Internet access technologies

`Note`: This page is for hardware and drivers; for help configuring your Internet connection, please see Configuration of the Internet connection

There are at least three companies with xDSL-Solutions:

Wikipedia	Documentation in OpenWrt Wiki	Linux support for xDSL				Notes
		ADSL2+		VDSL
		proprietary	OpenWrt	proprietary	OpenWrt
Lantiq	lantiq_xdsl	✓	✔	✓	wip	the modem firmware is not opensource, it is shipped by OpenWrt and loaded by the opensource driver
Broadcom	broadcom_xdsl	✓	✘	✓	✘	about the proprietary driver
MediaTek	mediatek_xdsl	✓	✘	✓	✘
Ikanos	ikanos_xdsl	✓	✘	✓	✘	a couple of FRITZ!Boxes are based on the Fusiv Vx180 + IFE-6; the firmware is Linux-based, ergo there are proprietary drivers

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Wikipedia	Documentation in OpenWrt Wiki	Linux support for mobile wireless standard
Wikipedia	Documentation in OpenWrt Wiki	5G	4G		3.5	3G		G2.5	2G		1G
		n/a	LTE	WiMAX	HSPA	UMTS, EDGE	CDMA2000 (1xRTT, EV-DO)	GPRS	GSM	CDMA (IS-95)	analogue
Qualcomm	qualcomm.mobile		✓	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
	Android driver		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Linux driver (proprietary)		✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✘
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘

Altair Semiconductor	altair.mobile		✓	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☑
	Android driver
	Linux driver (proprietary)
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘

Broadcom	broadcom.mobile		✓
	Android driver
	Linux driver (proprietary)
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘

Intel	intel.mobile		✓			✓
	Android driver
	Linux driver (proprietary)
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘			✘

MediaTek	mediatek.mobile		✓
	Android driver
	Linux driver (proprietary)
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘

Nvidia	nvidia.mobile		✓
	Android driver
	Linux driver (proprietary)
	Linux driver (free and open-source)		✘

✘ ✔

If there is Android support, Linux support is maybe obtainable through libhybris.

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