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Synonyms for DSL

a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds

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The deployment of real-sign technology on the loop has been significant in the DSL tester market given network customers connect to the ISP using point-to-point protocol.
- FastAccess DSL Lite features speeds up to 256Kbps downstream by 128Kbps upstream, up to 5x faster than standard dial-up, and is available for $24.95 per month.
In the broadband marketplace, that independence signals a vital edge for COMTek: BPL allows the company to reach out to areas where it's cost prohibitive for cable and DSL competitors to do the same.
Perhaps the technology that provides telcos with the most versatile and cost-effective means of delivering advanced services is DSL. This is especially true for rural telcos, because DSL uses the existing outside plant facilities: twisted pair copper wire.
Up until last month, the DSL's long-standing practice was to evaluate the public need and benefit from a fill proposal but not require a finding that a proposed project serves a public need.
Commenting on the partnership, Gregory Smith, CEO of Cicada said, "We are very pleased at this opportunity to join the respective strengths and expertise of DSL and Cicada to offer a proven, global solution today that is customized to the reference data business requirements of each financial institution."
The franchises who took part in DSL were identified as e Hayagy United, Kumrat Tigers, Dir Super League, Dir Junoon, Dir Zalmay, Sadat Guloona, Bacha Khan Tigers, and Dir Nawaban.
These figures show that the opportunity to participate in the DSL and G-fast chips market is highly compelling, as this technology has the potential to leverage the seemingly outdated copper infrastructure and give a lifeline to existing infrastructure investment.
But in terms of the penetration rate -- the percentage of DSL subscribers for every 100 phone lines -- South Korea was top with 27.7% of telephone users subscribing to DSL, it said.
Huawei's advances within Giga DSL will enhance the capabilities of the company's SingleFAN broadband access solution, which along with related offerings are now servicing over one third of the world's broadband users with ultra-broadband access services.
In-Stat/MDR (Scottsdale, AZ, www.instat.com) reports that the market for digital subscriber lines (DSL) integrated circuits (ICs) rebounded, in terms of port shipments, in 2002 after a difficult 2001.
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-4 November 2003-Ericsson delivers Russia's first Ethernet DSL Access network(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
[1] Earthlink Offers its own DSL, cable, and satellite hookups, as well as Earthlink Plus, a software package to improve speed for dial up access.