NEW YORK, July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As Verizon
advances toward implementing new technology on its fiber optic
infrastructure, the company has reached a critical juncture in its
RFP (Request For Proposals) process by tapping two companies to
begin testing NG-PON2 (next generation passive optical network)
equipment in Verizon's Innovation Lab in Waltham, Mass.
Starting this month, Verizon will begin initial testing with
equipment from Ericsson (in partnership with Calix) and ADTRAN.
Testing will focus on several features of NG-PON2, including tuning
performance, ability to carry residential and business services on
the same platform, and interoperability and conformance testing to
meet Verizon ONT specifications.
"When it comes to NG-PON2, ADTRAN and Ericsson/Calix have
developed new designs and some novel, yet different, approaches
that put them at the forefront of the industry," said Vincent O'Byrne, Ph.D., director of network
planning for Verizon.
Verizon is assessing this next-generation technology to provide
increased speeds and functionality to customers on its Fios
network. NG-PON2 technology supports up to 40G of total capacity
and up to 10G speeds per customer, both upstream and downstream,
over a single fiber – a tenfold increase over some of the current
speeds in the industry. Using NG-PON2 technology, the company plans
to initially deploy a number of business services in 2017, followed
by residential services as the technology matures and the market
demands.
This technology allows Verizon to easily increase system
capacity by adding wavelengths to meet the demand for traffic
drivers such as ultra high definition video, virtual reality
applications and cloud services. By implementing this advanced
technology without having to change the current underlying fiber
optic infrastructure, additional traffic can be carried cost
effectively. Verizon also can improve flexibility and resiliency
using NG-PON2, because traffic can be shifted amongst multiple
wavelengths without impacting customers.
Last year the ITU-T (International Telecommunications Union
Telecommunications Standardization Sector) approved NG-PON2
specifications, paving the way to establish NG-PON2 as the next
step in PON technology.
In 2015, Verizon announced it had successfully completed field
testing of NG-PON2 technology.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, generated nearly
$132 billion in 2015 revenues.
Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with
112.6 million retail connections nationwide. The company also
provides communications and entertainment services over America's
most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business
solutions to customers worldwide.
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