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To: ftth who wrote (36348)	10/22/2010 11:16:23 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

Hi ftth. One might get an idea of what some of the newer technologies being explored today might be by perusing the agenda of the OFC/NFOEC 2011 conference scheduled for March 2011. The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) Peruse the descriptions of panel sessions (Categories 1 through 14) here: ofcnfoec.org You may be right, however, in suspecting that the new technologies of which the blog speaks may be physical layer placement technologies, since those comprise one of the more dominant time-and-cost factors in deploying FTTH today. Such 'technologies' take into account splice closures, splitter cabinets and interchangeable module arrays, remote diagnostic capabilities for detecting Layer 1 breaks and anomalies, etc. Other candidates may include DOCSIS PON (DPON) and other RF over Glass options that are currently all the rage in cableco land. What they "should" be exploring, but probably are not, is RF over Glass with the intent of creating distributed antenna systems in support of Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) mobile wireless applications employing microcells in both outside and inside locations. We'll see. FAC ------