One of the most important factors to consider when choosing a fibre package for your business is whether it uses Active Ethernet or GPON technology.<\/p>\n
True enterprise fibre offerings which promise uncontested bandwidth and a reliable, 1:1 connection from customer premises to international Internet traffic need to implement Active Ethernet fibre deployments instead of Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) technology.<\/p>\n
This is especially important if your business requires a stable, reliable, and guaranteed connection to conduct critical, high-bandwidth tasks.<\/p>\n
Active Ethernet fibre is a point-to-point deployment which is not shared with anybody else.<\/p>\n
This means that if you take out a fibre package that uses Active Ethernet, you will have your own dedicated fibre line and port.<\/p>\n
Conversely, GPON fibre deployments are a point-to-multi-point solution – which means that multiple premises or customers are connected to a single optical line.<\/p>\n
The network hardware in this configuration then dynamically allocates bandwidth to a customer\u2019s fibre network terminal.<\/p>\n
As only a single line is used for multiple customers in this configuration, fibre packages which offer connectivity through a GPON network are notably cheaper.<\/p>\n
However, this also means that your bandwidth is shared with other customers and will not be as reliable.<\/p>\n
Active Ethernet solves this problem by connecting your premises directly to the Internet via a single optical line. This means that you always have the full bandwidth of the connection at your disposal.<\/p>\n
This has a higher cost than a GPON connection, but it is a must-have for businesses that require high-bandwidth Internet – which is unmatched in reliability and speed.<\/p>\n
For this reason, STEM offers Active Ethernet network deployments for its True Enterprise Fibre products.<\/p>\n
This allows the company to offer dedicated fibre connections of up to 1Gbps without any shaping, throttling, capping, or acceptable-use policy.<\/p>\n
STEM offers several True Enterprise Fibre packages which remain affordable without compromising on functionality.<\/p>\n