Since PLDT has started promoting their Fiber Optics internet campaign last December and I'm sure everyone will be looking forward to getting it. We cannot question the speed of Fiber Technology. It is significantly and undeniably faster than ADSL or Cable Internet since fiber technology uses the flicker of light to communication information through glass cable wires, unlike the electromagnetic pulse sent by ordinary copper cables from DSL.
Understanding how fiber optics work is very messy job. Jargons like FTTH, FTTD, FTTC, and FTTN are some of terms you'll encounter when a salesman is trying to sell you fiber internet for your business, yet there are many things to learn about fiber internet connection that you might need to consider.
As a reponsible netizen, I'll give you the difference between two fiber jargons, namely the FTTH and FTTN for you to understand if you're getting fiber optics directly to your PC or just to the big box found on communication posts. And why does it matter? We'll find out
Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) A fiber that is terminated in a street cabinet, possibly miles away from the customer premises, with the final connections being copper. FTTN is often an interim step toward full FTTH and is typically used to deliver advanced triple-play telecommunications services.
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A node is is an active electronic device usually encased in a box which is connected to a network. It is responsible for sending, creating, receiving, or transmitting information over a communications channel.
It is the one you usually see on communication and electrical lamp posts. Some are usually enclosed in a big box/cabinet used by technicians to connect your computer to the massive network.
Fiber-to-the-Node means the fiber optic connection stops at the node... The material that will be used for the communication line from the node to your desktop will be COPPER. Fiber-to-the-node is not considered as "Pure Fiber optic" connection, and gradual loss of speed will incur due to the capacity of the copper is not as powerful as the fiber optic cables. Meaning, if the speed of the fiber before the node is 1 Gigabit per second, the connection speed after the node line is relatively slower due to copper lines transfer loss is relatively significant compared with pure fiber connection.
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