Infineon shows first standard compliant 100 Mbit VDSL2 chip

Ahh, standard compliant 100 mbit chips that we can all enjoy! Who could ask for anything more?

Infineon announced that it is extending its DSL-portfolio with Vinax, a VDSL2/ADSL2+ end-to-end solution. Infineon claims Vinax is the industry’s first chipset that is fully compliant to VDSL2/ G.993.2 (Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line 2), a standard consented today by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

VDSL2 is a key enabling technology for Triple Play services such as multi-channel HDTV, on-line/on-demand gaming and video applications, VoIP and high-speed Internet access. Vinax uses the full VDSL2 frequency spectrum of up to 30 MHz and provides a bandwidth of symmetric 100 Mbit per second over copper wires at distances greater than 350 meters or 1150 ft - which is about twice the loop reach performance of existing VDSL solutions. [Read the rest]