Can VDSL2 turn copper into stimulus gold?

Very High Speed DSL 2 (VDSL2) is the highest-speed mainstream access technology that can be deployed by telcos using existing copper pairs.

Its ability to deliver downstream data rates of up to 100 Mbit/s over short distances makes it suitable for the delivery of triple-play services; it can support fast upstream; and it is also touted by vendors as a mobile network backhaul technology...