FTTX Featured Articles

Operator agreements catalyze FTTH builds in France’s low-density areas

After implementing a policy for fiber installation and network sharing in urban apartment buildings, France has embarked on a plan to bring fiber access networks to the country’s...

You can’t keep a good FTTH network down

In “FTTXcellence: Opportunity in dark times,” the November/December 2011 Lightwave magazine interview with Shane Trotman., senior operations supervisor at Farmers Telephone Cooperative...

What’s ahead for optical communications in 2012

The November/December 2011 Lightwave magazine cover story “A look ahead at 2012,” is the annual technology forecast, written by Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy....

Plan now for tomorrow’s FTTH networks

In the September/October 2011 edition of Lightwave magazine, Michael Gronovius of Ericsson asserts in the article “Shaping the future of broadband via next-generation fixed access...

The case for field-terminated mechanical connectivity

The drop cable connection serves as a key component in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. Reliable broadband service depends upon subscriber drops that are stable, efficiently installed,...

Recognizing leadership in North American FTTx

According to the May/June 2011 Lightwave magazine editorial “Raising the bar on leadership,” the Corning/Lightwave FTTXcellence Award process has illustrated how maturation of FTTH in...

10G PON technology converges

According to the March/April 2011 Lightwave magazine article “10G PON: More similarities than differences” that opens that issue’s “Analysis” section, announcements...

Is 1-Gbps FTTH overkill?

According to the November/December 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Who needs 1-Gbps FTTH?” that opens that issue’s “Analysis” section, EPB Fiber Optics concedes that...

Bell Aliant’s Hartlen offers FTTH deployment tips

In the November/December 2010 Lightwave magazine interview with Bell Aliant’s Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Chuck Hartlen, “Planning leads to FTTXcellence,” the 2010...

Can wavelength-agile PONs compete with XG-PON1?

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Wavelength-agile PONs offer XG-PON1 alternative,” new tunable receiver technology can enable wavelength-agile PONs that...