AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband
World Forum 2014 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU) is launching the industry's first TWDM-PON (Time and
Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Networks) solution.
This new fixed ultra-broadband access technology will allow
operators to smoothly increase the capacity of existing fiber
networks and meet all customers' growing data demands.
Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone have been engaged in co-development
of TWDM-PON since 2010 to test potential deployment scenarios for
the technology. During this time the companies have contributed to
its standardization and completed a successful trial.
TWDM-PON technology has been selected as the successor to
current GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Networks) technologies.
TWDM-PON uses four wavelengths per fiber, giving a total capacity
of 40 gigabits-per-second (Gbps), and can support new operational
and business uses that create a much faster and higher return on
investment for operators than previous generations of PON
technology.
Key facts
- TWDM-PON enables an operator to deliver different services over
each wavelength. For example residential, business and mobile
backhaul services can be carried over a single fiber. This reduces
costs and increases revenue opportunities as more services can be
provided with the same infrastructure.
- Each fiber can be flexibly configured to enable customer
services ranging from a few megabits-per-second up to 10
gigabits-per-second.
- As TWDM-PON can co-exist with current PON technology, it
provides a clear and cost-effective way for operators to evolve
their existing fiber access networks.
- The technology also enables a 'pay as you grow' model, allowing
operators to easily and cost effectively increase bandwidth as
required.
- Wavelength multiplexing means different operators can easily
share the same infrastructure. This can facilitate competition (for
example, a municipal-owned network can be leased to different
service providers) or cooperation (operators can co-invest in a
shared fiber network in order to accelerate ultra-broadband
deployments).
- TWDM-PON technology is supported by the cornerstone of
Alcatel-Lucent's fixed ultra-broadband portfolio, the 7360
Intelligent Services Access Manager FX solution, ensuring smooth
network evolution. Alcatel-Lucent is introducing a new 4-port
TWDM-PON line card and optical network unit supporting 10Gbps
symmetrical bitrate. Products will be available in the first
quarter of 2015.
Matt Beal of Vodafone
Group said: "Individuals and businesses are showing an ever
increasing demand for access to high speed data and services across
mobile and fixed networks. TWDM-PON is ground-breaking technology
that will give us greater control over network capacity and
increased flexibility when provisioning new services. We have
worked closely with Alcatel Lucent to develop the technology and we
look forward to evaluating it on our network in Spain."
Federico Guillen, President of
Alcatel-Lucent's Fixed Networks business: "For the last four
years Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone have been working closely
together to evolve PON technology. Our first TWDM-PON solution
reflects that collaboration. Alcatel-Lucent is committed to a
program of innovation; we have long been the technology leader in
both copper and fiber fixed access technologies and we are
extending this further with this new development of PON. Vodafone
has played a vital role in preparing TWDM-PON as an industry-agreed
standard by looking at its own potential usage in different
countries for both fixed and mobile operations."
Julie Kunstler, Principal
Analyst, Intelligent Networks, with Ovum, said: "TWDM-PON
promises a far greater return on investment than previous
generations of fiber access technologies. Its increased capacity
and flexibility support more than just higher bandwidth services;
it provides the platform for innovative operational and business
models, making TWDM-PON extremely interesting to wireline and
wireless operators."
Additional resources:
- Internet Page: The next step for GPON
- Infographic: TWDM-PON: Unlock the potential of fiber
- White Paper: TWDM-PON is on the Horizon: Facilitating fast FTTx
network monetization
ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU)
We are at the forefront of global communications,
providing products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as
well as ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service
providers and their customers, and to enterprises and institutions
throughout the world. Underpinning us in driving the industrial
transformation from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery
of data, video and information is Bell
Labs, an integral part of the Group and one of the world's
foremost technology research institutes, responsible for countless
breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications
industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group being
recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as
well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top
50 "World's Most Innovative Companies". We have also been
recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry
Group Leader in the Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in
the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, for making global
communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in
pursuit of the Group's mission to realize the potential of a
connected world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4
billion in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the
Paris and New York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE:
ALU). The company is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
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