Customer login Products Technologies References News Contact Network infrastructure Network Infrastructure Device Management Triple play Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Fiber to the Building (FTTB) Point to Point (P2P) FTTH network Print page Network Infrastructure Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Fiber To The Home (FTTH) is the most cost effective way to enable high speed data communication to the households, enabling a paradigm shift in ways of living and ways of working for modern families – in short Better Connected Living. With FTTH any service can be delivered on demand, in real time or in HD cinema quality, comprising entertainment, gaming, sports training, medical consultancy, conferencing and collaboration as if together. Virtually unlimited automation of the household is within reach, supporting ease of use, comfort, cost optimization and security. The underlying FTTH technology may be based on either Active Optical network (Point-to-Point) or Passive Optical Network (PON). These offer similar performance, but are slightly different technologies. The Active optical network features high guarantied symmetrical bandwidth, due to its non-shared principle. The network is based on active equipment placed in a Point of Presence (POP) between the head-end and the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) in the household. The Passive Optical Network features high bandwidth, however with variations, due to its shared principle. The network is based purely on passive components between the Optical Line Transmitter (OLT) placed in the head-end, and the Optical Network Termination (ONT) placed in the household. To achieve a long lifetime of the fiber installation in the household, which is expected to support many generations of the Fiber Optical Gateway, an advanced and generic Fiber Termination Unit (FTU) is required. The FTU must support all types of fiber installation methodologies and facilitate the use of single or dual standard fiber in cable or tube, Wavelength Division Multiplex (WDM) filter and gas block. In addition, easy exchange of the gateway without interfering the fiber installation is of high importance, preferably to be done by the end-user. To support this expected impressive longevity of fiber installations, Icotera has designed an advanced, “generic”Fiber Termination Unit (FTU). This FTU supports all types of fiber installation methodologies, and facilitates the use of single or dual fiber in both cable and tube. The FTU provides sufficient space for winding up and reversing the fibers in accordance with minimum bending radius requirements of standard fibers. There is also plenty of room for a gas block, fixtures for splicing rods, and a Wavelength Division Multiplex filter. This innovative design allows for a high quality standard of fiber installation, while minimizing labor and reducing the cost of installation and maintenance. To see what Icotera has to offer within this category, click here: Icotera FTTH Products Intelligent Gateways Icotera A/S Kongevejen 400D 2840 Holte Denmark Phone: +45 7010 0033 Mail: info@icotera.com Find us on linkedin © Icotera 2014