Fiber to the Home (FTTH)

Fiber to the Home refers to a deployment of a broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics for delivery of broadband service to homes and offices. Another name is "Fiber to the Premises" (FTTP). This is the most costly broadband network implementation because every home requires a separate fiber-optic cable to link it with the central office.

Verizon's FiOS is an example of a FTTH implementation.



Fiber To the Home
The diagram above shows a passive optical network (PON) transporting fiber to the curb (FTTC), fiber to the neighborhood (FTTN) and fiber to the building (FTTH, FTTP).

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