Comments on: Verizon GPON Announcement http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement The world is getting wired with fiber. Tune in for daily updates on the business and technology of fiber to the home. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Verizon GPON Announcement by: Andrew Schmitt http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2233 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:26:47 +0000 http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2233 I can believe that. The price of GPON could be lower than BPON. But the COST certainly cannot. Is Alcatel buying the business in the hope of selling TiMetra equipment and other assorted goods? I can believe that. The price of GPON could be lower than BPON. But the COST certainly cannot. Is Alcatel buying the business in the hope of selling TiMetra equipment and other assorted goods?

]]> Comment on Verizon GPON Announcement by: Scott Wilkinson http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2224 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:25:17 +0000 http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2224 Sorry to be contrarion to the contrarion, but I would not bet against GPON deployment in 2006. According to industry rumors that I would not confirm even if I could, Verizon was offered pricing for GPON that is lower than their current BPON pricing. Per-user pricing for GPON will not be the barrier for Verizon deployment. Verizon upper management is very concerned about deploying a significant amount of "stranded" BPON. Therefore, there is a very strong push to deploy GPON as quickly as possible. Any delays will most likely be due to the difficulties of deploying a relatively new vendor and an immature product into the behemoth that is Verizon Operations. Sorry to be contrarion to the contrarion, but I would not bet against GPON deployment in 2006.

According to industry rumors that I would not confirm even if I could, Verizon was offered pricing for GPON that is lower than their current BPON pricing. Per-user pricing for GPON will not be the barrier for Verizon deployment.

Verizon upper management is very concerned about deploying a significant amount of “stranded” BPON. Therefore, there is a very strong push to deploy GPON as quickly as possible. Any delays will most likely be due to the difficulties of deploying a relatively new vendor and an immature product into the behemoth that is Verizon Operations.

]]> Comment on Verizon GPON Announcement by: Andrew Schmitt http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2072 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:07:41 +0000 http://www.ftthblog.com/verizon-gpon-announcement#comment-2072 Being called a contrarian is the highest praise. Thank you. Being called a contrarian is the highest praise. Thank you.

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