Comments on: LAN as an Alternative to Active Ethernet or PON http://www.ftthblog.com/lan-as-an-alternative-to-active-ethernet-or-pon The world is getting wired with fiber. Tune in for daily updates on the business and technology of fiber to the home. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on LAN as an Alternative to Active Ethernet or PON by: Stephen Davies http://www.ftthblog.com/lan-as-an-alternative-to-active-ethernet-or-pon#comment-501 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:10:18 +0000 http://www.ftthblog.com/lan-as-an-alternative-to-active-ethernet-or-pon#comment-501 I would suggest the $130 is the cost of wiring up a single Cat5 data point to a basic layer2 switch in the basement, a simple task in a high rise building. No Smarts at the customer's home, just a RJ45 data point. Cost of deploying 100Mbps to each appartment in a high rise is much cheaper than deploying to a single dwelling environment in the suburbs. That's why its 15% of the cost of PON. A quick calculation its about $100 to wire a data point (including labour) and about $35 per Ethernet port on a 48 Port 10/100 Dlink/Linksys/other-cheap-switch I would suggest the $130 is the cost of wiring up a single Cat5 data point to a basic layer2 switch in the basement, a simple task in a high rise building. No Smarts at the customer’s home, just a RJ45 data point.

Cost of deploying 100Mbps to each appartment in a high rise is much cheaper than deploying to a single dwelling environment in the suburbs. That’s why its 15% of the cost of PON.

A quick calculation its about $100 to wire a data point (including labour) and about $35 per Ethernet port on a 48 Port 10/100 Dlink/Linksys/other-cheap-switch

]]> Comment on LAN as an Alternative to Active Ethernet or PON by: Jimbob http://www.ftthblog.com/lan-as-an-alternative-to-active-ethernet-or-pon#comment-499 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.ftthblog.com/lan-as-an-alternative-to-active-ethernet-or-pon#comment-499 The LAN alternative being utilised in HK is Active Ethernet as opposed to a PON offering.... The LAN alternative being utilised in HK is Active Ethernet as opposed to a PON offering….

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