ADSL grows up. (APC Magazine)

Its a great article, have a read of it. My favorite part is a quote attributed to Liz Jurman from Telstra Wholesale:

Telstra Wholesale’s Liz Jurman denied the telco giant was delaying the approval process, saying it was actively pursuing the deployment of DSL2+ within its own network. She said one problem the telco was facing was a shortage in DSL2+ hardware from network suppliers.

She argued that Telstra had been historically quick to adopt standards once they were ratified, pointing out that when the original DSL standard was finalised in 2001, Telstra began selling those services to the public a week later.

I always have a cynical view of Telstra, but it seems like they’re saying the following:

We are currently rolling out DSL2+ hardware, but there is currently a shortage. We have a track record of having standards ratified once we are ready to commercially launch a product.

If you’re interested in broadband read the article. Kudos to Dan Warne for presenting details which are often overlooked by the media.