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“Corporate” application
Symmetrical DSL (SHDSL), and especially bonded SHDSL, can be used to provide high-performance data connections for corporate applications. Starting in Q4/2008, the first IFC products (“IFC Interconnect”) will be available in this
area.
IFC provides more bandwidth, range and stability for SHDSL, and especially for SHDSL
bonding.
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“Mobile backhaul” application
IFC makes it possible to reliably connect mobile radio base stations via SHDSL. As an alternative to costly ATM links, SHDSL bonding in particular is a cost-effective technology for connecting mobile radio base stations to provider networks.
However, SHDSL has only seen limited usage in this application until now. This is due to limitations in DSL technology which are a function of the location of the base station. IFC provides more bandwidth, range and stability for SHDSL, which should make it possible to reliably connect many more sites using SHDSL in the
future.
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“Mass market” application
IFC can help to shrink the no-coverage areas on the DSL map and offer new, more bandwidth-intensive Internet applications across the full coverage area. This is possible since IFC universally improves the availability, bandwidth and stability of DSL.
However, this applies to more than just rural areas. As DSL technologies with higher and higher speeds are introduced, the copper cabling installed in residential buildings is receiving more attention. High-speed DSL transported via older building cabling is particularly susceptible to interference from adjacent lines. IFC can even help to manage problems related to building
cabling.
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Additional applications
IFC has potential benefits for any company that uses DSL technologies to transport data via its own telephone lines. Potential users of IFC products include industrial concerns, utilities as well as operators of railway links and highways.
Applications include data connections used for power management, video monitoring & telematics systems and production control and
monitoring.
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