Muni networking largely mirrors RBOCs

摘要

The RBOC trio of Verizon, BellSouth, and AT & T (formerly SBC) has made no secret of its affinity for Gigabit PON (GPON) technology, particularly following the recent release of its jointly developed GPON RFP. In fact, Verizon spokesman Mark Marchand confirms that Verizon will begin deploying some GPON this year. For the municipalities and municipal utility companies who have deployed or are deploying their own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks, this is good news.