Title :
Fiber-to-the-home: 1997? 1998?
Author :
Shumate, Paul W.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
On both telephone and cable fronts, attention has returned to “fiber-to-the-home” as a “now” solution. New networks and technologies have reduced costs, emphasis is shifting to “full-service” capabilities, and FTTH´s costs and benefits are more-accurately understood
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; technological forecasting; FTTH technology; cable network; cost; fiber-to-the-home; full-service; telephone network; Business; Costs; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fiber testing; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Programmable logic arrays; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645272
