Fiber investments about more than performance

"This latest survey shows not only the continued build-out of high-bandwidth fiber to the home networks in North America, but also provides one reason why hundreds of small and medium sized telcos have been upgrading to fiber - it saves them real money in the long run," said Burnett Gold.

The study found that FTTH installations are not only becoming more common, they are also gaining popularity. The total number of homes currently connecting to FTTH, not just with access to it, but actually connected, has climbed by 20 percent since April 2012.

Maximizing the cost benefits of FTTH
For small- and medium-sized telecoms, the operational gains of FTTH investments may be significant, but the installation fees can still be high. Using fiber to Ethernet media converters can ease interoperability when it comes to actually connecting FTTH to homes, enabling more cost-effective deployment processes. This can enable telecoms to maximize the value of their FTTH spending.

Perle has an extensive range of Managed and Unmanaged Fiber Media Converters to extended copper-based Ethernet equipment over a fiber optic link, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber up to 160km.