Google Fiber and Nokia Trial 50G PON speeds Over Live Fiber Broadband Network in the U.S.

For the first time in the U.S., 50GB/s broadband speeds over Nokia’s existing fiber network were tested by GFiber Labs. Google Fiber was able to simultaneously run 10/25G PON and 25/50G PON broadband service over Nokia’s fiber network.

This live network demonstration of 50G PON technology shows operators that they can use Nokia’s Lightspan MF fiber access platform to upgrade their existing fiber networks to meet the increasing demand for faster and more reliable connectivity.

Much like the 25G PON trial done by both companies last year, the demonstration shows how different PON technologies can merge on the same fiber to grow their broadband offerings. It also showed the network’s scalability and flexibility to meet the increasing demand for multi-gigabit services in the future. Google Fiber is leading the way in the multi-gigabit evolution, demonstrating this in 2023 after launching the first 25G PON commercial services with Nokia.

“Nokia is the only vendor that can support all next-generation PON options, with 10G and 25G products available today, 50G in trials, and 100G PON as a technology demonstrator.” Using Nokia’s Lightspan fiber access platform, operators can pick the best PON solution that can be used for a specific case or business need.