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FTTH Last modified: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Short for fiber-to-the-home, the installation of optical fiber from a telephone switch directly into the subscriber’s home. Fiber optic cable is an alternative to coaxial cable. FTTH is also referred to as fiber-to-the-building (FTTB), which includes optical fiber that is installed directly into a home or enterprise. Compare with FTTC. A disadvantage of FTTH, as opposed to FTTC, is that power cannot be supplied to a home along with the signal on the fiber optic lines.
OpticallyNetworked.com  Comprehensive up-to-date news and resources for professionals involved in optical networking. FIBER FIGHT: Ethernet Duels ATM for Home Access With the price of fiber decreasing, many are pointing to PONs as the ideal solution for bridging the last-mile gap. The trick is choosing the right PON technology to deploy. Fiber: Coming Soon to a Home Near You One of the biggest obstacles facing fiber optics technology -- an Internet medium that handles much more bandwidth than existing telephone-company based copper wires -- has been one of price. FTTH Tutorial This tutorial examines the issues involved in providing FTTH service and how FTTH addresses them.	Related Categories Cables Fiber Optics Internet Backbone Telecommunications Related Terms dark fiber fiber optics optoelectronics