As fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks scale from pilot projects to mass rollouts, the Optical Network Unit (ONU) becomes a strategic device at the edge of service delivery. The ONU performs three core roles: optical-to-electrical conversion, local access aggregation (wired and wireless), and device\/connection management. Proper ONU selection and deployment directly affect subscriber experience, operator operational costs, and the ability to introduce advanced services such as VoIP, IPTV and multi-SSID Wi-Fi.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.6em” header_2_font=”poppin-semi bold||||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#13444f” header_2_line_height=”1.6em” header_3_font=”poppin-semi bold||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#13444f” header_3_font_size=”20px” header_3_line_height=”3em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”26px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_line_height_tablet=”3em” header_2_line_height_phone=”1.6em” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
An ONU sits at the customer premises (or at a subscriber aggregation point) and provides:<\/p>\n