The ARANG FTTx solution helps operators deploy the most economical fiber nodes

The construction of "Broadband China" requires flexible deployment strategies

At present, the global fixed broadband access market has entered the 100M era
.
In 2012, the highest fixed access bandwidth in Japan, Hong Kong, Portugal, and the United States reached 1Gb/s.
The Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, and France have reached or exceeded 100Mb/s of fixed access bandwidth, while China's maximum access bandwidth is less than 50Mb/s
.
In contrast, the average and peak annual growth rates of broadband networks in various countries show different growth trends, with the growth rate of developing countries such as China exceeding 100%, the annual growth rate of European countries being 68%, East Asian countries being 60%, and North America only 56%.

The strong contrast between the growth of bandwidth demand and the development of broadband networks shows that the construction of China's broadband network has a long
way to go.
"Broadband China" is expected to achieve 50% fixed-line broadband penetration rate by 2015, achieve 100M urban broadband and benefit 270 million users
.
In order to achieve this "Broadband China" development goal, meet the current and future business development trends, and build fixed broadband networks as quickly as possible, Chinese operators must adopt flexible deployment strategies to continuously improve fixed network broadband capabilities
.

The world's mainstream operators prefer the "hybrid optical and copper" deployment strategy

Undoubtedly, the main challenge facing operators today is how to deliver higher broadband
to more subscribers in the fastest and most cost-effective way.
Therefore, most of the world's major operators do not use optical fiber technology to achieve broadband deployment, but more adopt the "optical and copper hybrid" deployment strategy to greatly reduce construction costs and network deployment cycles
.
This not only solves the problem of balancing construction costs and bandwidth requirements, but also delivers more bandwidth to more users
faster.

Some operators choose to deploy FTTH in strategic or new market segments, while in areas with better copper coverage, operators choose to upgrade existing DSL lines
.
Some FTTH operators have chosen to deploy FTTN or FTTB to speed up broadband rollouts or make their broadband services more cost-effective
.
In fact, the deployment of "photo-copper hybrid" can maximize existing investment and future needs, and FTTx's fiber investment can also be repurposed
in future FTTH deployments.

Operators need to consider not only the cost to increase the access bandwidth, but also the launch time of the service
.
Achieving nationwide fiber-to-the-home coverage could take decades for operators
.
Data analysis by telecommunications analyst Heavy Reading shows that it will take at least 10 years to achieve 50% of the
country's average fiber coverage.
Most operators cannot afford to wait 10-20 years to launch higher bandwidth services after FTTH is fully implemented, they need to deal with the fierce competition that exists and meet the growing bandwidth demand of users, which is why they choose to deploy FTTx
.
Most operators have set 2020 broadband targets, aiming to achieve full broadband coverage
by using fiber, DSL, and wireless hybrid networking.

Alcatel-Lucent FTTx solutions help operators deploy fiber to the most economical nodes

Alcatel-Lucent believes that the exact cost and time to achieve higher bandwidth access network deployments depends largely on many factors and varies
from operator to operator.
For example, using over-the-air fibers instead of buried fibers can make FTTH deployment cheaper and faster, and save costs and time
if operators can use existing pipes or equipment.
With a broad and proven range of access technologies, products and solutions, Alcatel-Lucent can help operators deploy fiber to the most economical nodes
.

Alcatel-Lucent's strategy is to help customers achieve "fast up" network deployments
by providing a toolbox of FTTx fiber and copper solutions.
With the Alcatel-Lucent FTTx toolbox, operators can combine different FTTx deployment models to deliver higher broadband
to more subscribers in the fastest and most cost-effective way.
The FTTx toolbox provides ultra-high-capacity FTTH solutions, vector-based FTTN/B solutions, and vector-based highly flexible micro-node FTTcurb/dp solutions
.

Alcatel-Lucent's VDSL2 vector technology, which has shipped up to 1 million lines, deployed in fiber/copper hybrid FTTN (fiber-to-node), solves the urgent need for traditional telephone operators and helps provide copper users with a faster and more economical 100M bandwidth in the last 1 kilometer
.
By eliminating the end-of-line crosstalk (FEXT) signal that exists between pairs of copper wires in the same bundle, vectorization technology helps achieve higher speeds and predictable transmission performance on copper networks, enabling operators to launch high-quality broadband services
.

Another innovative technology from Bell Labs, an Alcatel-Lucent initiative, G.
FAST vector technology provides the ultimate 1G bandwidth
for existing copper users.
Similar to VDSL2, G.
FAST also requires vector techniques to eliminate crosstalk
between multiple users.
This technology is suitable for ultra-short distance copper wire transmission
of less than 100 meters.
In July, Alcatel-Lucent announced that it had successfully tested the technology
for the first time in the world with A1, the Austrian subsidiary of Telekom Austria Group.
The test results show that G.
fast can achieve transmission rates of up to 1.
1Gbps at a transmission distance of 70 meters, and up to 800Mbps at a transmission distance of 100 meters
.
This innovative technology significantly reduces FTTH deployment costs and accelerates deployment, avoiding the global challenges
of fiber-to-the-home.

There is no doubt that technological evolution is crucial
in the process of FTTH.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7360 ISAM FX meets operators' needs for capacity, density and fiber technology and is ready
to launch NG PON solutions.
Alcatel-Lucent is actively participating in the global standardization of NG PON2, which can better serve more service types, such as small cell backhaul services, high-speed FTTH services, high-density and high-bandwidth FTTB services, and government and enterprise services
。 Alcatel-Lucent's high-bandwidth optical access platform can support GPON, EPON, XG-PON, 10G-EPON and P2P deployments today, and NG PON2 in the future, enabling NG PON2 (TWDM-PON) non-blocking evolution and protecting operators' existing investments
.

Today, the ubiquitous FTTx network is also providing a more ideal solution for LTE backhaul, with the lowest construction cost, the fastest return, and can meet the technical and management requirements
of 3G/LTE backhaul.
The increasingly developed 10G GPON, NG PON 2 technology continues to reduce the cost of backhaul, improve the quality of backhaul, and become a new backhaul solution
that global mobile operators pay attention to 。 Shanghai Bell's LTE small cell backhaul solution based on PON technology can be flexibly deployed by CBU/SFP ONT to quickly realize PON backhaul of base stations.
The solution supports MPLS, which can meet the effective and unified management of the whole process.
It adopts a variety of protection mechanisms to reliably backhaul base station services, fully supports the deployment of lightRadio small base stations, and can meet the requirements
of future 4G/WiFi integrated base station backhaul.

Leading the development of technology in the field of access, rich experience in global deployment

Dell'Oro's latest market research report shows that traditional fixed-line telecom operators are trying to find a way out to improve copper network speeds
.
Alcatel-Lucent's fixed-line business grew 8.
6% in the first quarter of 2013, continuing to outpace Huawei and ADTRAN,
driven by strong shipments of VDSL2 and vectorization equipment.
In the first quarter of 2013, Alcatel-Lucent shipped 1 million lines of VDSL2 vectorization technology and conducted up to 40 related tests
in cooperation with leading operators, including China Telecom and Tunisian Telecom.
In addition, Alcatel-Lucent is working with Luxembourg P&T to test VDSL2 binding and vectorization
.

For more than 20 years, Alcatel-Lucent has led the way in global fixed-line access technology and continues to introduce Bell Labs innovations
.
In 2010, Alcatel-Lucent was the first in the industry to introduce the 7360 ISAM FX ultra-large capacity platform and the first VDSL vectorization technology demonstration, and in 2011, Alcatel-Lucent launched the industry's first commercial 10GGPON product with a "DSL PhantomMode" technology demonstration
。 In 2012, Alcatel-Lucent continued to make innovative breakthroughs in access products, launching the first eOTDR, releasing the industry's first commercial VDSL vectorization technology product, and launching GPON SFP ONT and BIPON technology product solutions
.

A series of innovations and continuous leadership in the field of access network technology products have also won Alcatel-Lucent numerous industry authoritative awards: in 2010, Alcatel-Lucent 10G GPON won the "Technology Innovation Award" from FTTHCouncil; In the same year, Alcatel-Lucent's DSL PhantomMode won the "Broadband Innovation of the Year" award at the Broadband InfoVision Award.
In 2011, Alcatel-Lucent received the "FTTx Supplier of the Year 2011" award from Telecom Asia for its outstanding achievements in technological innovation and market development
.

With continuous innovation and continuous leading access network technology and product solutions, Alcatel-Lucent has also won the favor of global operators, 80% of the world's top 20 mainstream operators have chosen Alcatel-Lucent's access network product solutions
.
To date, Alcatel-Lucent FTTH solutions have been adopted by more than 140 operators worldwide, and more than 90 operators have deployed Alcatel-Lucent VDSL2 solutions
.