G.Lite to the Rescue
Tremendous demand for higher speed Internet access but full rate ADSL speeds not needed - 1.5 Mbps will do fine.
Splitter not required in the subscriber’s home. Expected to allow provisioning at lower cost.
Offers up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and up to 512 Kbps upstream. ATM (only) used as transport protocol.
Being pushed by the computer and communications industry, not by the telephone companies.
Billed as the “next generation modem”. Planned to use the same channels of distribution as traditional POTS modems (PC OEMs and retail).