'Fiber to the MDU' is residential broadband's last frontier

A lot of excitement has surrounded fiber to the premises (FTTP) deployments in recent years-and with good reason. Most of these FTTP deployments have occurred in residential areas, more specifically to detached single-family homes. What service providers (SPs) have largely overlooked in the resident...

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Published in:Lightwave 2005-09, Vol.22 (9), p.1
Main Author: Meis, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Cables
Single family
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Summary:A lot of excitement has surrounded fiber to the premises (FTTP) deployments in recent years-and with good reason. Most of these FTTP deployments have occurred in residential areas, more specifically to detached single-family homes. What service providers (SPs) have largely overlooked in the residential broadband segment to date is the lucrative opportunity presented by residences within multidwelling units (MDUs).
ISSN:0741-5834