{"id":234,"date":"2017-05-04T07:40:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T12:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackplates.com\/aws\/?p=234"},"modified":"2019-02-23T07:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:40:53","slug":"pon-for-iot-why-fiber-is-a-fit-for-the-internet-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awscommunications.net\/2017\/05\/04\/pon-for-iot-why-fiber-is-a-fit-for-the-internet-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"PON for IoT: Why fiber is a fit for the internet of things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AWS Communications CEO Bobby \u201cMack\u201d McClung was <a href=\"http:\/\/enterpriseiotinsights.com\/20170503\/fundamentals\/pon-for-iot-tag4-tag99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently quoted in an article<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.enterpriseiotinsights.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enterprise IOT Insights<\/a> on passive optical networks, and why they will lead directly to the Internet of Things (IoT):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPassive optical LAN is perfect for internet of things because it has so much data capability and it distributes right out into the endpoints,\u201d said Bobby McClung CEO of integrator AWS Communications. AWS specializes in fiber installations for in-building networks and McClung likes to call himself a \u201cPON evangelist.\u201d He\u2019s talked a number of architects and builders out of traditional copper cable networks and into fiber.<\/p>\n<p>McClung said that passive optical networks use the same technology and principles that Verizon and other service providers have employed to bring fiber to the home. FTTH may become a cornerstone of smart home solutions, because if households try to connect dozens of devices and appliances they may need more bandwidth than cable or wireless can provide.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/enterpriseiotinsights.com\/20170503\/fundamentals\/pon-for-iot-tag4-tag99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to read the complete article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWS Communications CEO Bobby \u201cMack\u201d McClung was recently quoted in an article at Enterprise IOT Insights on passive optical networks, and why they will lead directly to the Internet of Things (IoT): \u201cPassive optical LAN is perfect for internet of things because it has so much data capability and it distributes right out into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - 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