10 Gbps symmetrical and greater energy efficiency: discover XGS-PON technology, the standard that outperforms all previous ones.
Connection speed up to 10 Gbps and improved energy efficiency: Open Fiber’s optical fiber network consistently delivers high performance thanks to XGS-PON technology, which offers superior results compared to the previous GPON and XG-PON standards.
Let’s explore together the features and advantages of XGS-PON technology and its role in the deployment of Open Fiber’s ultra-broadband network.
GPON technology: what it is and how it works
The acronym GPON stands for Gigabit Passive Optical Network, or passive optical network in the order of Gigabits. This technology allows the creation of network infrastructures in point-to-multipoint mode. These are tree structures that bring the FTTH connection to multiple recipients via a single optical fiber.
This is achieved through passive components like optical splitters, which divide the optical signal into multiple connections branching off to different buildings.
The key characteristic of GPON networks is that they do not require electrical power. As a result, the only components that need direct power are the central offices and the POPs (Points of Presence) distributed throughout the country.
The performance of XGS-PON technology
Open Fiber’s technology has always supported very high bandwidths. While GPON supported download speeds of 2.5 Gbps and upload speeds of 1.25 Gbps, the subsequent XG-PON increased download speeds to 10 Gbps and upload speeds to 2.5 Gbps (XG-PON stands for 10 Gigabit Passive Optical Network).
The current XGS-PON (10 Gigabit Symmetric Passive Optical Network) has taken performance to the next level, offering symmetrical speeds of 10 Gbps for both download and upload.
Economic and environmental benefits
The economic benefits of a network leveraging XGS-PON technology can be measured both in the short and long term. Lower power consumption leads to reduced costs and, secondly, the minimal possibility of failures resulting from wear and tear is reduced compared to copper networks, even years after installation.
Environmental benefits are also noteworthy: a passive network generates fewer emissions, and the limited need for maintenance interventions further reduces the infrastructure’s environmental impact.
Its role in the diffusion of Open Fiber’s network
The evolution of GPON technology plays a key role in the telecommunications industry. Being supported by Open Fiber’s FTTH access network, it enables a wide range of new services with increasingly demanding bandwidth requirements.
XGS-PON technology supports high-capacity backhauling and fronthauling connections. Moreover, it operates on different frequencies than those used by standard FTTH fiber optics, allowing both technologies to coexist.
Open Fiber has also successfully tested new FTTH access speeds: 25GPON, 50GPON, and 100GPON, as the first wholesale operator in the world.
