GPON Interoperability Smokescreen

FSAN has completed their first GPON interoperability testing. Interoperability of GPON systems is important, since the ITU standard ultimately should yield systems that interface more smoothly than the loosely defined GE-PON specification.

The shocker? The three biggest names in GPON- Alcatel, Motorola, and Tellabs - didn’t even participate. How can you hold a real interoperability event without including the companies responsible for 90% of deployment?

FSAN is a carrier led group, with Verizon and AT&T being major players. Both have significant plans to deploy FTTH. Anyone know why they wouldn’t demand that their key vendors atte