Due to bandwidth limitations, streaming HD content over the web has been impractical. That's all about to change due to the new high-speed standard called VDSL2 that was ratified by the International Telecommunication Union.
VDSL2 is said to reach speeds of up to 100Mbps downstream and upstream. Currently, cable and DSL can only reach up to 3Mbps and DVDs take up 4-7Mbps and MPEG-2 HDTV content requires over 19Mbps. This new standard can operate on standard copper telephone lines with existing equipment.
BellSouth has already announced plans to use this with systems they've installed over the past 10 years.
via| Ultimate AV
Tags: HDTV, HD, high-definition, streaming, VDSL2, MPEG, DVD, movie, film, television, technology
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