GNG News Guy
04-02-2008, 03:47 PM
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Verizon is in the process of migrating their FiOS network from BPON to GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) fiber technology. Their current BPON technology splits 622Mbps downstream and 155Mbps upstream among 32 users. GPON technology will allow them to offer 2.4Gbps downstream and 1.2Gbps upstream among 32-64 users (eliminating ATM, making it also more efficient). All new builds in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas this year will be GPON (http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/verizon-extends-industry-lead-1.html).
However, one of Verizon's three deployment partners for GPON gear, Tellabs, says they'll no longer be working with the telco (http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24200782.htm). Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=149936) has a little more detail, stating that the two companies couldn't agree on price or deployment details. Verizon will continue to work with Motorola and their primary GPON partner Alcatel Lucent (who clearly won Verizon's favor by having the nicest brochures (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/DocumentStreamerServlet?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Reso urce_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=Brochures/20405_7342_FTTU_bro.pdf) of the trio).
Tellabs isn't having very much fun, given their BPON deals with Verizon have dried up as the telco moves to GPON. This came after they lost out on BellSouth fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) business when AT&T took over and replaced BellSouth plans with U-Verse.
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Verizon is in the process of migrating their FiOS network from BPON to GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) fiber technology. Their current BPON technology splits 622Mbps downstream and 155Mbps upstream among 32 users. GPON technology will allow them to offer 2.4Gbps downstream and 1.2Gbps upstream among 32-64 users (eliminating ATM, making it also more efficient). All new builds in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas this year will be GPON (http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/verizon-extends-industry-lead-1.html).
However, one of Verizon's three deployment partners for GPON gear, Tellabs, says they'll no longer be working with the telco (http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-24200782.htm). Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=149936) has a little more detail, stating that the two companies couldn't agree on price or deployment details. Verizon will continue to work with Motorola and their primary GPON partner Alcatel Lucent (who clearly won Verizon's favor by having the nicest brochures (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/DocumentStreamerServlet?LMSG_CABINET=Docs_and_Reso urce_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=Brochures/20405_7342_FTTU_bro.pdf) of the trio).
Tellabs isn't having very much fun, given their BPON deals with Verizon have dried up as the telco moves to GPON. This came after they lost out on BellSouth fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) business when AT&T took over and replaced BellSouth plans with U-Verse.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Loses-One-GPON-Partner-93226)