FTTX: Key Market and Technology Trends

World-wide broadband access deployments have seen massive growth due to fiber access technologies based on Passive Optical Networks (PON). In this talk, we describe the different PON technologies that have been currently deployed (IEEE-based EPON, ITU-based GPON) and the next generation higher bandwidth solutions (IEEE-based 10G EPON and ITU-based XGPON1, NGPON2). We also talk about the market drivers for these technologies as well as the different deployment models (Fiber To The Home, Fiber To The Curb, Fiber To The Basement etc.). Lastly we illustrate how these technologies will be the building blocks of the Digital Smart Home as we move to the Internet of Things.

Speaker: Rajiv Dighe, Broadcom