TecPreview Going, Going, GPON Wednesday, 6 June 2007 | 16:40 – 17:00

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) is considered to be one of the main (r)evolutions in the telco industry for the coming 15-20 years.

Recent contracts awarded by operators, municipalities and utility companies around the world, show that GPON is becoming the reference technology for very high-speed, next-generation broadband FTTH access.

During this TecPreview, we will put the three main FTTH technologies (GPON, EPON and Point-to-Point Ethernet) versus each other, and enter into a hands-on feature analysis.

In a second part, an outline will be presented of how players around the world have identified, selected and deployed the FTTH topology that fits best their needs - followed by a short introduction to Alcatel-Lucent's related "Fiber to the Most Economical Point" strategy.

Jean-Pierre Lartigue Vice-President Marketing & Communications Alcatel-Lucent Access

Jean-Pierre Lartigue leads the Marketing & Communications activities for Alcatel-Lucent's Access Division. Jean-Pierre was appointed to his current role in July 2004. Previously, Jean-Pierre worked in the Marketing & Communications, as well as in the Business Strategy domain. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Jean-Pierre Lartigue worked as a Manager in the management consulting firm "Boston Consulting Group" (Paris and Dallas offices). He has been an active member of the Technology and Communication Practice, dealing with worldwide telecom and chipset vendors and with US/European Telecom Operators. He has dealt with a variety of issues, including: innovation and new product development, market entry strategies & planning, and mergers. Jean-Pierre has also been Deputy Director General in Vision 1250, the European Group for the development of high-definition and digital television. Jean-Pierre was in charge of major events engineering, market strategies, worldwide promotion and R&D/project financing. Jean-Pierre holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the French School of Telecommunication Engineers (Telecom Paris). He has contributed to various international conferences and symposiums and is a Board member of the FTTH Council Europe.