Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced a new 25G PON high-density line card designed to deliver mass market, multi-gig, residential broadband services. The company claims the new line card provides fiber network operators with a cost-effective way to deliver true 10 Gb/s broadband services.
The need for multi-gigabit service is gaining momentum as operators move beyond providing sustained, average bandwidth toward differentiated services that can handle bursty, high-peak traffic demands and deliver superior customer experiences. End-users also increasingly seek high-speed upstream and downstream connectivity for real-time access to the cloud, gaming, home working and WiFi 7.
The company points out the new line cards can be paired with Nokia’s fiber modems to provide a “future-proof, cost-efficient, end-to-end solution” for mass market 25G PON residential and enterprise service deployments. Nokia says today 20 operators, including U.S.-based Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Fiber, are using 25G PON technology to meet the demand for faster broadband speeds.
The 16-port line card, based on Nokia’s Quillion chipset, supports a range of passive optical network (PON) technology options. These include GPON, XGS-PON, 25G PON and multi-PON variants on every port, giving operators the flexibility to upgrade as market demands dictate.
“The ability to seamlessly upgrade from GPON to XGS-PON and now 25G PON, along with our unique coexistence technology, reflects our commitment to staying ahead of the curve,” comments Veronica Bloodworth, Frontier EVP and Chief Network Officer. “25G PON strengthens our competitive position, enabling us to deliver high-speed, future-proof connectivity for businesses and an expanding base of residential customers.”
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