In Spain, the only operator that offers a fiber network of up to 10 Gbps is Digi. However, they cannot be fully enjoyed as indicated by the telephone company itself. Although, that has not prevented talk of what will be the next fiber speed that users will see and enjoy. Specifically, it is said that the next step will be 50G PON.
This type of fiber brings with it a different last name, since it includes what is known as passive networks, since PON stands for ‘Passive Optical Network‘. In any case, the idea that the experts have is that, after 10G PON, this fiber connection will become the next generation of PON technology and, therefore, it will be possible to have 50 Gbps symmetrical, that is, both in upload like going down.
The next step will be to have 50 gigabytes
Although for many the next step will be to have 50G PON, the truth is that some European and Asian operators already confirmed the arrival of 25G PON last year, in order to have higher speeds. However, companies like Nokia claim that 25G PON technology will be the fastest with the help of Proximus Belgium.
Instead, other Asian companies like Huawei are betting on 50G PON as they claim that the other variant does not meet the bandwidth requirements. Like the ITU-T (Telecommunications Standardization Sector) believes that this connection will be the next generation for fiber.
In any case, a first version of the 50G PON standard was published in 2021, although still with asymmetric rates. Although, recently, in September of this year, the technical specifications of the symmetrical 50G PON were added.
Why will it be the next generation of fiber?
Despite the fact that companies opted for 25G PON at the time, the truth is that ITU-T, a leader in the standardization of broadband access and home networks, in addition to infrastructures for ultra-fast transport, is committed to the 50G PON fiber. More than anything, because it meets the pace and time requirements that have been set for the evolution of their network.
Basically because 50G PON can provide 5 times the bandwidth of 10G PON . That is why choosing this network as the next generation is the necessary evolution for passive networks. Furthermore, 50G PON products are expected to be commercially available around 2024. So from then on, we may see speeds of 50 Gbps.
And not only this, but many international operators have preferred this alternative and choose it as the next generation. And it is that operators from North America, Europe or Asia, such as AT&T, Verizon, Orange, Vodafone, China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, NTT, among others, decided to support and participate in the 50G PON standard. .
But, profitability is something they have also set their sights on. And it is that, for the same price of implementing 25G PON networks, the truth is that they can manage to implement 50G PON fiber. And the main advantage of this is that they will make the fiber go twice as fast. Therefore, it is also the most cost-effective solution for the future .