The segment of an NGA connecting the end user’s property unit to the first distribution point. The terminating segmentTerminating segment The segment of an NGA connecting the end user’s property unit to the first distribution point. The terminating segment therefore includes vertical cabling inside the building and possibly horizontal cabling to an optical splitter located in the basement of the building or in a nearby manhole. therefore includes vertical cabling inside the building and possibly horizontal cabling to an optical splitterSplitter Also known as an optical splitter, this is a passive device (i.e. not requiring a power supply) used in PON technology to sort and combine light wave energy. A splitter replicates the optical signal from one fiber to a predefined number of other fibres (splitter 1 to 8, 1 to 4 and so on) and combines the optical signals from the different clients. located in the basement of the building or in a nearby manhole.
A cable consisting of two insulated and twisted copper wires used to construct telephone systems since the end of the 19th century. During the 20th century, all public telephone networks were built with this technology and even today the so-called ‘last mile’, i.e. the cable that actually enters homes, is a telephone pairTelephone pair A cable consisting of two insulated and twisted copper wires used to construct telephone systems since the end of the 19th century. During the 20th century, all public telephone networks were built with this technology and even today the so-called ‘last mile’, i.e. the cable that actually enters homes, is a telephone pair. The only exception is FTTH – Fiber To The Home, which allows optical fiber to finally enter homes directly.. The only exception is FTTHFTTH “Fiber to the Home” is the technology that connects POPs, located in exchanges, to end users’ property units with fiber optics. – Fiber To The Home, which allows optical fiberOptical fiber A cable made of glass fiber through which a light signal is transmitted over long distances for broadband network access. Compared to copper cables, optical fiber can transmit signals much faster, up to 40 Gigabits per second. It is therefore ideal for quickly transferring large amounts of data; it is also unaffected by external interference (electromagnetic interference, temperature variations, etc.). While fiber optics certainly offers the advantage of fast, high-quality and secure data transmission, its high installation cost is a drawback for network builders. Read the news to find out more: “Optical fiber, what it is and how it works”. to finally enter homes directly.