quote:"I have been responsible for AT&T's network since April of '08 and I have yet to have a customer complaint that our U-verse network did not give them the speed they needed," Smith said.
In combination with its FTTP plans, AT&T will enhance its existing hybrid copper/fiber FTTN network.
While VDSL2 with vectoring is all the rage, AT&T today can deliver over 50 Mbps on a single pair of copper at 2,200 feet and 100 Mbps with bonding.
In addition to bonding and vectoring, Smith said that they are working with some of their suppliers on point solutions to deliver higher speeds on longer loops, including what he calls a VDSL Service Expansion Module (VSEM).
"You go from the VRAD that serves your customers today at the fiber to the node location, do a fiber extension, put this thing and shorten the loops," Smith said.
Smith added that there could be a situation where they are able to deliver up to 100 Mbps to almost every residence in a subdivision, "but we have got three streets that go beyond that point it's fairly easy to put in a small extension of fiber hosted off that existing node and shorten those loops and get those customers as well."
Let's break this down....
quote:"I have been responsible for AT&T's network since April of '08 and I have yet to have a customer complaint that our U-verse network did not give them the speed they needed," Smith said.
Don't they have techs on this site? or someone that browses the internet for customer feedback, or have they ever answered a phone call without routing it to an overseas customer service agent?
quote:While VDSL2 with vectoring is all the rage, AT&T today can deliver over 50 Mbps on a single pair of copper at 2,200 feet and 100 Mbps with bonding.
Really? Where are these speed packages...I must have been missing something the past 3 years I been in the Charlotte area.
quote:"You go from the VRAD that serves your customers today at the fiber to the node location, do a fiber extension, put this thing and shorten the loops," Smith said.
Really this is your plan? To extend fiber links to more VRAD type devices? Why not run it the extra freaking 500ft to peoples homes at this point...
quote:Smith added that there could be a situation where they are able to deliver up to 100 Mbps to almost every residence in a subdivision, "but we have got three streets that go beyond that point it's fairly easy to put in a small extension of fiber hosted off that existing node and shorten those loops and get those customers as well."
You can't even get all your customers 3HD streams, on a 32m profile and your talking about delivering 100mbit speeds? If its so easy then why are tons of people just out of reach of U-verse by a few hundred feet, like my moms housing development, where is their small extension to light up another 100+ houses?
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/atts-smith-our-austin-1-gbps-plan-not-response-google-fiber/2013-05-10
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