The future is fiber, and the present is Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS). What is the right investment profile to get from today to tomorrow? To aid Cable Operators with their investment planning, this blog shares a few strategy and technology options from a CTO's viewpoint.
There is an inevitable shift ahead from DOCSIS to passive optical networking (PON). The DOCSIS journey went from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps, with an extension to 10 Gbps. Fiber is starting at 1 Gbps, currently at 10 Gbps, and is headed to 100 Gbps. There are multiple Communication Service Providers (CSPs) today who are offering 5