2018 is winding to a close, which
makes it the ideal time to pause and
take stock of the year's technical
advancements in ICT, such as passive
optical LAN (POL). There are many
recent positive data points indicating
that enterprise-based POL has
experienced accelerated growth in
2018 for commercial and federal
government markets — not only in
an increase in new customers, but
also in the maturity of the POL
industry as measured by factors
such as:
• Greater industry awareness
• Increased players and customers
• Industry trends driving fiber-based
enterprise LAN growth (e.g., wireless
network infrastructures, IoT and smart
buildings, LAN security).
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