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Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber

Often we take for granted that fiber optics is a good match for broadband access. Copper has served us well, and it...

Five Reasons for Local Loop Fiber
posted on: Mar 11, 2010 | author: John Bartell

10G GPON Tutorial

10G GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) is an important 10 Gbps Passive Optical Network (PON) technology that is...

10G GPON Tutorial
posted on: Oct 26, 2009 | author: John Bartell

OneChip’s Revolutionary Transce...

OneChip Photonics is attempting to revolutionize the access optical transceiver market with their Photonic Integrated...

OneChip’s Revolutionary Transceivers
posted on: Oct 19, 2009 | author: John Bartell

State of The Broadband Internet

The Broadband Internet is often discussed, but rarely well defined.  The best definitions are the simplest.  My...

State of The Broadband Internet
posted on: Sep 1, 2009 | author: John Bartell

10G EPON in 200 words and one diagram...

10G Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) is a developing IEEE (US) standard based on IEEE’s EPON (sometimes...

10G EPON in 200 words and one diagram
posted on: Aug 17, 2009 | author: John Bartell

WDM PON in 200 words and one diagram

Thought by many to be the next thing in FTTH, WDM PON (Wave Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network) provides...

WDM PON in 200 words and one diagram
posted on: Aug 12, 2009 | author: John Bartell