You can get adtran 1248b's that run ADSL 2+ for less than 2k still. Then get Cisco 887s as end points. That's what I run. 8 meg at 3 miles or so.
I am not sure if they make a VDSL or not, but would check them out. Steve Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2015, at 7:11 AM, Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> wrote: > > They're certainly real, still in use, and deployed world wide but most > commonly in rural areas. They aren't particularly cost effective for most > scenarios, but cheaper than hanging even a mini-DSLAM to service 1-2 > customers that are too far away from a cabinet. Installing them is a pain > and keeping them running long term is an even bigger pain. Certain models > don't work well with specific DSLAMs and/or in specific plant combinations > so testing with your DSLAMs, modems, and in your plant is a must. > > > Scott Helms > Vice President of Technology > ZCorum > (678) 507-5000 > -------------------------------- > http://twitter.com/kscotthelms > -------------------------------- > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei < > jfmezei_na...@vaxination.ca> wrote: > >> >> A friend on a rural DSl association asked about ADSL line extenders. >> >> A search on Google yields many products dating back to the days of >> ADSL-1 advertising 1mbps profiles, but a few seem more recent and >> support ADSL2+ (not sure if any support VDSL2). >> >> Are these thing out of date and no longer deployed ? Were they ever >> effective, or just vapourware that didn't really improve things ? >> >> >> Do any Telcos still deploy them ? Anyone know of deployments in Canada ? >> >> I just need a reality check on those devices. >> >> jf >>
