Frontier has conducted what it calls a successful trial in which 100 Gbps, 50 Gbps, 25 Gbps and 10 Gbps speeds were simultaneously on network.
The demonstration used Nokia’s Lightspan MF Fiber PON platform and Frontier’s quad band coexistence technology. Nokia claims this was the first demonstration of the technology in North America.
Variations of the technology — combining 10G and 25G PON and 50G and 100G PON — will be available moving forward, according to Sandy Motley, Nokia’s President of Fixed Networks.
“We are proud to partner with Nokia to lead the industry in successfully trialing ultra-fast speeds enabled by 100G PON technology. As demand for faster broadband continues to grow, we have demonstrated our ability to achieve these speeds using our existing fiber network,”, said Veronica Bloodworth, Frontier’s Executive President and Chief Network Officer.
“This trial reinforces our commitment to operational excellence and features the advanced technology created by our Fiber Innovation Labs team, who are always pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for our network and our customers.”
Frontier’s speeds are just the latest for Nokia, which has been active in pushing the speed envelop. Earlier this month, Google Fiber said that it and the vendor had successfully tested a 50 Gbps connection on a live network at their testing labs in Kansas City.
An earlier step in simultaneously transmitting at the four different speeds over the same network was announced in April. The demonstration — which was similar to the Frontier speed news — was conducted on NBN, an Australian network. The earlier demonstration was claimed to be the first in the world, while last week’s trial on Frontier claimed to be the first in North America.
