Deutsche Telekom has demonstrated a new variant of G.fast access technology, XG-Fast, showcasing an aggregated bandwidth that exceeded 11Gbps on two bonded pairs of Category 6 cable at 50 meters in length, in its lab. XG-Fast which is a Bell Labs-developed extension of Nokia's commercially available G.fast technology can be used by service providers to meet ever-growing demands for high-quality Internet services delivered over their existing copper networks.
The trial which was conducted at Deutsche Telekom's cable laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany demonstrated approximately 200 times faster speeds compared to the average residential broadband connection today. Deutsche Telekom's network - which uses VDSL2 Vectoring as well as fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology - currently offers customers access speeds of up to 100 megabits-per-second (Mbps).
Federico Guillén, President of Fixed Networks, Nokia
The XG-Fast trial with Deutsche Telekom represents an important milestone in our ongoing efforts to extend the potential of copper for delivering ultra-fast speeds, while also bringing fiber closer to residential and business users.
Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, CTO of Deutsche Telekom
Working on this demonstration we can see the future possibilities of XG-Fast in maximizing existing assets.
