What is FTTH (Fiber to the Home)
FTTH includes fiber-optic access solutions designed for residential deployments. In FTTH networks, fibers are directly connected to individual homes or multitenant buildings. FTTH includes various flavors of both PONs and PTP Ethernet-based solutions. Fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) solutions where fibers are not installed all the way to the residential premises are not included in the FTTH segment.
FTTN solutions are instead tracked according to the technology used in the last mile (typically VDSL). With FTTH solutions, the “in-house” connectivity may be based on fiber, coaxial cable, copper or wireless technologies. FTTH covers only the electronics associated with the FTTH rollouts; it excludes associated cabling and civil works.
What is The benefits of FTTH
Speed: fibre optics allow much faster Internet connections than those established by using copper networks, by registering speeds of up to 100Gps. According to an international survey, Internet slowdowns would cost businesses, on average, one working week per year.
Power of the signal: fibre optics present unrivalled performance in terms of insertion loss. For instance, over a distance of 100 metres, a fibre cable will lose only 3% of its signal strength, whereas a copper cable will be attenuated by up to 94% of its signal strength.
Acces to Cloud: With the rise of teleworking, subscribers have increasing needs to access more and more applications and data saved in the cloud. A fibre connection via a FTTP network will meet these needs and allow subscribers to keep on enjoying the benefits of collaborative working from their home.
Reliability: Whether at home or in the office, there are plenty situations that require stable Internet services: video conferencing, HD video, e-learning, VoIP or file sharing – all of these uses are possible thanks to reliable telecommunications networks.
Low latencies: Latency is the delay that users perceive before the transfer of the data they are searching for becomes available. As the latency associated with the use of fibre optics is almost zero, a FTTP or FTTH network will offer the lowest latencies and, therefore, the most effective communications.
Symmetry in data transfer: Unlike DSL, which is based on the principle of asymmetric data transfer, fibre optics enables data to be uploaded and downloaded symmetrically.
Resistance to interference: As opposed to copper cables which are sensitive to electromagnetic interferences, fiber optic cabling systems are unresponsive. Thus, in an industrial environment where machinery or other elements may interfere with copper cables, a FTTP or FTTH network will provide the best possible signal stability.
Sustainability: fibre optic cables are a long term investment. Indeed, they have a much longer service cycle than copper or coax cables. Under optimal installation and use conditions, the lifespan of a fibre optic cable is about 10 times longer than that of an alternative cable such as copper or coaxial.