KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), in collaboration with Huawei, deploys first 10-Gigabit-capable Symmetric Passive Optical Access Network (XGS-PON) in Pakistan, becoming the first operator in South Asia and the Middle East to introduce Quick Optical Distribution Network (QuickODN) in their network, a statement said on Thursday.
PTCL in collaboration with Huawei has successfully conducted the pilot project of XGS-PON Technology in Korang Town, Islamabad, it added.
XGS-PON can provide symmetric bandwidth of 10Gbps downlink and 10Gbps uplink speeds to a single customer, which is more than five times speeds provided by the 5G technology.