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BT Prep Trial of Long Reach VDSL Broadband to Achieve 10Mbps USO

In a predictable development Openreach (BT) has confirmed that their “very exciting” Long Reach VDSL (FTTC) broadband technology, which could be used to help deliver the future 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO), will soon be leaving the labs and becoming a targeted network-based trial.

At present BTOpenreach’s dominant ‘up to’ 40-80Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology works by running a fibre optic cable from the telephone exchange to your local street cabinet and then they using VDSL2 technology over the remaining copper wire (this runs from the cabinet and into your home).