Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

DSL is the family of technologies that deliver broadband over copper telephone lines by using frequencies above those used for voice.

What is Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)?

Variants include ADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL2 and G.fast. The higher the frequencies used, the faster the speed but the shorter the usable line length, which is why newer variants operate from street cabinets.

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