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Fiber to the premises ('''FTTP''') or '''Fiber to the home''' ('''FTTH''') refers to a Broadband telecommunications system based on Fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics for delivery of multiple advanced services such as the Triple Play of Telephone , Broadband Internet and Television to homes and businesses. Fiber-optic technology deployment costs are decreasing, making this technology a competitor to existing services. KMI Research forecasts that the total FTTP market for equipment, cable, and apparatus will reach $3.2 billion in 2009. TECHNOLOGY Two competing FTTP technologies are Active FTTP and PON ( Passive Optical Network ) architectures. Active FTTP networks utilize equipment in neighborhoods (usually 1 equipment cabinet for every 400-500 subscribers). This neighborhood equipment performs layer 2/layer 3 switching and routing, offloading full layer 3 routing to the carrier's central office. The IEEE 802.3ah standard enables service providers to deliver 100 Mbit/s full-duplex over a single singlemode fiber to the premise. Service providers using Active FTTP technologies include SureWest, iProvo, Grant County, UTOPIA, and Broadweave Networks. PON FTTP networks on the other hand avoid the placement of electronics in the field. PON networks use Passive Splitters to distribute fiber to individual homes. One fiber is optically split into 16, 32, or 64 fibers (depending on the manufacturer) which are then distributed to residential or business subscribers. In PON architectures, the switching and routing is done at the carrier's central office. Service providers using PON include Verizon ( FiOS ), AT&T, and several greenfield development networks. AVAILABILITY BY COUNTRY United States In the United States, the largest FTTP deployment to date is Verizon 's FiOS . Verizon is the only RBOC thus far to deploy FTTP on a large scale. AT&T (formerly SBC ) has deployed FTTP in the Dallas, TX area, including the Richardson, TX neighborhood of Richland Park . The company is currently providing telephone and broadband internet services over fiber to homes in this area. EATEL offers FTTP in the Ascension Parish , LA area. Services currently available via their Fiber-optic network include telephone, broadband Internet, and television ( Video On Demand and regular Broadcasts ) Several carriers, municipalities, and planned communities across America are deploying their own fiber networks, including:
United Arab Emirates Dubai Internet City, formally Sahm Technologies offer Triple Play services to properties within the Emaar properties, Dubai Marina , Emirates Lakes, Hills development. Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city, will be getting its first Broadband Passive Optical Network (BPON) based FTTH network in April, 2006. Nayatel is laying down its single mode fiber (G.652d) based access network and expects to the fiber to be lit by April 15, 2006. Based on Alcatel's Access technology, Nayatel's network will offer triple play (Voice, Data and Video services). Initially, Video will be carried in the 1550nm band and later Nayatel will switch to IPTV. Initial Coverage will be limited to Blue Area as well as the diplomatic enclave. Coverage to F-11, F-10, I-10, F-6, F-7 and F-8 sectors is expected before August, 2006. Europe In , Skýrr, Vortex and VoIP services is planned by HIVE and video will be provided by OR it self. As times go it is expected that other companies will also take part of OR FTTH network. The monthly cost of having the FTTH in house is 1.990 ISK ( aprox $26 US dollars ) which is a little more then having a phone line in the house which cost's 1.340 ISK ( aprox $18 US dollars ) this does not include any services. All FTTH connections are 100 Mbps but today ISP services offer speeds of 10Mbps, 20 Mbps and 30 Mbps. France A residential fibre service has been deployed in the 15th arrondissement of Paris by ''Cité Fibre''. Bandwidth allocated to each user is 100 Mbps with 20 Mbps reserved for internet traffic. The package includes Digital Televison and VoIP Telephone services along with the above-mentioned unlimited internet starting at 49€ per month. The 15th arrondissement was probably selected for its comparitively high residential population. The Cité Fibre website also contains an excellent comparison of residential fibre technology in comparison with existing Cable and DSL/ADSL New Zealand Telecom New Zealand (dominant telco) is starting a FTTP trial in a new subdivision in Manukau city in May 2006. Japan FTTH (often said FTTP in Japan) was first introduced in Japan in 1999, and did not become a large player until 2001. In 2003-2004, FTTH's growth become remarkable, and DSL 's growth slowed. 4.63 million FTTH connections (includes 1.99 million FTTX for multifamily housing) are reported in March, 2006 in Japan. FTTH firstly started with 10Mbps (at end-user rate) PON (Passive Optical Network) by NTT , and 100Mbps (at end-user rate) with GEPON (Gigabit Ethernet -PON) or BPON (Broadband PON) is major one in 2006. PON is major system for FTTH by NTT, but some competitive services present 1Gbps(at end-user rate) with SS ( Single Star ). Major application services on fibers are VoIP telephony, Video-IP telephony, IPTV (IP Television), IPv6 services and so on. EXTERNAL LINKS
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