IDATE, a France-based research and consultancy firm, shared its latest bunch of FTTH/B (Fiber-to-the-Home/Building) statistics at the FTTH Council Europe conference in Paris. And while at first glance the numbers are encouraging, Europe still lags behind the U.S. and Japan in gaining subscribers.
Hear from Vèronique Stappers, Telecom Global Segment Developer, how Nexans provides cable solutions for operator diversity and lower CAPEX. Visit Nexans at FTTH Council Europe 2008, Palais des Congrés, booth G4.
Unlike other vendors that have come down on either the PON or Active Ethernet side, Hitachi has taken a more agnostic approach that is set on adapting to a service provider's unique service and network situation. In the following Audiocast, Executive Editor Sean Buckley talks to David Foote, CTO of Hitachi Telecom about the state of the worldwide FTTH market.
Large deployments drive new innovations and services
Already a household name in the cable industry, Motorola in recent years has become a driving force in many high profile FTTH deployments, including Verizon's FiOS. In this special Audiocast edition from the FTTH Council Europe Conference in Paris, France, Telecommunications Executive Editor Sean Buckley talks with Floyd Wagoner, senior manager of marketing in Motorola's Access network division, about the state of the FTTH market.
But marketing problems contribute to slow take-up
Touts flexible network approach
Large deployments drive new innovations and services