DSL Forum

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The DSL Forum is a world wide consortium of about 200 companies which are part of the different divisions of the telecommunication and information technology sector. It has a global representation of the wire-line service providers, broadband device and equipment vendors, consultants and independent testing labs (ITLs).

The DSL Forum was founded in 1994 and is used as a platform for companies that operate in the broadband market. Its main purpose was the establishment of new standards around Digital Subscriber Line communication products such as provisioning. This cooperation has brought different standardizations for ADSL, SHDSL, VDSL, ADSL2+ and VDSL2.

Starting in 2004, the Forum expanded its work into other last mile technologies including optical fiber, without changing its name.