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Faster Internet with Fiber Optics from Infinity Technology Solutions

The pace of technology changes and use cases these days has left network operators reeling. Over the past several years, consumer demand for more bandwidth has gone through the roof. With HD video streaming, VR and AR devices, interactive gaming, and user-generated live content on social media eating up available bandwidth, Infinity Technology Solution’s passive optical networking for fiber to the home (PON FTTH) has become more necessary for Rural, Municipal, and Urban Service Providers than ever before.

In comparison to outdated copper cable, passive optical networks from Infinity enable network operators and other enterprises to maintain a faster and more efficient broadband connection for multiple residential and business end users.

What is a Passive Optical Network for Fiber to the Home?

Passive optical networking can address many FTTx (fiber to x) applications. FTTx is generic terminology that describes the use of optical fiber to provide broadband to a variety of devices and use cases. PONs are unique, delivering high-speed broadband connections for last-mile connectivity.

Fiber to the Home (FTTH) differs from other FTTx applications such as:

FTTB (fiber to the building): With fiber to the building, optical cables end in a building’s electrical room.

FTTC (fiber to the curb): Fiber to the curb terminates at some point within 300 yards of a building or residence.

FTTN (fiber to the Node): With FTTN, optical cabling ends at a node miles from a user’s home or business.

Infinity Technology Solutions specializes in passive optical networking FTTH, which means that your fiber optic cable terminates inside the business or residence of your subscribers. It’s important to understand the difference between passive fiber optical networks and active optical networks when it comes to providing faster internet speeds with fiber to the home.

Both passive and active fiber optic networks work by delivering pulses of light along a fiber line. With this mode of transmission, single fibers can carry more information in both directions, vastly increasing bandwidth and speeds compared to copper cable.

The key difference between passive and active optical networks comes down to the passive splitter used in PONs. Splitters function as a type of mirror that distributes the optical signal for your subscribers to fiber optic routes without electrical current.

PONs are more efficient and cost-effective for fiber to the home because each optic strand can serve many end users. In essence, passive optical networks have much lower building and maintenance costs for network operators and Service Providers because they don’t require active electrical components.

PON, GPON, and XGS-PON

When it comes to providing fiber to the home, GPON fiber and XGS-PON should be considered Next-Gen passive optical networks. The differences between them all comes down to the amount of data you can send upstream and downstream on a single fiber strand.

GPON (Gigabit Ethernet passive optical network) improves the bandwidth speed offered by first-generation PON. GPON delivers 2.5 Gb/s downstream and 1.25 Gb/s upstream over a single strand of glass. GPON architecture uses all the passive components of first-generation PON such as splitters between the optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network terminal (ONT), which significantly reduces the chance of equipment failure.

XGS-PON, which is the latest standard in passive optical networking, supports a whopping 10 Gb/s in both directions, while also supporting dual-rate transmission. This enables 10/10G XGS-POn optical network units (ONU), along with earlier 10/2.5G XG-PON ONUs, to be connected at the same optical line terminal. XGS-PON dual rate bears a similar cost to earlier XG-PON while providing 4x more bandwidth upstream.

Nokia is now pioneering and leading the industry as it introduces the first symmetrical 25G PON solution on the market that enables you to boost fiber broadband capacity and address new opportunities.

Nokia is the industry leader in XGS-PON solutions. Infinity Technology Solutions is Nokia’s largest distributor of XGS-PON for fiber to the home.

The Benefits of PON for Fiber to the Home

As we mentioned above, as a network operator or Service Provider, providing PON for fiber to the home deployment is more efficient than active fiber because it enables you to serve multiple end users on a single strand.

Making the transition to PON FTTH will also deliver benefits to your end users in other ways as well.

Security

Passive optical networks are ultra-secure when it comes to the transport of sensitive data. For instance:

Fiber is harder to tap, eliminates the problem of crosstalk, and, compared to copper cabling, is unaffected by electromagnetic interference
Our PON solution offers advanced encryption, intrusion detection, and unique ONT identification
Enables active monitoring of your network to guarantee high availability

Reduced Operating Costs

PON for FTTH from Nokia and Infinity Technology Solutions will significantly lower your operational costs. When you implement PON fiber to the home you benefit from savings in maintenance costs and upkeep, power usage, network management, service contracts, and more.

Our partners at Nokia Bell Labs modeled the costs for PON compared to traditional LAN. They discovered that PON provides a total cost savings of between 35%-55%.

PON will save you money in the following ways:

Energy Costs: Nokia’s PON is a true Green Technology. The active components of your current copper-based LAN require ventilation and air conditioning to function, which can be a major drain on your energy consumption. PON saves 50% or more in power consumption.
Space: Infinity’s centralized OLT platform for PON uses considerably less space than its copper-based counterpart. With fewer Ethernet switches necessary, PON takes up approximately 60% less space.
Servicing: With fewer electronic components, switching to PON results in maintenance cost savings of over 50%.

Scalability

Nokia’s PON solutions are easy to scale.

Their signals have a range of up to 20km without needing repeaters or boosters. With passive optical networking, you don’t need switches at each endpoint to address blind spots.

With PON solutions from Nokia, you can easily expand your network with additional endpoints to new residences from your central OLT. You can also upgrade the capacity of your optical network as well with the same cables and only minor modifications to your OLT.

Additionally, the capacity and QoS of Nokia’s PON for FTTH give you a future-proof solution for increasing bandwidth to your end users.

Infinity Technology Solutions for PON Fiber to the Home

With decades of experience offering passive optical networking for fiber to the home to network operators and our Service Provider customers, Infinity Technology Solutions will provide what you need to satisfy increasing customer demand for faster broadband.

We offer the following services:

Engineering – Planning, designing, and staging, along with installation and cutover for your optical networking solution.
Project Management – Addressing scope and cost management, scheduling, site development, and system training.
System Integration – Infinity offers full interoperability with all IP protocols to implement our solutions with any legacy system.
Maintenance – Infinity provides the full Nokia warranty, as well as ongoing maintenance support and service programs.