Hi Colin,
You ask about the potential capacity limitations of a PON. As you can see
at, for example
http://www.sopto.com/blog/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-pon-technology/
"...
they have less range than an active optical network, meaning subscribers
must be geographically closer to the
Thank you so much for your detailed responses Mark. Hugely appreciated.
The obvious advantage of overhead fibre is that it will be much faster (and
cheaper) to implement than trenching. However, the capacity limitation of
the PON network you mention is concerning. But I suppose as long as
Edwin,
You make a good point. The whole range of LTE technologies hold much
promise. An LTE service is a wireless method of connecting a device to a
network. It can be used to connect a mobile / hand-held device (like a cell
phone) or a fixed wireless transceiver in your home or business (which
