Rim Semiconductor announced a test with Ringgold Telephone, based in Ringgold, Ga., of the Internet Protocol subscriber line (IPSL) technology it devised.
According to Rim, IPSL 1.0 allows data speeds as high as 384 Mbps, which compares to a speed of 100 Mbps for VDSL2. Those maximums are largely theoretical. As a practical matter, IPSL 1.0 specifies data speeds of up to 35 Mbps at distances up to 8,000 feet from the nearest central office or remote terminal, a marked advantage over the most commonly deployed xDSL technologies.
The combination of greater speeds at longer reaches would be a boon for companies like AT&T that rely on xDSL technology for the delivery of IPTV.
Rim is offering the technology as an open standard, overseen by The IPSL SIG.
Rim and Ringgold will test the former’s Cupria IPSL solution.