ONU Insights | Sumble

What is ONU?

An Optical Network Unit (ONU) is a device that terminates the optical fiber at the customer's premises in a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network. It converts optical signals into electrical signals for use by customer equipment like routers, computers, and set-top boxes. It's commonly used in broadband internet, VoIP, and IPTV services.

Find organizations using ONU on Sumble →

What other technologies are related to ONU?

ONU Complementary Technologies

OLT

OLT (Optical Line Terminal) is complementary to ONU (Optical Network Unit). The OLT resides at the service provider's central office and communicates with the ONUs located at the customer premises in a PON (Passive Optical Network) system.

mentioned alongside ONU in 13% (86) of relevant job posts

GPON

GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) is a common type of PON technology that uses ONUs. Therefore, GPON is complementary to ONU, as ONU is a component used within a GPON network.

mentioned alongside ONU in 1% (53) of relevant job posts