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Passive optical LAN and PON-based enterprise networks: GPON, fiber to the outlet, and related architectures.
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    • ICT Today — October/November/December 2025 (Vol. 46, No. 4)

    October 2025 · Vol. 46, No. 4

    • Unlocking Connectivity at Sea: How Passive Optical LANs Revolutionize Cruise Ship Technology Deployments
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      Karen Leos*Cruise ships are true feats of modern engineering, with some megaships as long as the Empire State Building is tall and carrying more than 3,000 passengers. These massive floating cities are undergoing digital transformation to meet passenger expectations for the same fast, secure, and reliable wireless connectivity and digital services they enjoy at land-based hotels and resorts.*      12 min

    ICT Today — April/May/June 2023 (Vol. 44, No. 2)

    April 2023 · Vol. 44, No. 2

    • Scalable Passive Optical LAN Cabling Enabling Retrofit Installations
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      John GeorgePassive optical LAN (POL) systems, which have been deployed in fiber to the home (FTTH) builds for decades, are now scalable to 10 Gb/s with increasing data rates on the horizon. Thanks to technological advancements, optical fiber and cabling are now compact and nearly invisible, making them ideal for retrofit POL or FTTH builds that have limited or no available pathways and spaces.      9 min

    ICT Today — October/November/December 2022 (Vol. 43, No. 4)

    October 2022 · Vol. 43, No. 4

    • Pre-Terminated Cable Pulling Adapters, a New Method to Speed Up Installations with Long Connectorized Cables
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      Francois D. MenardThe use of pre-terminated cables versus field-terminated cables makes it possible to save considerable time and expense. Pre-terminated cables and the pre-terminated cable pulling adapters (PCPAs) are new tools in the installer’s toolkit.      15 min

    ICT Today — January/February/March 2021 (Vol. 42, No. 1)

    January 2021 · Vol. 42, No. 1

    • Facilitating POLs over Existing Multimode Fiber Cabling Infrastructures with MPLC-Enabled Technology
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      Kevin Lenglé, Ph.D.To meet the high-speed and growing requirements for higher bandwidth, the first inclination is to install optical singlemode fiber. However, this approach in many instances makes the renovation of a standard LAN into a POL complex and costly. But what if an enterprise could benefit from the advantages of POL, while keeping its existing multimode fiber network?      18 min
    • How to Properly Deploy and Test POLs to Support Growing Demands
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    ICT Today — January/February/March 2020 (Vol. 41, No. 1)

    January 2020 · Vol. 41, No. 1

    • Passive Optical LAN Transforming ICT in Health Care
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      John HooverHealthcare facilities are struggling to address the IoT explosion, the influx of wireless devices, assurance of greater stability through constant availability and strict quality of service (QoS) in support of mission-critical services. Learn how and why optical fiber-based POL meets the needs of health care now and into the future.      17 min

    ICT Today — March/April 2019 (Vol. 40, No. 2)

    March 2019 · Vol. 40, No. 2

    • Implementing Next-Generation PON Technologies over Existing Optical Fiber Infrastructure
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      Guillaume Lavallee, Steven Van Den Bergh, Cemil CanturkDiscover POL’s advantages for enterprise LANs: simplicity in design; less equipment and cabling; centralized management; lower energy requirements; ease of testing; and future-proofing. As POL becomes more prevalent, it is important for ICT design engineers, installers, and project managers to grasp an overview of POL and how this technology can be upgraded and tested.      13 min

    ICT Today — November/December 2018 (Vol. 39, No. 6)

    November 2018 · Vol. 39, No. 6

    • EVOLUTION OF CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND IOT COMPATIBILITY
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      Gautier Humbert, RCDDFrom basic 10 Mb/s analog phones, ICT has progressed to 40 Gb on the horizontal, 400 Gb on the backbone and added remote powering via PoE. With the advent of IoT, the time has come for structured cabling to provide the infrastructure for not only all communication in the building, but also a significant part of the power.      15 min
    • THE TIME IS NOW FOR PASSIVE OPTICAL LAN
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    • Cabling Architectures
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    Stéphane Chabot
    Most of the challenges inherent in POL deployment can be avoided by adopting efficient and thorough test procedures for the installed fiber optic cables and active devices before final turn-up. Learn how testing ensures first-time-right service turn-up and enables meeting customer deployment objectives.
    17 min
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    John Hoover
    There are many recent positive data points indicating that enterprise-based POL has experienced accelerated growth in 2018 due, in part, to greater awareness, increased players and customers, and emerging trends driving fiber-based enterprise LAN growth.
    11 min