Table of Contents DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Bandwidth Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
IN THIS ISSUE Provider Perspective
More Than 'Marginal' Improvement | 8 By Bryan J. Rader ■ Bandwidth Consulting LLC To keep up profit margins in a period of intense competition, operators must learn to become more efficient.
Fiber Deployment Case Study Newark Secures Public Housing
With Fiber Network | 10 By Rachael Licata ■ Millennium Communications Group A state-of-the-art fiber network that supports 900 IP cameras and an emergency operations center has made the Newark Housing Authority's job easier – and residents' lives safer.
FTTH Market Research MDU Owners Crave Fiber –
If They Know What It Is | 12 By Steven S. Ross ■ Broadband Communities A new survey of multifamily property owners and managers, sponsored by BROADBAND COMMUNITIES, points up the need for better communication about the benefits of FTTH.
Technology
PON Versus Plus Active Ethernet | 24 By David Stallworth ■ OFS Te two network architectures used for fiber to the home aren't competing – they're complementary. Here's how to accommodate both.
ABOUT THE COVER
BROADBAND COMMUNITIES art director Karry Tomas highlights the FTTH Top 100 organizations.
MarketPlace Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
COVER STORY
The FTTH Top 100 | 28 A BBC Staff Report Tis year's Top 100 list celebrates organizations that are mak- ing a difference to the fiber-to-the-home industry: service providers, suppliers of equipment and software, distributors, engineering and construction firms, consultants and more. Te feature includes profiles of the 100 organizations,
lists of other leading broadband companies and quotes from industry executives about the future of broadband.
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