Nokia demonstrates first PON solution with integrated wireless drop alternative
October 16 2017 - 3:01AM
Nokia solution
integrates WiGig to the home with a PON network, providing
operators with a new FTTx option for delivering ultra-broadband
access Nokia first to demonstrate Wireless PON solution at
Broadband World Forum in Berlin, with pilots, commercial trials and
general product availability planned for 2018 October 16,
2017 Berlin, Germany - Nokia today
unveiled its Wireless PON solution, an industry first that allows
operators to bring gigabit services to customers using WiGig
wireless technology, eliminating the need to bring fiber all the
way to a home or building. With the number of gigabit
subscribers expected to hit upwards of 65 million by 20221
operators have to rapidly evolve their access networks to better
meet consumer demand. Increasingly this requires bringing fiber to
the most economical point, with multi-technology strategies -
combinations of both fiber and DSL - being used to quickly
roll out and deliver new ultra-broadband services. However, there
are areas where bringing fiber all the way to the home or building
may not be feasible or cost-effective. To make the business case
work, operators are turning to fixed-wireless access technologies
that are becoming commercially viable due to recent progress made
in wireless technology. Nokia's Wireless PON solution is helping to
drive this change, integrating Nokia's industry leading Passive
Optical Network (PON) technology with WiGig, a high-speed, 60 GHz
standard otherwise known as 802.11ad. Easily mounted to telephone
poles, street lights or a building facade, the solution uses
beamforming to bring connections of up to 1Gbps to Nokia WPON home
units located up to 300 meters away on the outside of a building or
home. With the ability to connect multiple access points in a row
or create a meshed network, operators can now bring fiber to a
street corner or neighborhood instead of a building and avoid the
costs of adding subscribers. Julie Kunstler, Principal
Analyst, Ovum's Next-gen Infrastructure Practice said: "The
push for broadband connectivity in underserved and remote rural
areas, and the need to fill gaps in urban and suburban wireline
broadband coverage, are creating renewed interest in the use of
fixed wireless access (FWA). Solutions like Nokia's WPON help
operators competitively service target areas, whether in urban,
suburban or rural locations. With Nokia's WPON, operators can
quickly connect new subscribers and easily transition them to
higher-value FTTP-based services in the future. Federico
Guillén, president of Nokia's Fixed Networks Business Group,
said: "Multi-technology strategies are key to helping operators
quickly roll out new ultra-broadband services to more people.
Leveraging advancements made in today's wireless technologies,
we're demonstrating how operators can use a wireless drop
alternative to effectively deliver fiber-like speeds to customers.
Nokia's new Wireless PON solution will introduce FTTx options that
operators can use to enhance the way customers experience their
broadband services. With a strong portfolio across all FTTx
technologies including fiber, DSL, cable and wireless, Nokia has
the experience it takes to deliver these multi-technology broadband
networks and make the business case work." The Wireless PON
solution, part of Nokia's Intelligent Access vision, is one of
several FWA technologies - like FastMile and 5G to the home - that
Nokia is bringing to market. The solution underlines how Nokia is
working with operators to deploy faster, better and smarter
networks. Nokia will demonstrate and showcase its Wireless PON
solution in the Nokia Booth E104 at the Broadband World Forum in
Berlin, October 24-26. About Nokia We create the
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