{"id":26666,"date":"2023-01-30T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incoax.com\/?p=26666"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:31:52","slug":"broadband-universe-interview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.incoax.com\/de\/broadband-universe-interview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) has become so popular that many policy makers, regulators, and service providers believe that FTTH is the only way to provide reliable gigabit Internet access. Broadband policy relying solely on FTTH is prolonging the digital divide, unnecessarily denying ultra-fast Internet service to areas that can be effectively served by the FTTep<\/a> architecture and technologies specified in the Broadband Forum report TR-419 to economically provide gigabit Internet service by overcoming the barriers to FTTH.<\/p>

Fiber construction for the last few hundred meters, near the customer premises, is often the most difficult. Beyond this point, the fiber serves only one, or very few customers, so there is little cost-sharing.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

Thus far, the deployment of broadband fiber has addressed the areas where FTTH is most economically attractive, with high potential return on investment. Serving the remaining locations with fiber will, in many cases, require greater effort, cost, and complexity per location. (See Figure 1.) Many of the remaining, underserved locations could get gigabit-class access more quickly and at a much lower cost if served by FTTep<\/a>, where fiber reaches close to the customer premises, but the last hundred meters are served with existing phone wire, coax cables or CAT5 wires.<\/p>

Five FTTH Myths<\/h5>

While FTTH is a great solution for many areas, several myths can lead policy makers to conclusions that disserve people living in areas unsuited to FTTH:<\/p>

Myth #1:<\/b>\u00a0Fiber all the way to the premises is the only way to deliver true broadband access. This is false. Gigabit service is the same whether it is carried by fiber or copper.<\/p>

Myth #2:<\/b>\u00a0Higher bitrates provide a better customer experience. This may be true for up to about 500 Mb\/s, but at higher rates, latency becomes more important. Wire-based technologies can provide sub-millisecond one-way latency.<\/p>

Myth #3:<\/b>\u00a0Fiber is the only future-proof access technology. This is false. Copper and coax wires can deliver 2 Gb\/s service today and new standards address rates up to 10 Gb\/s.<\/p>

Myth #4:<\/b>\u00a0Fiber provides higher quality service. This is certainly not true if you can\u2019t get service at all. Broadband access via copper and coax provides good quality service.<\/p>

Myth #5:<\/b>\u00a0With enough government incentives, fiber can reach everyone. As discussed below, it is impractical or exorbitantly expensive to serve some locations with fiber.<\/p>

Fiber Barriers<\/h5>

In most places, fiber can be economically built from the nearest Central Office to a point near the customer\u2019s premises. This is often the distribution point in the basement of a multiple dwelling unit or near the customer\u2019s home. Up to this point, fiber cost is shared by many customers and the fiber construction takes place within established utility right-of-way land. Fiber construction for the last few hundred meters, near the customer premises, is often the most difficult. Beyond this point, the fiber serves only one, or very few customers, so there is little cost-sharing.<\/p>

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The reasons why some homes and businesses may not get fiber all the way to the premises include the following barriers:<\/p>