mbit/s for corporate offices.
- Habib Rafiq International provides DSL data connectivity across Pakistan since January 2003, with major POP's in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Karachi and Sialkot.
- Micronet provides DSL services in Pakistan since July 2002. Islamabad and Rawalpindi are the major cities covered by MBL.
- LinkDotNet, a project by Orascom, started its services in Pakistan in the end of 2007
Saudi Arabia
STC offers ADSL2+ service at maximum of 20 Mbit/s downstream data rate. The service is called Xband Jood and as of 2010 costs SAR 296 per month (approx USD $80/month ). The maximum attainable data rate however depends on the location and is usually less than stated maximum of 20 Mbit/s at most locations.Singapore
Singapore's largest ADSL internet service providerInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
SingNet
SingNet
SingNet is a subsidiary internet service provider branch of Singapore Telecommunications. It is one of four commercial internet system providers in Singapore .-Services:*Consumer Dial-up services...
under the subsidiary of SingTel provides 25 Mbit/s downstream and 1 Mbit/s upstream of ADSL2+ broadband Internet connection.
Thailand
Hi-Speed Internet ISPs deploy ADSL2+ Services over POTS. There is also Annex M support in some areas.- 3BB : provides upstream up to 1 Mbit/s and downstream up to 16 Mbit/s.
- TOTTOT (Thailand)TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. Originally established in 1954 and corporatized in 2002, TOT used to be known as the Telephone Organization of Thailand and TOT Corporation Public Company Limited. TOT's main line of business is fixed line telephony,...
(TOT ISP): offering Ultra-Speed Broadband Internet solution up to 20 Mbit/s with 1 Mbit/s upstream. - True Online by True CorporationTrue CorporationTrue Corporation Public Company Limited is a communication conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider True Visions, its largest ISP True Internet and its third-largest mobile operator True Move.-History:...
: offering Hi-speed internet package, providing 16 Mbit/s downstream with 1 Mbit/s upstream. - Hinet by CATCAT TelecomCAT Telecom Public Company Limited is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, including its international gateways, satellite, and submarine cable networks connections. As of February 2008, it had 5,562 employees.-Services:Until recently, CAT...
: provides upstream up to 1 Mbit/s and downstream up to 6 Mbit/s.
United Arab Emirates
EtisalatEtisalat
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa...
offers ADSL2+ in speeds of 2 Mbit/s all over the UAE, and up to 4 Mbit/s in some areas that support it. Etisalat have chosen not to improve their ADSL speeds any further, as they have already started implementing high speed cable connections using fiber optics, which supports speeds up to 30Mbit/s.
See also
- ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber LineAsymmetric digital subscriber line is a type of digital subscriber line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice...
- HDVSLHDVSLHDVSL stands for high definition video over subscriber line. HDVSL is an Indian standard which has been specifically developed to address the need for a terminal free computing experience on television type display devices such as cathode ray tube based televisions and LCD televisions...
- List of device bandwidths
- VDSL2