FT Telecoms - Broadband access Broadband revolution more than a pipe dream Despite the gloom outlook for the telecoms industry, the high speed vision is still alive...Read |  Read DSL - turning copper wires into new broadband networks Price cuts have helped create a surge of subscribers for ADSL technology in Europe |  Read Broadband fixed wireless - a proven technology retains wide appeal There is plenty of mileage in a technology used by millions of consumers |  Read Cable modems - rival technology threatens the status of cable services Most European and North American cable networks were designed only to deliver TV to homes, but the number of businesses passed by cable is relatively small |  Read Satellite networks - two-way bet on new role Although unlikely to become a mass market, satellite broadband can at least find a niche |  Read Powerline technologies - long record of false starts Electrical power companies around the world have considered the possibilities of powerline services, but relatively few of these ideas have become a reality |  Read Ethernet - triple play brings success in greenfield sites Residents of Milan or Stockholm can be forgiven for wondering what the expression "world wide wait" means, as they surf the internet |  Read Free Space Optics - cable-free approach shines light on high-speed access The high cost of optical fibre networks has shone interest on a less well-known alternative called free space optics. |  Read