Title :
Fiber-Based Broadband-Access Deployment in the United States
Author :
Wagner, Richard E. ; Igel, John R. ; Whitman, Robert ; Vaughn, Mark D. ; Ruffin, A. Boh ; Bickham, Scott
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY
Abstract :
After more than 20 years of research and development, a combination of technological, regulatory, and competitive forces are finally bringing fiber-based broadband access to commercial fruition. The three main approaches-hybrid fiber coax, fiber to the cabinet, and fiber to the home-are each vying for dominance in the industry, and each has significant future potential to grow customers and increase bandwidth and associated-service offerings. Further technical advances and cost reductions will be adopted, eventually bringing performance levels and bandwidth to gigabits-per-second rates when user demand warrants while keeping service costs affordable
Keywords :
broadband networks; hybrid fibre coax networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; quality of service; United States; fiber-based broadband-access deployment; fiber-to-the cabinet; fiber-to-the-home; full service access network; hybrid fiber coax; passive optical network; service cost; Bandwidth; Central office; Coaxial components; Costs; Economic forecasting; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Power generation economics; Web and internet services; Access networks; broadband access; digital subscriber line; fiber to the cabinet; fiber to the home; full service access network; hybrid fiber coax; passive optical network;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.886067
