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Ooredoo deploys 50GPON providing customers with 50Gbps fibre-based connectivity
O oredoo , Qatar ’ s provider of ICT , has announced it is the first operator in the world to deploy 50GPON connectivity , the 50Gbps-capable fibre-based access connection for consumers . 50GPON is an innovative technology , officially adopted as the evolution standard after 10GPON by the ITU standardisation body , which enables super-fast connectivity of up to 50Gbps on a single connection , providing an unprecedented network experience to users across Qatar via Ooredoo ’ s fibre network .
The new technology enables consumers to use high-bandwidth latency-sensitive applications such as 8k-interactive video applications , online collaboration and coordination solutions , 3D cloud design , high-graphic , high-quality AI applications and more .
Sheikh Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani , Chief Executive Officer , Ooredoo Qatar , said : “ We are proud to be the first operator globally capable of deploying such powerful technology , which aligns perfectly with our overarching aim of upgrading our customers ’ worlds .”
Ooredoo ’ s 50GPON technology can meet the bandwidth requirements of both consumers and enterprises . Initial deployment will be for B2B customers and areas that require high-speed connectivity , with roll-out to consumers , for 8k content and AR , VR gaming , as an example – to follow .
Passive optical network , PON technology is a passive broadband access technology that uplinks and downlinks data with different wavelengths , and uses timedivision multiplexing technologies for data transmission . A passive optical network uses a point-to-multipoint , P2MP topology , where a plurality of optical network units , ONUs are connected to the same PON port to save central office resources .
The ODN connecting the OLT and ONUs uses optical fibres and passive components to avoid electromagnetic interference and provide strong environment adaptability as well as easy expansion and upgrade . PON technology has been applied on a large scale due to its advantages of high bandwidth , high reliability , multi-service transmission , and low cost .
FSAN , ITU-T and IEEE have played a significant role in promoting the development of PON technologies . PON developed from the first ATM PON , APON and then evolved in Broadband PON , BPON . The commercial PON technologies have experienced three generations of development , among which GPON and EPON have been commercially deployed on a large scale . At present , 10G-EPON and XG , S-PON have already matured and enter the window period of large-scale commercial use .
The first-generation GPON , EPON technology can provide 100 Mbps-capable
Sheikh Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani , Chief Executive Officer , Ooredoo Qatar
bandwidths to users , and gradually replace the existing copper cable access technology . The second-generation 10G PON technology can provide 300 Mbps-1 Gbps bandwidth to users , which satisfies the large-scale application of 4K , 8K video services and the introduction of VR , AR services in the early stage .
The services requiring a bandwidth of more than 1G , such as extreme AR , government and enterprise access and 5G Fronthaul , Backhaul , propose higher requirements for the bandwidth and latency of PON technologies .
The next-generation PON , NG-PON following 10G PON has two development directions . The first direction is to improve the single-wavelength rate and the second direction is to increase the total rate through multi-wavelength multiplexing . •
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