FTTHFTTPFTTCFTTx Current Status of Fiber To The User
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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 1
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 can’t decide what to call it or are referring to all varieties! Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 2
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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 3
Who Competes With Telcos In Implementing FTTx? • • • Municipalities Utilities CLECs Private companies Battleground for telcos and CATV companies Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 4
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? Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 5
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 Vo. IP • 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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 6
Why FTTx? Why Now? • Many telcos are realizing that the alternatives to FTTx are inadequate for future bandwidth needs: – DSL won’t have the bandwidth – Wireless won’t have the bandwidth – BPL won’t have the bandwidth • Eventually they will have to go FTTx, so why put off the inevitable? Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 7
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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 8
FTTx is gaining momentum • US: 6 million homes passed (Jan, ‘ 06) • 1, 000 connected • Still a drop in the bucket! • Data from Render, Vanderslice and Associates, 2006 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 9
What’s 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! Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 10
FTTx Cost Breakdown Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 11
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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 12
FTTx Architecture Home Run Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 13
FTTx Architecture Active Star Network Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 14
FTTx Architecture Passive Optical Network (PON) Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 15
FTTx Alternative Fiber To The Curb Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 16
FTTP BPON Architecture (Verizon) Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 17
FTTx PON Network Special Components - Distribution Hub Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 18
FTTx PON Network Special Components - Splice Closure Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 19
FTTx PON Network Special Components - Optical Network Terminal Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 20
FTTx Is Driving Residential Cabling • Driven by FTTH, building codes, customer demand builder profits • More diverse than commercial cabling – – – Internet CATV coax Home theater Intercom Security • TIA 570 A+ Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 21
The FOA Supports FTTx • New certification for FTTx techs • Training program and reference materials for FOAapproved schools • Helping recruit FTTx techs Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 22
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 Fiber Optic Association & VDV Academy © 2006 23
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