Nokia exec: ‘Fiber is the ultimate broadband infrastructure. Its power is almost limitless
Nokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, has announced that it has achieved a record-breaking 100Gb / sec in single passive optical network (PON) wavelengths using 100G PON technology. The prototype, called “mimicking real-world conditions,” will be on display Fiber Connect, Nashville, Tennessee.
“Fiber is the ultimate broadband infrastructure,” said Stefan Vanhastel, CTO of Nokia Fixed Networks. “It has almost unlimited power, only needed to accelerate with changes in both ends of the electronics. Today, Fiber can already deliver 10G and 25G speeds. 50G will be available in the second half of this decade. With this proof-of-concept demo, we show that 100G is already within reach; All the fiber network infrastructure that is being built today. ”
According to the vendor, providing 100Gb / s speeds down to a single PON wavelength, the prototype eliminates the need to combine multiple wavelengths that carry low speeds.
“Although speeds of up to 25Gb / s are possible in existing optical technologies, new approaches are required for higher speeds,” Nokia said in a statement. “In the Fiber Connect prototype, Nokia Bell Labs is using advanced digital signal processing (DSP) techniques that will be required for all technologies outside of 25G PON, including 50G and 100G PON.”
Last year, Nokia – in partnership with Belgian operator Proximus – claimed to be the world’s fastest fiber access network in Antwerp, Belgium. The network was the first 25G PON live network and was powered by existing Fiber and Nokia devices embedded in the Proximus network.
Today, sellers report that seven out of 10 fiber homes in the United States are served using Fiber to the Home (FTTH) kits.
