DSL Phantom Mode. Bell Labs, the research facility of Alcatel-
Lucent has developed a technique by which they reached speeds of
300 megabits per second over traditional DSL copper lines, a
goal that was considered possible only with the fibrt optic
transmission technology. DSL Phantom Mode - Overview Fiber
optics is undoubtedly the most advantageous choice in the
broadband transmission filed, being able to support multimedia
services requiring high data traffic such as IPTV (Internet
Protocol Television) and Voice Over IP (VoIP). The question that
is legitimate to ask is this: to what extent is it possible to
"exploit" the normal copper connections that are available in
our homes? The Bell Labs division of Alcatel-Lucent seems to
have an answer to this question: it is possible to push
connections on copper lines up to reach downstream speed equal
to 300 Mbps. This technique, called DSL Phantom Mode, has the
advantage to result in significantly lower installation costs
compared to the installation of new optica