JULY 18, 2008 -- Nokia Siemens Networks (search for Nokia Siemens Networks) today announced plans to focus on DSL and next-generation optical access technology and limit its investment in existing GPON (search for GPON) networks due to the fact that the mass market roll out of fiber-to-the-home (search for FTTH) is unlikely in the short term.
At the same time, demand for bandwidth is driving the fixed broadband access networks and will lead to a hundred-fold traffic growth until 2015. This development and the operators' need for revenue growth are driving Nokia Siemens Networks' investment in fiber-based next-generation optical access technologies, where the company aims to take a leading role in the future.
Nokia Siemens Networks confirms it will continue its fixed access investment in DSL by introducing new products addressing the increasing deployment of FTTC/B.Â
"Fiber is progressing closer to the home with the focus today on fiber-to-the-curb or building with last mile connectivity based on proven DSL technology," notes Christoph Caselitz, Nokia Siemens Networks' chief market operations officer. "Our view is that mass market roll out of fiber-to-the-home is unlikely in the short term due to regulatory uncertainty and the operator's business cases. This will be different with the next-generation optical access technology, where we will target to take a leading role," he contends.
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