Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) networks, once thought to be too expensive to build, are now proliferating the WORLD.
Only 2 Million links in 2007; Now providers like Google and AT&T as well as countries like China and France rolling out massive networks, the count is closing in on 1 BILLION FTTx passings.
In the hotly contested race to provide gigabit services, the CATV industry is rolling out DOCSIS 3.1 networks nationwide. Comcast, Cox and other cable operators are battling AT&T, Verizon and many regional providers to be the first to offer their customers access speeds in excess of 1Gbps.
Many of these networks utilize DWDM transport in the ACCESS Network to provide the high bandwidth.
Verizon signed a $1.1 billion, three-year fiber and hardware purchase agreement with Corning, enhancing capacity to support a next-generation fiber platform that will support all of the company's businesses. read article
Verizon named Prysmian as an additional supplier of fiber cable to support its 4G and 5G wireless and wireline broadband plans, signing a $300 million deal with the company. read article
This commitment will allow Verizon to rollout advanced 4G and 5G small cell networks in the coming years.
