 a333A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
| Ehhh, anyone with half a brain knows that AT&T decided to first invest in FTTN, then extend the fiber to homes, using active FTTP tech. To get PON, they'd have to remove all the expensive VDSL DSLAM's, and all the active electronics, and sell it in a market where few would be interested in buying, I.e., at the point that AT&T decides to go FTTP, their copper active electronics will be WORTHLESS. Also, to install the PON splitters, they have to make sure the existing fiber is compatible. Also, they have to replace the equipment at the CO, since it'll have to transmit to an entire neighbourhood simultaneously. Not to mention the cost and hassle of replacing the existing RG's and CPE with ONT's. AND paying for the splicing and whatnot labor that goes into setting up the PON. Verizon? They'll be milking their fiber by that time, while AT&T has to handle copper Re-Verse cancellations, and get people to switch to the 'revolutionary' PON infrastructure. Considering the hard time Verizon is having, even after doing it right the FIRST time, I seriously doubt people will switch to U-Verse, especially by the time Comcast starts rolling out DOCSIS 3.0.
Now, if you expect AT&T to just chuck the old stuff into the junk yard, that's a whole new point, but I doubt that's happening. They're likely going to go active FTTP, not PON. Except the greenfield installs, of course.
And I probably know a lot more than you do in your dizziest daydreams, so I'll take that for a (sarcastic) compliment. |
