FTTH Planning using GIS

Passive Optical Networks (PON) technology
brings an evolution in the industry of Telecommunication for the
provisioning of High Speed Internet (HSI) and Triple Play
bundled Services that includes Voice, Data, and Video Streaming
throughout the world. In Pakistan most of the service providers
are offering broadband services on traditional copper OSP
(Outside Plant) network since 2000. Demand for the high speed
internet and broadband is increasing rapidly, it is desired with
great need to migrate from traditional copper based OSP network
to PON – FTTx (Fiber To The x) infrastructure. Considering the
geographical requirements in Pakistan a scalable fiber network is
required which can be optimized as per the user’s requirements
and demands with high speed bandwidth efficiency, involving the
minimum losses and with ideal capital expenditure (CAPEX). In
this work a platform for migration from copper to fiber access
network with a scalable and optimized PON – FTTx
infrastructure in green field and dry field areas of Pakistan have
been proposed using Geographic Information system (GIS). In
any developing country like Pakistan having the same cultural
and geographical topology, this platform can be used to migrate
from copper to fiber access network to provide the PON based
telecom services. The developed platform for migration from
copper to PON based fiber has been studied, planned, and then
simulated on a selected geographical area of Pakistan with
physical execution that showed better and efficient results with
reduction in capital and operational expenditures. A factual plan
without ambiguities assists the operators of Pakistan to
analyze/forecast bandwidth requirements of an area, optimized
network planning along with the in time and efficient
deployment.