Verizon upgrades FiOS service with GPON
Published January 9th, 2008
(TP) Verizon is upgrading its FiOS fibre-optic service with G-PON equipment. The new equipment can increase the line-rate bandwidth on the Verizon FTTP network by four times downstream to the customer and eight times upstream back to the network. The states where Verizon began initial deployment of G-PON are California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas. The upgrade follows the initial field deployments of G-PON in Kirklyn, Pennsylvania; Lewisville, Texas; and Hingham, Massachusetts. Thus far, Verizon has been deploying B-PON technology to provide internet access.
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