Problems of Passive Optical Networking (PON)

Delivery of voice and data services to businesses is constrained by bandwidth and distance limitations over traditional telecom infrastructures. Three separate service providers may be required to provide voice, data and video networking needs while Ethernet services are typically not available to most businesses. To compete and meet market demands for broadband services, carriers need alternative solutions for traditional networks to enable the delivery of voice, data, video and Ethernet.

Problem: Voice lines delivered over separate and costly lines. Problem: Dedicated transport delivered over costly private line solutions Problem: Video delivered over dedicated HFC network.