Is the FTTH technology suitable to serve as a fronthaul of the 5G cells?

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Carson Plunkett · Accepted Answer

Yes, re-using the FTTH network reduces costs, speeds-up deployment and FTTH is still being improved to reduce latency and increase performance.

Carson Plunkett · Answer

No, because an FTTH network was developed and deployed to connect homes.

Carson Plunkett · Answer

No, because an FTTH network has a limited capacity of 2.5Gbps down and 1.2Gbps up.

Carson Plunkett · Answer

No, because an FTTH network can't deal with the 5G latency, capacity and performance demands.

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