Italian software could boost existing broadband network
(AGI) Milan, March 10 - While the Italian government andtelephone operators continue their talks about the future ofthe country's broadband network, some major companies in thesector are testing new software that could greatly increase thecapacity of the existing copper wires. Twenty years in themaking, the method has been patented by Giancarlo Costabile, anengineer from the south Italian town of Cosenza. The software,a simple algorithm, can be installed on any data transmissionserver and on the client side - computers and smartphones. Itmultiplies the data transmission capacity by eight times on anytype