Nokia and Deutsche Telekom show how XG-FAST technology can extend copper network speeds and meet future data demands

Press Release

1 February, 2016

Espoo, Finland - Nokia has completed a laboratory trial with Deutsche Telekom that has demonstrated how XG-FAST, a new fixed ultra-broadband access technology, can be used by service providers to meet ever-growing demands for high-quality Internet services delivered over their existing copper networks. The lab trial was conducted end of 2015 by Nokias subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent.

XG-FAST is a Bell Labs-developed extension of Nokias commercially available G.fast technology. The trial conducted at Deutsche Telekoms cable laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany, generated data throughput speeds of more than 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps), approximately 200 times faster than speeds in the average residential broadband connection today. In providing fiber-like speeds, the copper-based technology could enable a two-hour HD movie to download in less than 10 seconds, or for 1,000 photos to be uploaded in less than two seconds.

Deutsche Telekoms 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). In enabling Deutsche Telekom to make efficient use of its existing copper network infrastructure, the innovative XG-FAST technology could also enable it to deliver further on commitments to Germanys national broadband targets for providing more bandwidth to more people.

Key Facts:

Technologies such as G.fast and XG-FAST use the last section of existing copper networks to deliver fiber-like speeds to homes and offices. XG-FAST is in the early stages of lab testing, but has exceeded expectations in trials with several customers so far.

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