Alcatel-Lucent announced a solution involving using VDSL2 Vectoring to boost broadband access speeds for existing copper lines.
The vendor said service provider customers can deploy the service without having to perform costly and time-consuming upgrades to existing technology.
Alcatel-Lucent said its “Zero Touch Vectoring” uses signal processing to automatically ensure that VDSL2 modems already installed in customers’ homes can continue to run at full speed, without undermining the service quality for customers subscribing to higher-speed VDSL2 Vectoring.
According to the company, this eliminates the need to update the firmware on all modems on the network, as was previously necessary.
VDSL2 Vectoring uses existing copper lines for the “last mile” broadband connection to peoples’ homes, providing a quick, cost-effective alternative to large-scale residential fiber optic build-outs. It removes the interference between the VDSL2 lines in a bundle, enabling the delivery of speeds of 100Mbps, the company also said.