Broadband equipment shipments increased 14% between 2021 and 2022, thanks in part to strong XGS-PON sales in North America
The Verizon NG-PON2 decision was driven by the company’s previous experience having to upgrade BPON to GPON just four years later, said Kevin
Verizon joins the mult-gigabit bandwagon with 2 Gbps service, which will be available in additional markets this year. The 2 Gbps service cost
AT&T XGS-PON FTTH technology is now offered in parts of 40 markets. The technology can support symmetrical 10 Gbps speeds.
Verizon executive Kevin Smith gave an update of the carrier’s One Fiber strategy at a Calix event this week, highlighting a 5G PON-on-a-Stick proof of concept …
A Fiber AnyHaul strategy means deploying FTTP to support a wide range of applications, including residential and business broadband, mobile backhaul, smart city sensors, and . . .
By combining four wavlengths using NG-PON2 bonding, Verizon and Calix were able to demonstrate a single 34 Gbps connection to a business customer. The technology is expected to o enable small and medium size businesses to . . .
Calix and Adtran both highlight 10G PON moves as competition for fiber broadband upgrades heats up
Lumos XGS-PON services will include symmetrical 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps service. In an interview, Lumos executives said pricing would be competitive and that XGS-PON would be an interim step between . . .
Verizon vice president of network planning Lee Hicks outlined a Verizon network roadmap that supports wireless, residential and business services with NG-PON2 and …
Calix, Inc. today announced that Inyo Networks is deploying the Calix AXOS NG-PON2 solution to bring the first 10 gigabit services…
An Adtran Sumitomo deal puts the Japanese manufacturer’s EPON product line in Adtran’s hands for North America. The deal calls for…
Large-scale Verizon NG-PON2 deployment plans were revealed today, with details provided by Verizon’s Director of Technology Planning Vincent O’Byrne and Calix’s CEO Carl Russo. Verizon’s NG-PON2 plans include support for fixed wireless and . . .
An electric co-op broadband deployment underway from OzarksGo sees next generation FTTP technology NG-PON2 as the next evolution for their gigabit
CenturyLink 10G PON will use a software-defined OLT, initially supporting business services, an exec told us. In a field trial using…
Verizon next generation broadband strategy will focus on NG-PON2 said a key executive. Even for multi-dwelling units, Verizon wants to avoid using copper.
Verizon vendors — including Calix, Ericsson, Adtran and others — participated in NG-PON2 interoperability testing. OpenOMCI will be an important element
Mid tier telcos are taking a real beating with broadband, mainly at the hands of cable competitors. Calix has some advice for them…
NG-PON2 bonding will enable Verizon to combine two or more wavelengths to support higher speeds to a customer by changing only customer premises equipment.
NG-PON2 demo is important for Northpower, which aims to use the technology to deliver service to ISPs on a wholesale basis.
The Verizon OMCI spec aims to let carriers mix ONTs and OLTs from different manufacturers. The carrier hopes other carriers also will adopt the spec so . . .
The Calix E3-2 combines routing and optical line terminal functions in a hardened case, potentially simplifying central office…
NG-PON delivers the bandwidth necessary for emerging bandwidth-intensive applications, but it enables service providers to do much more…
10G PON standards include XGS-PON and NG-PON2. Here are the key differences between the two.