Learn how ADSL provides high-speed internet over phone lines, its benefits over cable, and its widespread availability, ideal for both home and rural areas.

Question: I'm really confused by all the ads about high-speed Internet connections. I know they're way faster than a 56Kbps (kilobit per second) modem, but I'm not clear on what the speeds really are.

Until recently, all DSL lines were provided with standard equipment by BT. As of 15th January 2002, this is no longer the case, with the wires-only/self-install option now on the cards with several ...

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a fast internet connection great for achieving fast download speeds. As the name suggests, "asymmetric" stands for the fact that most of the two-way ...

Adoption of ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) high speed Internet services outpaced cable modem deployment in the U.S. during the second half of 2002, thanks to increased broadband ...

AFTER BREAKING AWAY from enterprise vendor 3Com last year, U.S. Robotics is coming out with a line of consumer gear suitable for home offices. This week at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, ...

That growth of 45% – over 100,000 every day – means that more than 125 million homes and businesses now enjoy the benefits of broadband DSL. By the end of 2005, global DSL subscribers will approach ...

The first requirement to receive DSL services in the UK is a BT telephone line. If you have one, there are a number of other requirements. For almost all home users, ordering the 512kbps consumer ...

D-Link ANZ has announced a new modem router and it's packed with power and packed with features. It can bring a huge leap in capacity, speed, and range for the most demanding of households. It can ...