Hi Brandi,
The world has relied on the internet for decades. But the need for high-quality broadband service is accelerating, especially in the last couple of years. The pandemic has changed the way we work, attend school and even stream television in our homes. These trends have elevated high-speed reliable broadband from an optional service, to an essential one, just like water or electricity. However, access to high-quality broadband has been historically limited in rural areas.
With household network bandwidth expected to grow, Ciena experts say it’s critical that service providers plan their network architecture to allow for bandwidth growth in middle-mile rings. As providers build out rural networks specifically, it’s important to consider the bandwidth required in the middle-mile to aggregate all the last-mile traffic to the core and internet providers.
For a look at the study and key findings for capacity requirements for the middle-mile network, download the white paper below.
