Last week we told you that several European operators had opted for 25G PON technology that allows us to offer speeds of 10 Gb / s, significantly increasing the performance of fiber optics. From what it seems, this is going to be the global trend for the next few years and it will come sooner rather than later to all the major telecommunications operators. In fact, today we know of a partnership with more and more partners working on this technology to achieve 25 Gb / s of speed.
It seems that the issue of making the leap to new fiber optic technologies that allow more speed is beginning to move. We have been seeing pilots for years and hearing promises, but now it is becoming a reality. Some European or Asian operators have already confirmed the arrival of 25G PON or XGS-PON to offer speeds much higher than 2.5 Gbps downstream and 1.25 Gbps upstream of GPON. Of course, new equipment will be necessary, both in the router and in the client’s computer.
25GS-PON MSA works on making fiber fly
The goal of the 25GS-PON MSA is to promote and accelerate the development of technology that enables 25 gigabit symmetric fiber optics to be delivered. They are responsible for defining the 25GS-PON specification, crucial among telecommunications operators in the coming years. This will be key in the 5G era, for backbones, but also for large companies in need of high-speed symmetric connections. The specification is based on the IEEE 802.3ca 25G EPON standard.
This group invites other industry leaders to join them in promoting the technology. This specification, which allows 25 Gbit / s download and 10 or 25 Gbit / s upload , is supported by companies such as:
ALPHA Networks, Applied Optical, Inc., Asia Optical Co ,. Inc., AT&T, BFW Solutions, Cable Labs, Chorus New Zealand Limited, Chunghwa Telecom, Ciena Corporation, CommScope, Cortina Access, CZT, DZS Inc., EZconn, EXFO, Feneck, Gemtek, HiLight Semiconductor, Hisense Broadband, INEA SA, JPC, MACOM Technology Solutions Inc., Maxlinear, Inc., MT2, NBN Co Limited, Nokia, OptiComm, PEGA, The Proximus Group, Semtech Corporation, SiFotonics Technologies, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd, Tibit Communications or WNC.
Undoubtedly, the entry of the North American giant AT&T last March served as a boost to this group. As we reviewed the other day, Openreach will test the technology in the United Kingdom, Telecom Armenia already has it ready, Proximus Belgium announced it in May and DELTA Fiber already deploys XGS-PON fiber.
In Spain we are aware that Orange will upgrade its fiber to XGS-PON starting this year in 5 Spanish cities, completing the deployment by 2022 or 2023. For its part, Movistar expects to start its XGS-PON deployment by 2022 However, Spanish operators have not talked much about the matter for months.
