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Nokia and Frontier complete trial of 25Gb per second broadband network
25G PON is next step in fiber broadband and allows Frontier to easily provide increased bandwidth .
Nokia and Frontier Communications have announced they have completed the US ’ s first-ever trial of 25G PON broadband technology .
PON , or Passive Optical Network , is the technology used to provide blazing-fast broadband to customers over fiber-optic cables . The two companies will continue trials on Frontier ’ s network while planning for commercial deployment in the second half of 2022 .
Consumer and business customers need increased bandwidth to advance beyond basic applications and amplify their use of the Internet of Things , Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning and Big Data analytics .
Nokia ’ s 25G PON technology allows Frontier to use its current fiber-optic network to easily provide increased bandwidth for consumers and enterprise customers .
Since GPON , XGS-PON and 25G PON operate on different wavelengths , they can co-exist on the same fiber , avoiding the capital expense of building a parallel network .
In addition to strengthening Frontier ’ s fiberoptic network speed advantage , 25G PON technology will increase the cost efficiency of deploying high-capacity networks to business and consumers and enable the company to sell capacity to 5G mobile operators .
Veronica Bloodworth , Frontier ’ s Chief Network Officer , said : “ Successfully completing the first US trial of the country ’ s fastest fiber broadband is a critical step in offering a competitive advantage for Frontier and our customers . We already have one of the largest XGS-PON networks in the country and this technology will ensure our network will continue to offer the fastest , most technologically advanced broadband service available .”
“ Our consumer and enterprise customers have an ever-increasing need for bandwidth . 25G PON will give them the confidence Frontier can scale with their needs as bandwidth applications like holographic calls and Augmented Reality become commonplace .”
Sandy Motley , President Fixed Networks at Nokia , said : “ The beauty of fiber is its almost limitless capacity .
“ We ’ re proud to support Frontier as it makes this transition to 2.5 x higher speeds simply by the addition of new optics . The key to making this work is Nokia ’ s Quillion chip , which provides a solution that supports three generations of PON technology from a single platform already in the Frontier network .” p
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