A Guide To Understanding Fiber-to-the-Home

Posted by Kevin Miller on Wed, Feb 15, 2023 @ 13:02 PM

Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), also known as fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP), is when optical fiber is installed and connected directly to a single structure, such as a home, apartment, or business. This approach for delivering high-speed internet services and greater bandwidth continues to excel globally as it offers superior performance compared to non-fiber coaxial cable and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connections. 

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Topics: WDM, fiber optic testing, optical fiber, otdr, PON, optical switching, fiber optic training, fiber lab, network simulation, optical taps, fiber monitoring, optical time delays, Optical fiber market, fiber optic cable, fiber optic networks

What is Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)?

Posted by Jonathan Benfield on Tue, Apr 20, 2021 @ 08:04 AM

What is Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)?

WDM is a technology approach that allows for the combining ("mux") of multiple individual light wavelengths (signals/channels) from multiple lasers on a single fiber using a passive component for transmission to another location. At that receiving location, WDM components then work in the reverse, demultiplexing ("demux") the combined wavelengths back into individual signals and routed to their respective receivers.  

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Topics: WDM

Mobile Backhaul - Strategies for Increasing Bandwidth to Cell Sites

Posted by OJ Johnston on Mon, Jul 22, 2013 @ 17:07 PM

As the use of mobile applications and services that require increasingly more bandwidth continues to grow, wireless service providers must find cost-effective and efficient methods for meeting the bandwidth demand. Legacy transport networks are no longer capable of adequately serving today’s cell sites. Newer technologies such as GPON, WDM-PON, and Ethernet over CWDM/DWDM are all well-suited to cost-effectively address the growing bandwidth needs of wireless service providers. Regardless of the technology used, M2 Optics’ SplitLight product is an integral part of the solution.
 

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Topics: WDM, PON

Enterprise and MDU/MTU PON – Rack’em, But Don’t Stack’em

Posted by OJ Johnston on Tue, Apr 9, 2013 @ 17:04 PM

Currently, one of the challenges in deploying new, higher speed services to both enterprise customers as well as MDU/MTU customers is how to deliver these services using the least amount of space possible, while maintaining network flexibility and service quality.  M2 Optics’ recent release of the SplitLighttm High-Density Platform (HDP) enables unprecedented space savings and enhanced flexibility without sacrificing performance.

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Topics: WDM, PON