FTTH is rapidly becoming the preferred wireline solution for access networks. The virtually unlimited services and bandwidth afforded by fiber optic cable relative to the alternatives is well documented. Presently, however, most of the content actually being delivered over FTTH networks could be supported by traditional metallic media. This reality does not impugn the value of an all-fiber network. It simply helps us recognize that today’s FTTH deployments are driven by two key value propositions: (1) The promise of a future-proof network through the ability to support virtually unlimited bandwidth, (2) Cost-parity with 21 wireline solutions — which depends on reduced operating expenditures and the full realization of fiber’s distance potential in the last mile.|FTTH is rapidly becoming the preferred wireline solution for access networks. The virtually unlimited services and bandwidth afforded by fiber optic cable relative to the alternatives is well documented. Presently, however, most of the content actually being delivered over FTTH networks could be supported by traditional metallic media. This reality does not impugn the value of an all-fiber network. It simply helps us recognize that today’s FTTH deployments are driven by two key value propositions: (1) The promise of a future-proof network through the ability to support virtually unlimited bandwidth, (2) Cost-parity with 21 wireline solutions — which depends on reduced operating expenditures and the full realization of fiber’s distance potential in the last mile.

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