Nokia inches forward with its 100G PON tech

Finland’s Nokia has hit the heady heights of 100-Gbps broadband using its latest passive optical networking (PON) technology.
The kit maker is at Fiber Connect in Nashville this week, giving attendees a glimpse at how quickly they could one day download country music with a prototype version of its 100G PON technology. Developed by its Bell Labs arm, the prototype managed to reach 100-Gbps on the downlink over a single wavelength, avoiding the need to combine multiple, lower-speed waveleng