Nokia and nbn show world’s first 10G, 25G, 50G and 100G speeds over live fiber broadband network
April 17 2024 - 1:00AM
Press release Nokia and nbn show world’s first 10G, 25G, 50G and
100G speeds over live fiber broadband network
- Nokia and nbn show record-breaking multiple broadband speeds
over live fiber network.
- nbn uses Nokia’s Lightspan MF fiber access platform, designed
for delivering next-generation passive optical network (PON) at
scale.
- Nokia is the only vendor supporting all next-generation PON
technology options, allowing operators to choose the right strategy
for their needs and business case.
17 April 2024 Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that NBN
Co, Australia’s largest wholesale broadband provider, has
successfully completed the world’s first live network demonstration
of multiple next-generation PON technologies. Leveraging Nokia’s
fiber access platform, nbn was able to deliver 10G, 25G, 50G and
100G broadband speeds over its existing fiber network. The
successful results demonstrate how operators and wholesalers can
effortlessly scale their fiber access network, addressing the
growing demand for faster connectivity needed by premium users,
enterprises, and Industry 4.0 for generations to
come.
Fiber is a futureproof, energy efficient technology that
operators increasingly use to connect everything with multi-gigabit
services. Today, operators worldwide are deploying up to 20Gb/s
speeds with XGS-PON and 25G PON to meet growing bandwidth
requirements, deliver better end user experiences, and create new
revenue generating services. When the demand for speeds above
20Gb/s emerges, 50G and 100G will be able to address these
needs.
Designed to support a full range of PON technologies, from GPON
to 100G PON, Nokia’s Lightspan platform gives operators the choice
and flexibility to optimize their network to their specific
business case and needs. Using Nokia’s fiber platform, operators
like nbn are able to add capacity to their networks, demonstrating
the co-existence of multiple PON technologies. For example, nbn was
able to show a combination of 10G, 25G and 50G, as well as 10G, 25G
and 100G on the same fiber. This trial shows how operators can
easily enhance 10G PON to symmetrical 25G PON and eventually evolve
to 50G PON or 100G using the same passive and active fiber
components.
Dion Ljubanovic, nbn Chief Network Officer,
said: “This is an incredible result and demonstrates the
fiber we deploy in our network is only limited by the capabilities
of the equipment that will connect to it into the future. We are
always looking for ways to push the capabilities of the nbn network
and with the average Australian home forecast to download around 1
terabyte per month within the next decade, this successful
demonstration showcases the world-class capabilities of nbn fiber
to support the next generation of broadband services in the long
term.”
Geert Heyninck, Vice President of Broadband Networks at
Nokia, said: “There is a huge opportunity for operators to
leverage their existing fiber broadband networks to efficiently add
advanced services which goes way beyond consumer services. Think
enterprise, mobile backhaul, Smart City, Industry 4.0. It’s
important for service providers to have choices to match the right
speed and cost points to meet the different use cases. As the
industry’s first and only solution capable of supporting the full
range of PON technologies from 10G to 25G, 50G, and even 100G, we
can give operators the freedom and flexibility to meet their
business needs while also helping to optimize network performance
and reduce costs.”
Jaimie Lenderman, Principal Analyst and Research Manager
at Omdia, said: “PON has been the technology of choice for
broadband operators for years. With the recent, rapid global
expansion of next-gen fiber access networks, the entire telecoms
industry is now taking note. Nokia’s demonstration showcases the
strength of the PON technology today and the multiple pathways
available to support the applications of tomorrow. The flexibility
to choose between 10G, 25G, 50G, and eventually 100G and beyond
empowers operators to customize their networks based upon customer
requirements and future service plans for residential, enterprise,
and beyond.”
Resources and additional information
- Event Pictures: Nokia Media Library
- Webpage: Nokia Lightspan MF
- Webpage: Accelerating to gigabit with fiber
- Webpage: Fiber for Everything
Did you know
- Nokia is the number one vendor for XGS-PON technology globally
according to 2023 market share figures from Dell’Oro and
Omdia.
- There are more than 10 operators around the world who are
already gaining the benefits of 25G PON, and the eco-system is
maturing with more than 5 ONT vendors bringing 25G PON solutions to
the market.
- Some operators currently deploying 25G PON include Google
Fiber, EPB, Vodafone Qatar and OGI.
- The eco-system for 25G PON is mature with more than 60
operators, system vendors, chipset and optical suppliers part of a
MSA focused on standardizing and accelerating the technology.
- Nokia is key contributor to 50G PON industry standard and
introduced the industry’s first true 50G platform in 2020 with the
Lightspan MF platform.
- Once the 50G PON industry matures, the step to 100G is
straightforward.
- In 2021, Nokia became the first vendor to demonstrate a 100G
PON POC demo.
About the Lightspan MF-14 platform
- 4x higher capacity than previous generation, ensures smooth
evolution to massive connectivity with 10, 25, 50, 100G PON.
- No single point of failures, ensuring the highest availability
(six nines) in the market. This is important because consumers and
businesses depend on broadband non-stop.
- Sub millisecond latency for 5G transport and new array of
industry 4.0 applications.
- 20% higher power efficiency than the industry average so
operators can decrease overall power consumption as they connect
more points on fiber network and meet sustainability targets.
- Modular software architecture for more agility for upgrading
software and onboarding of new functionality, with much less effort
and time.
- SDN programmability and open APIs to enable control function by
Nokia or 3rd party network control functions.
- Fast telemetry and digital mirror in the cloud for enhanced
network overview.
About NokiaAt Nokia, we create technology that
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