Nokia and AIS Fibre announced the first trial of its 25G PON solution in Asia. AIS Fibre in Thailand trialled the technology using its existing optical line terminals (OLT), which has already been rolled out nationwide. The OLT was connected simultaneously to three end user devices with a combined speed of 37.5 Gb/s using a 25G PON optical network terminal (ONT) at 25 Gb/s, an XGS-PON ONT at 10 Gb/s and a G PON ONT at 2.5 Gb/s. All services can be served with the same, single fiber at the same time.
AIS Fibre was the first operator to offer 100% optical fiber broadband services in Thailand. With this successful trial concluded, the company is set to realize its ambition to build the most future-proofed fibre optic home Internet network in the country.
As new applications like virtual reality gaming and hologram calls enter the mainstream, AIS Fibre will be able to offer the services with super higher speeds and low latency. Since AIS Fibre will be able to run GPON, XGS-PON and 25G PON services on the same fiber line, it can offer customers a full choice of speeds up to 25 Gb/s on the existing platform and without the need to dig up the street and lay new fiber.
25G PON also gives AIS Fibre the opportunity to offer enterprises a 10G + and lower latency replacement to Point to Point – P2P connections which can be costly and are less scalable. The operator will also be able to use the technology for 5G backhaul, which will become increasing important as it builds more cell sites required for higher frequency 5G.
Thanit Chaiyaboonthanit, Acting Managing Director of Fixed Broadband AIS, said: “AIS Fibre prioritizes innovation that will provide the best services to our customers, and gives us network technology which meets users’ future needs in terms of both speed and flexibility. This partnership with Nokia to trial 25G PON technology has yielded favourable results, inspiring us to believe that we can deploy it in the future.”
Ajay Sharma, Head of Thailand and Cambodia at Nokia, said: “With enhanced speeds provided by 25G PON, fiber networks are evolving into being able to connect everything, everywhere. They play an important role in delivering any service to any end point, including residences, businesses, and cell sites. We are proud to have been part of this important milestone.”
Resources
- 25 GPON media gallery: Images and video
- Fiber for everything webpage. One fiber broadband network, many opportunities
- Nokia Fiber Techzone website, a knowledge hub for fiber broadband networks
About AIS Fibre
AIS Fibre is a high-speed broadband internet service provided by Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), Thailand’s leading Digital Life Service Provider and number one in terms of spectra to provide service, totaling 1450 MHz, and the most telephone subscribers, with 45.5 million as of June 2022. AIS Fibre started operations in 2015, shaking up the home internet market by being the first ISP in Thailand to offer broadband internet with 100% fibre optic technology. The network has now been expanded to 77 provinces nationwide with 1.97 million subscribers as of June 2022 and is the fastest growing provider in the market. AIS Fibre is focused on innovation to provide the highest quality service and best user experience to customers.
Source: Spark Communications
