FTTH/FTTP/FTTC/FTTx

Current Status of Fiber To The User

Created By Jim Hayes, VDV Academy For The Fiber Optic Association Presented at The NECA Show, Boston, 2006

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What is FTTx?
FTTH: fiber to the home FTTP: fiber to the premises FTTC: fiber to the curb FTTN: Fiber to the node FTTx: for those who cant decide what to call it or are referring to all varieties!
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What is FTTx?
Mostly a telco issue
Telcos have many aging cable plants CATV companies have HFC networks in place Competitive carriers now install own fiber Telcos fighting for exclusive rights
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Who Competes With Telcos In Implementing FTTx?

Municipalities Utilities CLECs Private companies Battleground for telcos and CATV companies
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Where is the fiber?

Where is the bulk of telephone cabling?
10% is long distance 10% is local loop (metropolitan) 80% is subscriber loop

Long distance and local loop are virtually all fiber Is FTTx just completing the system?
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Why FTTx? Why Now?

Telcos are suffering with aging copper cable plants Telcos are losing broadband customers to CATV and landline customers to cell phones and VoIP New services are becoming available to enhance revenue - and customers demand them Regulations changed sharing issues New technology (PON) and cheaper components makes FTTx cheaper
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Why FTTx? Why Now?

Many telcos are realizing that the alternatives to FTTx are inadequate for future bandwidth needs:
DSL wont have the bandwidth Wireless wont have the bandwidth BPL wont have the bandwidth

Eventually they will have to go FTTx, so why put off the inevitable?
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Who Wants FTTx?

Homeowners: for high speed Internet access and video downloads Home Builders: FTTx adds value (and profit) to their homes Hardware Providers Service Providers: IPTV, HDTV, video on demand
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FTTx is gaining momentum

US: 6 million homes passed (Jan, 06) 1,000,000 connected Still a drop in the bucket!
Data from Render, Vanderslice and Associates, 2006
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Whats In It For Contractors?

Contractors are doing FTTx installs for Verizon and others While few electrical contractors do residential electrical, homes with structured cabling offer double the work and potential profit! FTTx will affect the commercial fiber market - fiber is cheaper!
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FTTx Cost Breakdown

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FTTx Architectures
Home run - fiber from CO to every home Active star - local switch then fiber to every home Passive optical network (PON) - use splitter near customer share fiber to CO WDM PON - PON but with each customer having a specified wavelength All based on standard SM fiber
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FTTx Architecture Home Run

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FTTx Architecture Active Star Network

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FTTx Architecture Passive Optical Network (PON)

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FTTx Alternative Fiber To The Curb

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FTTP BPON Architecture (Verizon)

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FTTx PON Network

Special Components - Distribution Hub

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FTTx PON Network

Special Components - Splice Closure

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FTTx PON Network

Special Components - Optical Network Terminal

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FTTx Is Driving Residential Cabling

Driven by FTTH, building codes, customer demand and builder profits More diverse than commercial cabling
Internet CATV coax Home theater Intercom Security

TIA 570A+
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The FOA Supports FTTx

New certification for FTTx techs Training program and reference materials for FOAapproved schools Helping recruit FTTx techs
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For more information, contact: The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. 1119 S Mission Road #355, Fallbrook, CA 92028 Tel: 1-760-451-3655 Fax: 1-781-207-2421 www.thefoa.org info@ thefoa.org

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