With the rapidly increasing levels of data, interactivity communication and entertainment, the need to push fibre optic networking closer to the end user has become imperative.

Only Fibre Optics will be able to meet this exponential growth in bandwidth requirements.

The NBN emphasises the need to have fibre optic cabling closer to the customer despite what side of politics you believe.

GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) has today become the preferred fibre access technology businesses due to its technical and performance advantages, as well as the overall total cost of ownership (TCO) benefits.

Most cabling manufacturers have a GPON solution and even the traditional copper cabling manufacturers are now seeing the benefits of a full fibre solution to the end user.

Some of the benefits to be gained by pushing fibre optics closer to the end user include:

Multi-service delivery
An all IP Multi-Service fibre cabling system is ideally suited for any combination of data, voice and entertainment. A single GPON system can support Voice, Data, Entertainment, Social Media, Business and Mobile Backhaul. The transmission capabilities of fibre optics satisfy bandwidth requirements and build a network with capabilities far surpassing that of a copper network.

Unlimited applications
GPON can be deployed in offices, hotels, schools, retail outlets or industrial environments such as factories, mine site accommodation villages, and many other environments delivering comprehensive connectivity for any networking requirement – today and in the future.

Reduce installation costs
The components of a good GPON solution are pre-fabricated and transported to site for a speedy plug and play deployment. There are far less components needed to achieve the same outcomes as a traditional copper network.

This reduces the total overall cabling costs by as much as 74% and has a flow on affect to the occupational health and safety of the installer as they spend less time in potentially hazardous environments.

Craig Buckingham RCDD has been involved with the ICT industry since beginning his career as Telecommunications Mechanic in the British Army 15 years ago. He has worked on all facets of the cabling industry including network configuration, cabling installation, design and consultation. Craig has been with AFC for 4 months now as their Technical Development Manager delivering technical Learning Sessions to Consultants and End Users alike.

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