6A, a control unit 600 may be part of an independent entity coupled to a DSL system, such as a controller 610 (for example, a DSL management entity, DSL optimizer, DSM server, DSM Center, or spectrum management center) assisting users and/or one or more system operators or providers in...
That's why broadband providers have been placing their network gear closer to homes -- often in boxes under sidewalks, in cabinets by roads, or boxes attached to telephone poles. That's also why it's so expensive to upgrade broadband networks: the ISPs have had to extend their networks to...
known in telecom industry parlance as data competitive local exchange carriers (DCLECs). “DSL service providers are going out of business left and right,” says analyst Tom Friedberg, a senior vice president with brokerage Tucker Anthony Sutro, Denver. “All of these companies have...