Post 10Gbps Fibre internet -- 25Gbps and 50Gbps

[xiaofan]

Generated AI, FTTR and 50G PON

 

[Henry Ng]

Nokia is pushing 50GPON technology which are capable of 10G (true 10G)/25G/50G and even 100G with different partners.

I think hard to have it here.

 

[xiaofan]

Interesting video to show how an ISP works.

 

[sHrike]

I think hard to have it here.

why not...our fibre broadband costs is cheaper than theirs!

 

[Henry Ng]

why not...our fibre broadband costs is cheaper than theirs!

I think yes for office and data centre but not for home,

 

[sHrike]

I think yes for office and data centre but not for home,

ah ...u mean there is no use case...that I agree...

 

[xiaofan]

50 GPON OLT supports 50G PON, XGS-PON and GPON.

The product shows asymmetrical 50Gbps/25Gbps but later there will be symmetrical 50Gbps product.

Results shown in the video:

50GPN: 41.7Gbps download, 28.3Gbps upload.

XGS-PON: 8.5Gbps download

GPON: 2.2Gbps download

 

[sglandscape]

Give it another decade, we will get there, similar to the transition from GPON to XGS-PON. This also shows it was the right decision to go with fibre, because the infrastructure could be repurposed by upgrading the OLT and ONT to achieve higher speed.

 

[Henry Ng]

Give it another decade, we will get there, similar to the transition from GPON to XGS-PON. This also shows it was the right decision to go with fibre, because the infrastructure could be repurposed by upgrading the OLT and ONT to achieve higher speed.

That is correct. Understand that the present Nokia OLT can support up to 25Gbps and i have suggested this 25Gbps internet to SH.

 

[sglandscape]

That is correct. Understand that the present Nokia OLT can support up to 25Gbps and i have suggested this 25Gbps internet to SH.

OLT can support, but likely their core switch will struggle to keep up

 

[Henry Ng]

OLT can support, but likely their core switch will struggle to keep up

AI mentioned just need to change the card on the OLT and the user home ONT which is quite minor upgrade.

 

[sglandscape]

AI mentioned just need to change the card on the OLT and the user home ONT which is quite minor upgrade.

That's not it, they would need their entire switching and routing infrastructure to keep up too, otherwise it's be QoS-ed to a much lower speed during peak periods.

 

[Henry Ng]

That's not it, they would need their entire switching and routing infrastructure to keep up too, otherwise it's be QoS-ed to a much lower speed during peak periods.

yes i think peak hours will be an issue. Starhub turn down when i suggested it the first time and refer to management for review when i suggested again. I hope i can see it in 5 years time.

 

[xiaofan]

Faster than I expected.

https://www.singtel.com/about-us/me...gapore-to-pilot-50gbps-fibre-broadband-for-ai

05 Jan 2026
News Release
Singtel first in Singapore to pilot 50Gbps fibre broadband to prepare homes and businesses for AI

50Gbps XGS-PON technology supports next-generation mixed reality, cloud gaming, remote work and AI-driven digital lifestyles

Singapore, 5 January 2026 – Singtel today announced the launch of its 50Gbps XGS-PON fibre broadband technical trial, the first in Singapore. Designed to support ultra-immersive augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality experiences, cloud gaming, and AI-enabled smart homes and businesses, the 50Gbps XGS-PON broadband ensures customers are ready to adopt these emerging technologies, new devices and applications, that are expected to be widely available over the next three to five years.

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Through the trial, Singtel will evaluate the performance and network capabilities needed to support increasingly data-intensive, multi-devices environments enabled by AI. The trial marks an important step towards future mass deployment for residential and commercial users as digital lifestyles continue to evolve.

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[xiaofan]

Singtel is basically saying 50Gbps XGS-PON Fibre internet services as well as devices and applications will be widely available in 2029 to 2031.

Wow, that is really faster than I have expected.

Let's see if this will really become the truth in 2031/2032.

But no need to worry, I tend to think 10Gbps Fibre Internet will still be there in 2032, but just it will be the base plan.

 

[Aladdin Beast]

Singtel is basically saying 50Gbps XGS-PON Fibre internet services as well as devices and applications will be widely available in 2029 to 2031.

Wow, that is really faster than I have expected.

Let's see if this will really become the truth in 2031/2032.

But no need to worry, I tend to think 10Gbps Fibre Internet will still be there in 2032, but just it will be the base plan.

Are we preparing for server down?

 

[t258jgn]

anyone using TP-Link 10G Media Converter for their routers?

 

[xiaofan]

Are we preparing for server down?

What do you mean here?

 

[Aladdin Beast]

What do you mean here?

Haha. Just cheekily meaning server failure, cables burnout so server down when they trial