While convergence of networking systems has been taking place, the benefits of a single and agile network to manage everything has been accelerated, explains by Arafat Yousef, Managing Director – Middle East & Africa, Nexans Data Network Solutions
FTTO networks require significantly less equipment, consume less energy and require less cooling. In a traditional copper-based Ethernet network with 1,000 ports, the annual electricity consumption is estimated to be 82k kWh.