ZTE, MTN South Africa jointly released GPON service broadband network speed boost

ZTE joint communications provider MTN South Africa officially opened in South Africa in George gigabit fiber-optic broadband (GPON) network services, brought Fast-bandwidth fiber optic network experience on the one hundred local residents. After the introduction of this technology in Africa, it is expected to raise the overall progress of the African fixed-line broadband, significantly increasing the average user's wired network access experience.

According to ZTE COMESA sale at CTO Lu Xun introduction, GPON network technology currently in Africa in South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria and other state-owned large-scale deployments. It has high bandwidth, high efficiency, large coverage, rich user interfaces, etc., it is regarded as most operators realize business broadband access network, integrated transformation of the ideal technology.

Ishant Sukdeo MTN marketing manager, said China's information communication technology has matured in recent years, the progress of cooperation with the Chinese company well. He further pointed out that with the promotion of ZTE GPON technology applications experience, reliable equipment, advanced technology, can meet the needs of MTN.

Currently, the South African government is focusing on improving its broadband policy and facilities, with a view to 2020 broadband Internet penetration increased to 100%. According to reports, MTN will be mainly carried out against the country's fiber optic network business end users, ZTE will continue to assist the MTN GPON network construction, is expected to reach 50,000 users in one year, so that tens of thousands of family experience in South Africa and Europe as user The bandwidth rate.

SingTel will soon test 10Gbps FTTH service

The beginning of the next season's largest telecom operator Singtel Singapore announced FTTH (Fibre-to-the-Home, FTTH) deployed a new generation of online Gb grade passive optical network (Gigabit Passive Optical Network, GPON), allows customers to choose 10Gbps Fibre broadband network services, initially on a small scale deployments, and will be extended to all users by the end of this year.

Singtel Tay Soo Meng, chief technology officer, said the company has 70% of customers use fiber-optic network, and believe continued innovation through the latest technology to provide better speed to the user. Given that most families there are many networking devices, coupled with the increase of bandwidth for various applications and requirements, the relevant technology is expected to meet the needs of users.

Singtel Singapore is the leading fiber-optic network services market share exceeds 50%, the current Singtel-eat fiber-optic network services to provide only up to the rate of 1Gbps, after upgrading to new technology customers will choose to 10Gbps broadband service can cater to high-definition 4K video service quality at 10Gbps transfer rate, 50GB of movie in one minute will be able to download.

In addition, 10Gbps of bandwidth can benefit online games, telemedicine, 3D television, but also support future 8K television service.

Italian operators to invest 6.4 billion euros to push fiber broadband plan

Recently, the three telecom operators in Italy Metroweb, Vodafone and Wind will launch cooperation disclose deployment of a national fiber optic network plan.

The national fiber optic network deployment plan will also have the intention to join other businesses open. But the three companies were not disclosed further information about the range of network construction, but also did not give a timetable. The companies said only in accordance with the ultra-fast broadband plans to build the network of the Italian Government.

In February this year, according to media reports that the Italian government is considering the introduction of a budget of up to 4 billion euros (about 28.331 billion yuan) of fiber stimulus plan, the latter may be an additional 2.4 billion euros, it aims to increase domestic fiber optic network coverage.

At present, the domestic fixed-line market in Italy is facing a variable. Vodafone and Telecom Italia are on the acquisition of Metroweb showed great interest, which has a 7200-kilometer fiber-optic network in Milan. Previously, Vodafone has tentatively been Fastweb lipped intent to acquire the latter. But Fastweb rejected Vodafone's offer. It is reported that, Metroweb being planned in 100 Italian cities to launch fiber.