Industry Terms Flashcards
1
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Fiber Optics
A
Light transmission through flexible transmissive fibers for communications or lighting
2
Q
Optical Fiber
A
Thin strands of highly transparent glass or plastic designed to guide light
3
Q
BEAD
A
Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment: a federal program that provides billions of dollars nationwide to expand high-speed broadband access
4
Q
CLEC
A
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
5
Q
ROW
A
Right of way
6
Q
ARPU
A
Average revenue per user
7
Q
Take rate
A
Highest uptake happens in early construction if efforts (i.e., marketing) are timely
8
Q
FDH
A
Fiber distribution hub; home cluster
9
Q
FTTH
A
Fiber to the home
10
Q
Microduct
A
Technology that increases capacity when installing fiber to extend network
