What Is The Key Difference Between PON, POL, G-PON And OLAN?

What Is The Key Difference Between PON, POL, G-PON And OLAN?

So, what is the difference between PON, POL, G-PON and OLAN? Do these alphabet soup acronyms all relate to the same thing and can they be used interchangeably? The answer is no – they are not exactly the same and they do have important differences. Passive...
Remembering Dan Kelly

Remembering Dan Kelly

A few short days ago Tellabs said a final goodbye to our former CEO Daniel Patrick Kelly, who peacefully passed away on July 13, 2017 at the age of 56 at his home, with his family present, after a three-year battle with glioblastoma cancer. It has been three years...
What Is Passive Optical LAN?

What Is Passive Optical LAN?

Passive Optical LAN, or OLAN, is a fiber-based IT infrastructure that combines the best of standards-based Gigabit Passive Optical Network (G-PON) and advanced enterprise Ethernet technologies. The five (5) main pieces of an Optical LAN system are the Optical Line...
Cybersecurity, Optical LAN And The U.S. Department Of Defense

Cybersecurity, Optical LAN And The U.S. Department Of Defense

Last week we were at the AFCEA Hampton Roads Chapter-hosted 2017 Maritime Summit and Department of the Navy CIO IT Conference, contributing to the industry conversations surrounding cybersecurity, Optical LAN and the US Department of Defense. Tellabs Optical LAN helps...