Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) is a form of fibre-optic communication delivery in which an optical fibre is run directly onto the customers’ premises. This contrasts with other fibre-optic communication delivery strategies such as fibre to the node (FTTN), fibre to the curb (FTTC), or hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC), all of which depend upon more traditional methods such as copper wires or coaxial cable for “last mile” delivery.
Fibre to the premises can be further categorised according to whether the fibre optic ends:
- FTTH (Fibre to the Home) is a form of fibre optic communication delivery in which the optical signal reaches the end user’s living or office space.
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FTTB (Fibre to the Business) is a form of fibre optic communication delivery in which the optical signal reaches the private property enclosing the home or business of the subscriber or set of subscribers, but where the optical fibre terminates before reaching the home living space or business office space, with the path extended from that point up to the user’s space over a physical medium other than optical fibre (eg. copper loops).
For more information on the Fibre to the X derivatives, see here.
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