The photo above demonstrates the GPON ONT (it is the white box on the far left hand side on the wall), installed in the lounge room,
The following information was originally published by NBN Co in 2017.
Important Note:
As of July 2021, approximately 12 million Australian homes and businesses are able to connect to the nbn™ access the GPON network.
Who is NBN Co / nbn
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network.
NBN was formed to provide a pathway/mechanism to bypass the existing copper network by constructing a new national fibre network to the premises and mixture of other emerging technologies.
GPON – An Evolution in Fibre
Fibre-to-the-Premises on the nbn™ network currently operates on the GPON networking protocol, but the upgraded NG-PON2 has the potential to greatly enhance speeds.
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) is expected to provide up to 2.5 million Australian homes with high-speed internet (2017).
- The technology currently uses a Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) system.
- Let’s break down what that means, then look at the potential of the next-gen technology: NG-PON2.
Internet service providers, known under NBN as “retail service providers” or RSPs, contract with NBN to access the data network and sell fixed Internet access to end users.
What is FTTP?
FTTP connects homes to services over the nbn™ network exclusively with fibre optic cabling.
Individual fibre optic cables may be thinner than a single strand of hair, but they can distribute data at the speed of light.
For further information about FTTP from NBN Co, please follow the following URL link nbn™ technology 101: What is FTTP? | nbn (nbnco.com.au)
What is GPON?
There are multiple kinds of optical distribution networks in the world; the nbn™ network uses GPON. The GPON access domain solution is made up of several components.
- Starting in the home of an FTTP user, there’s the Optical Network Terminal (ONT), which uses GPON technology.
- This nbn™ ONT provides both User to Network Interfaces for Voice and User to Network Interfaces for Data.
- This means that an nbn™ ONT in an FTTP-connected home can deliver both high-speed internet and landline phone calls.
GPON Speeds Today;
Currently, FTTP products available to retail service providers on the nbn™ network support wholesale speeds of up to 1Gbps.*
In future, though, FTTP has the potential to reach even faster speeds via ‘Next-Generation Passive Optical Network 2’ (NG-PON2).
GPON Speeds Tomorrow – NG-PON2;
As the “Next-Generation” addition suggests, NG-PON2 is the latest version fibre technology standard that nbn could use to augment the current GPON protocol.
- nbn recently conducted lab trials that indicate a potentially incredible future for FTTP tech.
- These NG-PON2 tests on FTTP technology hit wholesale speeds of up to 10Gbps symmetrical (10Gbps download and upload). ^
- That’s 10 times faster than the current top wholesale 1Gbps FTTP download speeds on GPON technology.
Original article Published by nbn on 14 June 2017.
For further GPON information about the nbn using GPON Technology please go to;
An evolution in fibre: GPON vs NG-PON2 | nbn (nbnco.com.au)
network-design-rules-20210630.pdf (nbnco.com.au)
Fact sheet: nbn™ Fibre Access Network Specifications (nbnco.com.au)
PowerPoint Presentation (nbnco.com.au)
How we’re tracking: July 2021 | nbn (nbnco.com.au)
Contact Victor from PON Project Services on 0428 186 800 or vholters@ponprojects.com to learn more.
