On Jan 31, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Brandon Butterworth <bran...@rd.bbc.co.uk> wrote:
>> I'm saying you put the splitter next to the OLT and then >> run multiple fibers from there to the subscribers IN THE MMR > > That's the way I'd expect it to be done if planning ahead, > GPON is today technology and new things always come > > I can see why they don't do this though > > 1. reduced build cost today - smaller MMR, fewer fibres to the > roadside. Tradeoff: It only works for one provider and a competitive provider has to put in their own full build of fiber. > > 2. gpon makes it harder for competing unbundlers to get share > in your investment > Which is why this whole discussion is about ways to implement an MMR and take the L1 out of the service provider picture and make it an independent municipal service. > 3. no home run fibres means no competitors running their own > GPON or Ethernet. Why invest in making it easier for the > competition > The point here is to eliminate that problem. Thank you for making my point. Owen