DSL TECHNOLOGY (Digitial Subscriber Line Technology), in its various manifestations (ADSL,SDSL,HDSL,AND VDSL), IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A DRAMATIC SOCIETAL IMPACT ON BOTH OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES..
STATED SIMPLY, DSL PROVIDES HIGH-SPEED MULTIMEDIA SERVICES, SUCH AS VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, SUPER-FAST INTERNET ACCESS, DISTANCE LEARNING AND VIDEO PHONING TO ANYONE WITH A STANDARD, COPPER TELEPHONE LINE. BY PLACING DSL MODEMS AT BOTH A PHONE COMPANY'S CENTRAL EXCHANGE OFFICE AND AT A CUSTOMER LOCATION, A TELCO CAN ENABLE ITS USERS TO RECEIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT MORE THAN 400 TIMES FASTER THAN WITH TODAY'S 14,400 bps MODEMS, IT IS THE USE OF THE UBIQUITOUS COPPER NETWOEK THAT HAS CAUSED DSL TO GAIN FAVOR AS A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO ISDN AND CABLE MODEMS..
COMPARED TO OTHER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHOLOGIES, DSL MODEMS OFFER THE HIGHEST TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY. THE FASTEST SPEEDS AND INTERACTIVE CAPABILITIES, FOR THE LEAST INVESTMENT. DSL MODEMS AVAILABLE TODAY CAN DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA IN 31 MINUTES COMPARED TO 54 HOURS WITH A COMMON 14,400bps MODEM.