• DocumentCode
    2656237
  • Title

    FITL upgrade: Evolution versus revolution

  • Author

    Mallinson, S.R. ; Unagami, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Europe Telecom R&D Centre Ltd., Uxbridge, UK
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    23-26 May 1993
  • Firstpage
    1907
  • Abstract
    Current perceptions are that an evolutionary approach is required for fiber-in-the-loop (FITL) deployment, but such suppositions make implicit assumptions about the rate of new service uptake. An alternative scenario is one of discontinuous change, termed network revolution. Both options are considered, together with the conditions which will encourage their realization. Technologies for network upgrade, their relative costs and implementation timescales are discussed
  • Keywords
    costing; optical fibre subscriber loops; technological forecasting; FITL upgrade; discontinuous change; evolutionary approach; implementation timescales; network revolution; relative costs; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuits; Costs; Europe; Large scale integration; Narrowband; Passive optical networks; Research and development management; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0950-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICC.1993.397610
  • Filename
    397610