Japan cranks up download speeds [DSL technology].

Japan cranks up download speeds [DSL technology].

Japan has caught up in the competitive high-speed Internet technologies thanks to the efforts of billionaire entrepreneur Masayoshi Son and his Softbank Corp, by deploying ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) technology in its fixed-line telephone networks. Though Japan still lags far behind so...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 41, 12 (2004).
Main Author: Boyd, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ADSL.
Internet protocol-based telephone service.
Asymmetric digital subscriber line.
Broadband penetration.
Broadband service.
Fixed-line service.
Fixed-line telephone network.
Mobile service.