Passive Optical Networks (PON) is the leading technology being used in FTTx deployments. PON is different than other optical network topologies in that it is a Point to Multi-Point (P2MP) topology.

New research details how Passive Optical Networking reduces complexity, lowers cost, and enables secure, vendor neutral software defined networks at scale The rapid growth of connected devices, cloud ...

The rapid growth of connected devices, cloud applications, distributed users, and emerging digital services has consistently stretched modern networks to their maximum. While SDN has long been viewed ...

World Wide Packets’ Dave Curry believes Active Ethernet is a better option for curing last-mile bandwidth bottlenecks. Optical technology is the clear cure for last-mile bandwidth bottlenecks, but ...

Enabling a more open PON ecosystem, OpenPath™ will help bridge the digital divide, supporting last-mile network upload and download speeds of 10Gpbs, initially OpenPath™ is a comprehensive turnkey ...

Now that small-to-medium enterprise customers are adopting bandwidth-intensive applications such as cloud services, demand for dedicated fiber Ethernet performance at a DSL or cable modem price point ...

Optical Solutions’ John Griffin believes that PON is the cure for bottlenecks in last-mile bandwidth. Passive optical networking, specifically Gigabit PON, already is proving to be the cure for ...