Fiber to the X (FTTX) comprises the many variants of fiber optic access infrastructure

PON/Systems

PONs (passive optical networks), Active Ethernet, and RF over glass (RFoG) are the primary FTTH/FTTP/FTTB technologies. PONs include GPON, EPON/GEPON, DOCSIS PON (D-PON), and WDM PON. Here you'll find news and new products for GPON, EPON/GEPON, WDM PON, D-PON, Active Ethernet and RFoG.

PON/Systems News & Products
The Lightwave Channel
At the 2009 FTTH Conference, Draka Communications Strategic Account Manager Todd Rhen discusses the demand for optical cables in the MDU and how carriers can sort through their options.
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The Lightwave Blog
Oclaro Chairman and CEO Alain Couder and CFO Jerry Turin discussed the company's results of the company's fiscal second quarter 2012 with analysts January 26...
Jim Theodoras, ADVA Optical Networking
Recently, there has been a lot of confusion around the area of next-generation 100-Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) development and who is doing what. Given the...