GPON vs Ethernet continues to spar.
Have you seen a fight between Muhammad Ali and _________?
Yeah, go ahead fill in the blank. Does it matter whose name goes there?
You already know how the story ends.
Many knew even before the story ended. Muhammad’s record boasts 56 wins , 5 losses and 37 knockouts in his 21 year reign.
So, GPON vs Ethernet, GPON vs. _____________?
Rinse, repeat, recycle—whatever. Same premise.
Let’s take a ride down memory lane for a moment. Do you recall my post entitled ‘The Passive Optical LAN market: Six reasons to ride this wave?’
I can forgive you if you don’t; so much has happened since then, not just with GPON vs Ethernet, but especially in 2016.
I have decided to re-brand 2016 as ‘The Grinch that stole Hollywood.’ All those stars — over 200– dead!
In that post, I outlined several reasons why the Passive Optical LAN is the wave of the future. Many remain loyal to Ethernet. But over time, and brick by brick, GPON vs Ethernet will not even be mentioned in the same sentence.
I know, it sounds far fetched right now, but so was the notion that the earth was round.
Would you argue that fact now? Would anyone?
Need yet another tell sign?
The Marriott Hotel in New York City has gone rogue. They are one of the first hotels in the world to carry voice, TV and data over a passive optical network (PON).
They did it here.
Here, as in, New York City, the crossroads of the world.
Brick by brick baby. GPON’s overthrow will be complete.
Why did the Marriot Hotel chose GPON vs. Ethernet?
For upfront savings in terms of material, installation time and labor, PON enables the consolidation, streamlining and elimination of significant amounts of infrastructure. Traditional Ethernet networks transmit data across heavy copper cables—typically one each for voice, TV and data. Each optical fiber on a PON, by contrast, can support multiple services.
Furthermore, PON solutions occupy a much smaller, lighter footprint. With PON, a single optical fiber:
- Weighs roughly 1/12 the weight of the traditional “category” cable
- Can be less intrusively run tun through the walls
- Results in approximately a 50:1 reduction of plastic and a 3,000 pound savings per building on average
Furthermore, because GPON’s fiber can span up to 12 miles compared with the 60-90 meters of a copper Ethernet solution, equipment closets are needed only one out of three floors. This free up the two for housekeeping supplies, which results in big efficiencies and labor savings for a large hotel like the new Marriott.
For a network supporting 1,000 users, choosing GPON instead of Ethernet translates into 48 percent savings in capital expenditures alone.”
You may read the complete Marriott GPON case study here.
Didn’t I tell you that GPON is the new Santa?
