This paper presents a step by step design and field implementation of a protected GPON
FTTH access network serving 1000 users. The basic components of the network are …

The use of fiber will be inevitable for transporting hundreds of Mbits/s to and from end users,
but this does not necessarily mean that fiber has to be deployed all the way up to a point in …

Fiber to the Home delivers the most future proof solution for fixed telecom access networks.
This technology requires the installation of optical fiber in the last mile. However, the …

A promising broadband business opportunity is the exploitation of the physical resources
owned by municipalities and utility-based firms. In this study, the new broadband business …

If an operator has as starting position a Full Copper topology in which ADSL or VDSL is
offered from the Central Office, the next choice he has to make is to provide Full FttH or use …

Within the European telecommunications industry, there is a trend towards the development
of fiber-based access networks, more specifically Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) networks …

Studies have shown that the majority of the global population are migrating from rural to
urban areas. People are leaving rural areas due to poor services such as poor broadband …

The explosion of Internet-based applications and media delivery over IP in recent years has
fuelled the research for faster broadband connections in access networks, or 'first …

Operators are building architectures and systems for delivering voice, audio, and data
services at the required speed for now and in the future. For fixed access networks, this …

Nowadays, broadband plays an important role in our society. Countries around the world
are pursuing initiatives to provide high-speed broadband as a universal service. Currently …