What is ADSL2 Broadband ?

ADSL2 and ADSL2+ offer even faster connections than regular ADSL broadband. With 24Mb download speed and 1Mb upload speed, depending on the distance of one’s connection from the exchange.

ADSL2 broadband in technical terms

ADSL2 is also known as ITU G.992.3- which is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standard. ADSL2 and ADSL2+ extend the capability of regular ADSL by doubling the number of downstream bits; this can lead to connection speeds offering up to 24 Mb/s downstream and 1Mb/s upstream depending on the distance of the DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexer) from the customer’s home.

Local conditions can vary, especially beyond 2km, but the closer you are to the DSLAM the higher your Mb/s will be. A DSLAM is a network device that enables telephone lines to have faster connections to the internet. It collects digital signals from its multiple modem ports and combines them into one signal through a process called “multiplexing”.

In this way the DSLAM allows telephone companies and ISPs to provide fast copper wire internet connection technology (DSL) with the fastest backbone network technology (ATM, asynchronous transfer mode).