Line sharing is the practice of one carrier running high-speed DSL service on a phone line while a second carrier supplies regular phone service on the same line.
Even high-speed cable modems and DSL lines typically run at only one-fifth the speed needed for a full-size TV picture in real time.
Personal computer users will reap the benefits of the high-speed connection only if they have DSL or cable modems.
That means Brand X was able to buy access to those networks at wholesale prices and resell high-speed digital subscriber lines (known as DSL) to their customers.
As the inventor of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) it delivers the Internet at high speed over copper wires and an emeritus Stanford professor, Cioffi believes that frequent comments about the demise of DSL are premature.
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Compaq also announced its new Triple Play broadband Internet access program, which offers customers a choice of three high-speed Net access options: cable modem, DSL, and satellite.
Hate to break the news, but your "fast" DSL Internet access is no longer considered high speed.
Alcatel holds a dominant position in the digital subscriber line (DSL) market, which provides high-speed Internet access over conventional phone lines.
Broadband services, also known as high-speed internet services, come in two forms, DSL and FiOS, and broadband providers are witnessing greater growth in FiOS because download speeds are up to 5x faster for FiOS than traditional DSL broadband making streaming content, movies and other media easier to view online.
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This development has prompted the former incumbents to accelerate the introduction of DSL (digital subscriber line) technologies to provide high-speed Internet access over the phone lines, Sarkar added.
The biggest growth area for cable is in high-speed Internet access market, of which cable holds two-thirds (DSL has about one-third and is trending lower).
The device will provide 100 percent free high-speed Internet in the home or small office at speeds faster than typical DSL and on par with most cable providers.
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Many of Sky's set-top boxes have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) port on the back that can link to a high-speed net service.
All users within a couple of hundred feet of the base station who have an inexpensive Wi-Fi device in their PCs or PDAs can then share low-cost, high-speed access to the Internet--without having to pay individually for more expensive dedicated DSL or cable modem service.
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