Worldwide, operators are deploying 10 gigabits of PON networks. Several operators have announced upgrades to 10G networks, and more than 20 provinces in China have started deploying 10G PON networks.
It is expected that the shipments of 10G PON OLT port will grow strongly compared with the shipments of the previous generation of products. As time goes by, 10G XGS-PON will become the mainstream OLT technology. Because compared with traditional GPON, 10G XGS-PON can provide 4 times the downlink bandwidth and 8 times the uplink bandwidth.
On the client side, the operator provides 10G ONT/ONU when needed, such as for business services. With the continuous development of cloud-based VR and low-latency game applications, high-end users will need 10GB of to-home business. As a result, the 10G PON ONT/ONU port will see strong growth.
Now is the best time to upgrade to 10G PON. The 10G PON technology will bring new revenue to operators in their home and enterprise businesses, and provide operators with competitive advantages over OTT players. At the same time, 10G PON also provides a broader business development platform for operators, which can choose to cooperate with OTT to further enhance the innovation and incubation of new businesses. Upgrading the 10G PON network can help operators obtain new sources of revenue growth, and meanwhile build future-oriented networks to protect users' long-term business upgrade demands.
