Alcatel-Lucent deploying 100-Mbps GPON FTTH
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) says it is deploying an open access GPON fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network for the delivery of triple-play services (TV, telephony, and high-speed Internet) at bandwidths of up to 100 Mbps in Sasbachwalden, Germany. In total, the GPON FTTH network will serve 1,555 households in 648 separate buildings in 44 different streets.
The community itself initiated and realized the GPON FTTH project — from the initial idea to the selection of Alcatel-Lucent as a technology partner — together with a planning office and in close coordination [......]