Replies to post #40072 on Rim Semiconductor Company (fka RSMI)

[GrooveMaster]

Spoke,
This doesn't look like a blog entry. Can you clarify please?

[spokeshave]

427Hound: Nice try.

However, SBC is deploying FTTN and using low profile VDSL2. We have already been down this road. Low profile VDSL2 is a reduced-capacity technology that only uses 8MHz of bandwidth rather than 30MHz alotted to VDSL2. Even your hero, Burstein agrees:

SBC is selling satellite to 50% of their users -a fancy TIVO style set top and a slow DSL connection, and upgrading the rest to low profile VDSL2 they call fiber to the node. From the projected 2,000-5,000 feet, low profile VDSL2 is maybe 20 meg down, 1-3 meg up, most of which will be used for their video. They've slipped a year, with 2008 now the goal for 18 million homes completed out of their 30 something million home target. Also called "fiber to the press release" (it's really DSL) and "fiber to the rich" (they are only building the "high-value" customers). Investment is less than 30% of what Verizon plans.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/65298