Bell Labs in what has been a remarkable feat have achieved almost 10 Gbps speeds over the traditional copper wires that were and still are used for broadband connections. In turbulent times when fiber is the in word among internet connectivity connoisseurs Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell labs, a subsidiary of AT&T , in what was a research project, was able to reach a maiximum speed of 10 Gbps over copper wires combined with fiber.
Though these speeds are feasible only over distances within 30 meters, the speed drops down to 1 Gbps over a 70 meter run. Now not a part of AT&T Labs , Alcatel-Lucent relies on a new internet standard called G-fast which will make 1 Gbps speed on copper lines.
Sources have said that a 10Gbps speed was achieved using two pairs of lines over a 30m distance.Broadband deployments could be painful and will ultimately lead to chaos given the loss of connectivity due to possible days. This new research might as well bring fiber closer to users along with no disturbance caused to the good old copper cable.