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Posted on 01.11.06
According to a new report on Asia FTTH (strikingly similar to this report from InStat) from Research and Markets a succesful approach to FTTx deployment in China is to combine fiber to the node or fiber to the curb with a local area network running the rest of the way to the subscriber. This is compared to a xDSL termination in the US for FTTC/FTTN. I presume that LAN is more cost effective and is better suited for dense housing units. However is the security compromised? Filed under: Technology Comments: 2 Comments »RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a commentLine and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: |
I assume that if this is the case, this is inside Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) wiring (Ethernet over cat-5 or cat-6 type) instead of VDSL2 inside MDU wiring as we see a lot in USA, Europe, Japan and Korea (FTTP+xDSL in-building wiring).
I beleive the point here is not security. If the chinese use this alternative it will not be for long. My rationale is that Customer Premise Equipments for voice and video (not for data…) will probably be more costly than for xDSL, therefore there will not be any economy overall.
Conclusion: my crystal ball is not better than any other one… so time will tell.
NG
Comment by Nick Gagnon — January 13, 2006 @ 3:16 am
In contrast with previous comment I support the idea of FTTx + LAN in MDUs and I really can’t see how xDSL CPE can be cheaper than x-port Ethernet hub/switch (which is the “CPE” for VoIP (voice) and IPTV (video)}.
The only reason why anybody would do FTTx + xDSL in MDU would be the installed Cat3 cabling which would be expensive (in labour) to replace for Cat5.
Please remember that MDUs in Asia and some parts of Europe are typically high density buildings with many units (10+). This is not your typical North American “field” of single family houses.
Comment by Lukas — January 14, 2006 @ 12:34 am