FTTH

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Why FTTH?

Today, the demands put on our networks are changing. The increasing demand for high-speed broadband internet access, Voice over IP (VoIP), Over-the-Top (OTT) video lead the world revolves around bandwidth. Global telecom infrastructure struggles to keep up with the demand volume and ever-shifting ways that we use it. All these are the driving forces to service providers to invest in or expand upon all-fiber “FTTx” networks. With over a decade of EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, Optec provides a comprehensive fiber optic cabling solution to serve all the needs in telecom and FTTx networks. We deliver reliable and cost-efficient fiber assemblies and interconnect components for telecom service providers, helping customers transition from traditional legacy copper networks to the high-speed all-fiber networks.

Bringing broadband service to rural and underserved, exurban areas can pose unique challenges to providers. Deployments must cover great distances to reach just a few homes. Rural areas have higher costs per home passed and require high subscriber take rates to make fiber deployments economically possible. That’s why providers must continue to explore alternative FTTx deployment solutions. One of these network architecture options is to create or expand rural fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks via a tap FTTH network architecture. In a tap network, a fiber cable is deployed throughout a service area, and fiber optic taps divert optical signals to subscribers. It’s a simple process: the cable is opened, and one of the fibers inside is carefully cut. A fiber optic tap is spliced into the line, which siphons off a portion of the signal for a subscriber. The tap allows the signal to continue down the line to the next home or business, where the process is repeated. Multiple taps can be spliced onto the line until the signal is exhausted — usually at 32 subscribers. At this point, another fiber in the cable is cut, and the process continues.