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Carrier Services
Bonding with copper
New Insight Research report finds new use for the twisted pair
by Sean Buckley
Rich Power, VP of Insight Research, talks with Editor-in-Chief Sean Buckley about the findings of the analyst firm's report, Telecommunications and Bonded Copper: A Pair Bonding Solution for Carrier Ethernet, Wireless Backhaul, and DSL Backhaul. This new report chronicles how service providers are finding utility in using copper bonding for their network service needs.
Power answers the following questions in this Audiocast:
• To start, your new report on bonded copper cites there’s three main
applications: enterprise Ethernet services, wireless backhaul, and DSLAM
backhaul. Can you briefly touch upon how you see copper bonding
playing a role in these applications?
• Let’s switch to enterprise services. While service providers have been
rolling out fiber to deliver Ethernet since 2000, only 12-14% of U.S.
buildings are connected to fiber, leaving out 86.6% without access to
fiber facilities or Ethernet service. Do you believe that the emergence of
alternative Ethernet over copper technologies will help fill that gap?
• The typical entry point for Ethernet over fiber has been 10 Mbps. Do
you believe Ethernet over copper can address the needs of smaller
businesses and perhaps larger business with remote sites?
• With many wireless operators reportedly dipping their toes into using
Ethernet for wireless backhaul, do you see Ethernet over copper and
copper bonding making a continued presence in this application?
• Along with being a mechanism for backhaul and enterprise services,
there’s a lot of momentum to use pair bonding (VDSL2 and ADSL2+) to
deliver last mile subscriber services. AT&T, for one, remains adamant
that VDSL2 and further pair bonding will be sufficient to deliver on the
promise of the triple play. Do you see more drive for bonded copper from
service providers in the last mile, or does it depend on the carrier?
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