US networking solutions provider Adtran announced that it is running several 10 Gbps broadband customer trials using the XGS-PON architecture. Led by Adtran, XGS-PON is an emerging ITU 10G PON standard bridging the gap between today’s FttH technologies and NG-PON2. It supports 10 Gbps symmetric fixed wavelength PON over new or existing fibre infrastructure. Adtran said a wide range of service providers are evaluating the technology, including new market entrants, utilities and Tier 1 carriers.
One of the trial participants, Jackson Energy Authority, said the technology allowed it to exceed its customers’ bandwidth needs while planning for future network deployment and capabilities. The senior vice president of the utility’s telecommunications division, Ben Lovins, said, “The ability to deploy on our current fiber network while still using the same passive and active plants is allowing us to greatly improve the return on our existing fiber network investment. We have already begun to see the customer economic and business benefits of next-generation broadband services within our hospitals and school systems and look forward to enabling continued growth and development in our community.”
