How is Fiber being addressed in the Forum?
FTTH or fiber close to the customer is envisioned by many as the preferred broadband option – but significant investment in that infrastructure has to be made. Providers are actively deploying fiber into Greenfield (new builds) and increasingly as overlay in areas where they rollout IPTV or see user demand warrants the investment. The Broadband Forum has launched new work focused on better integration of fiber into existing networks, and under a common management platform. The BroadbandSuite Release 3.0 brings fiber solutions into the mix to ensure effective management of hybrid networks and strong options for better IPTV support.
