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PTCL to Offer 50 Mbps Internet Speed


PTCL is working on a project, after which, it will be able offer broadband internet of 50 Mpbs, said a statement issued by the company.

An industry first, Pakistan’s PTCL will be using VDSL2 Bonding technology to provide existing digital subscriber line (DSL) customers with speeds up to 50 Mbps.

The project leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Bonding expertise and should be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2011.

VDSL2 Bonding takes two copper-based VDSL2 lines per subscriber and aggregates them – almost doubling the bandwidths available to existing customers, or expanding high-speed broadband access to areas that are underserved today. Using VDSL2 Bonding, service providers can extend the life of their existing copper infrastructure – supporting the delivery of bandwidth-intensive services such as triple-play voice, data and IPTV.

According to a recent study from market research firm IHS iSuppli, simultaneous access to applications such as peer-to-peer file sharing, online gaming, streaming audio, VoIP and IPTV will soon require bandwidths between 50 and 100Mbps. This fits exactly with VDSL2’s capabilities, especially when combined with innovations such as Bonding and Vectoring.

Commenting on this achievement President and CEO PTCL Walid Irshaid has stated

“PTCL is the first service provider worldwide to deploy a commercial VDSL2 Bonding solution that aims at doubling the bandwidths provided to its existing customers. We are thus setting the trend in international telecoms, and are taking the broadband experience in Pakistan to the next level.


Alcatel-Lucent’s VDSL2 Bonding technology and comprehensive services and network integration expertise is helping us to keep pace with the increasing bandwidth requirements of our customers, while capitalizing on the existing copper infrastructure. This will enable us to quickly deliver high-quality, high-speed and high-availability business and residential services – even in areas where it was not possible before.”

Alcatel-Lucent is providing PTCL with its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) IP access platform – which is the first platform to commercially support VDSL2 Bonding. Alcatel-Lucent will also supply Bonding-ready customer premises equipment (CPE). Alcatel-Lucent serves as the project’s master network integrator, and is providing a range of professional services – including project management, installation and commissioning, integration and technical support.

“We understand that service providers need the right tools to bridge the gap until fiber deployments have become ubiquitous. VDSL2 Bonding is an ideal approach: service providers like PTCL can almost double the speeds supported by their DSL infrastructure or expand their network’s reach. This makes it a fast and cost-effective approach to bridging the digital divide,” said Aadil Rauf CEO Alcatel-Lucent Pakistan Ltd.

“This commercial VDSL2 Bonding project with PTCL marks the beginning of VDSL2 Bonding deployments outside of the US – where the technology is typically used to expand the reach of the copper network.”

Alcatel-Lucent is the driving force behind the world’s most advanced VDSL2 roll-outs, with customers such as Belgacom, STC, Swisscom and Telekom Austria. Our VDSL2 solution has also been deployed by competitive operators, including M-net (Germany) and South Yorkshire Digital Region (UK).
 
awesome news if thats true

News of the day!!!
 
lets hope it is affordable :drag:

If I am not wrong the fastest internet in Pakistan at the moment is 10MB for 9,999 rupees

If this speed of 50mbps is offered i think it will replace the existing package of 9,999 rupees and 10mbps will be half price. 1mbps package would be close to free and may be 20mbps or 24mbps is also offered for 7,000 rupees
 
Right now i am paying Rs 2000 for 4 MB ... but i want 20 MB in Rs 2000 ... will it be possible ?
 
VDSL2 can be deployed from from fibre-fed cabinets located near the customer premises, or within buildings.
For this to happen, PTCL will have to shift the medium from copper to fiber. In Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Behria town, chaklala scheme and other posh townships have already undergone such media shifting.

Personally I don't think it will be possible as soon as the end of 2011, may be only in posh areas or developing localities, where fiber is the media connecting DC to DP.
 
Right now i am paying Rs 2000 for 4 MB ... but i want 20 MB in Rs 2000 ... will it be possible ?

of course yes... but you may have to wait for another year or two....

the prices remain very competitive, the speed keeps increasing

I used to get 1MBPS for the similar amount I am paying today for 20mbps.

In fact 1MBPS was little more expensive than what I am paying for 20mbps.
 
If I am not wrong the fastest internet in Pakistan at the moment is 10MB for 9,999 rupees

If this speed of 50mbps is offered i think it will replace the existing package of 9,999 rupees and 10mbps will be half price. 1mbps package would be close to free and may be 20mbps or 24mbps is also offered for 7,000 rupees

Right now i am paying Rs 2000 for 4 MB ... but i want 20 MB in Rs 2000 ... will it be possible ?

fingers crossed :D
 
If I am not wrong the fastest internet in Pakistan at the moment is 10MB for 9,999 rupees

If this speed of 50mbps is offered i think it will replace the existing package of 9,999 rupees and 10mbps will be half price. 1mbps package would be close to free and may be 20mbps or 24mbps is also offered for 7,000 rupees
Can't wait for this to happen. :)
 
Indias internet connection is expensive am using 1mbps line and am paying 1800 inr ie around about 3600 pkr
 
Yaar switch to BSNL. I MBPS for Rs.800

Is it unlimited or only a specific amounts of downloads and i once used a bsnl connection it never use to find a link is that problem over now
 

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