AT&T breaks major fibre speed barrier

Date:
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:37:32 +0000

Description:
Operators continue to push the efficiency of PON as AT&T becomes first to achieve 25Gbps symmetrical speeds on fibre.

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US broadband operator AT&T has become the first in the industry to achieve a 20Gbps symmetrical speed on a production fibre network, claiming the
milestone could mean even faster speeds for consumers and businesses in the near future.

The company achieved the transmission rate on 25GS-PON in its broadband lab
in Austin, Texas and says the technology can work with its existing fibre network.

The company achieved 10Gbps in lab tests earlier this year and has a commercial 5Gbps Hyper Gig broadband offering in the US. Openreach fibre

PON is used for the last mile of a broadband connection, linking businesses and households (along with mobile infrastructure) to the wider Internet.

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The company says it will continue to work with other members of the 25GSPON MSA group, a collection of more than 50 operators and suppliers, to drive the standards and specifications of the technology, which it believes will mature within the next 6 to 12 months

Operators and telecoms equipment manufacturers around the world are testing future upgrades to the technology, including in the UK. Openreach and Nokia have already successfully tested 25G-PON in lab trials, while Vodafone and Nokia have started work using 100G-PON.

What separates AT&Ts achievement from other tests to date is the achievement of symmetrical 20Gbps download and upload speeds.

Symmetrical 20 gig capability gives developers and engineers a huge runway to the future, said Eddy Barker, AT&Ts AVP for Mobility & Access Architecture.
As concurrent and mass use of AR/VR, the metaverse, autonomous cars, telemedicine, robotic manufacturing, real-time video sharing and editing, and gaming continue to grow, our 20 Gbpss service will provide plenty of
bandwidth that includes helping make possible connected apps and services that havent even been imagined yet.



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