The evolution of the fixed network creates a new era of opportunities by extending fibre to the home to fibre to âXâ scenarios, where X might be replaced by everywhere: ⢠in home scenarios, emerging services such as Cloud VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) video streaming, online gaming, etc., introduce the necessity for ultra-broadband, extremely low latency and zero packet loss; ⢠in business scenarios such as enterprise cloudification, leased line, POL, etc., for which high reliability and high security are required; ⢠vertical industry scenarios have specific requirements pushing the deployment of fibre infrastructures, e.g. extreme environmental conditions in terms of humidity, temperature, electromagnetic interference.