Addressing Rebuttals on Ethernet Networks Costs Being Higher than GPON

Telecom Pragmatics believes it is important to address as many arguments for going with Ethernet over GPON as possible. There appears to be a general acceptance by many people in the industry that at the very least it is a wash. However, the evidence seems to strongly indicate a clear advantage for deploying GPON in the US that will remain indefinitely.

This issue also includes answers to the following:

• Why are the assertions over cost and speed with Ethernet unpersuasive?
• Why might granularity be more vital in the future?
• Why may other parameters in design be more important than the concerns in the actual debate?
• Is “EPON” a misnomer with US FTTP installations?
• What is the middle-of-the-road point of view?