Along with a slew of other new wholesale announcements, Telstra has announced the launch of its first DSL product, a service being offered to CBD districts around the country.
DSL or Digital Subscriber Line technology uses existing copper phone lines to transmit high-speed data. There are currently a number of different DSL standards in existence, each with its own particular data transfer, distance and equipment capacities.
The Telstra system is based on a HDSL architecture offering a 2Mbps link within a 2.1km range of Telstra CBD exchanges around the country. The service is being aimed at wholesale and corporate customers who can use the DSL service as an alternative to other data transmission services such as ISDN, cable and dial-up connections.
While the new service is being aimed at the corporate world Telstra says that it is making plans for the consumer market with the more flexible ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) service. According to representatives from Telstra, the company has asked for tenders for ADSL equipment and is currently trialing the service in this country.
Telstra also announced three other products for the wholesale market, a new ATM service for ISPs, Proxy caching and a redundant connection solution for service and content providers.
Group Managing Director, Wholesale and International, Doug Campbell said that the announcements were part of Telstra's wider strategy to offer a comprehensive variety of data transmission products in order to remain competitive in the new telecommunications environment.
"What these projects are about is delivering the high-speed, flexible, interactive communications platforms that are a springboard into the 21st century," Campbell stated.
