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ADSL technology permits access both for telephony and high speed applications: internet, multimedia, TV over IP, video on demand, high definition voice over IP.

what do we mean?

ADSL technology is used to transfer digital data at high speeds (at least 512 kbps) using a pair of copper wires. This technique can be used for telephone and broadband access: Internet, Multimedia, IP Television, Video On Demand (VOD), and High Definition Voice over IP.
Analog telephone communication and digital data are transmitted on different frequency bands and are separated at subscriber access nodes. ADSL flows are concentrated by multiplexers or DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers), which give access to the IP network.
In cases where France Telecom-Orange supplies partial unbundling, as in France and Poland, voice communications (low frequencies) are transferred on the Group’s network, while digital data (high frequencies) pass via the third party operator’s DSLAM. The DSLAM is thus the first piece of equipment that is managed separately by each access provider. It marks the boundary between the shared copper wires and the network belonging to each third-party operator.

what’s the coverage?

The  fixed broadband access via ADSL is available in France and  Poland with a coverage rate close to 100% on the incumbent local loop.  It is also available in different AMEA countries (Ivory Coast, Vanuatu, Mauritius, Jordan, Kenya, and Senegal).
In the UK,  Spain, Belgium, Egypt and Tunisia, France Telecom-Orange provides fixed broadband  access using these countries’ incumbent operator’s local loop, either  through unbundling or through bitstream offers.

last update: 23 January 2013