Talk:Next-generation access

Merge
This seems like the BT term for Fiber to the x? I always sigh when I hear "next generation" this or that, because when that generation is done, it becomes the "old generation" and then "the generation before last". The term is inherently relative and therefore guaranteed to become dated. W Nowicki (talk) 01:26, 24 August 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree that the term "next generation" is overused and abused, but in certain contexts it has a very specific meaning and this is one of them. NGA is a local access network where some or all of the copper-based cabling has been upgraded with fibre.  There aren't that many generations of cabling in the telephone network, so it shouldn't be too confusing.  First it was twisted pair, and now it's moving towards fibre.  The term is used internationally as far as I know (although I am a Brit) and the article links to a definition from the European Commission. Opticalgirl (talk) 14:13, 13 January 2012 (UTC)


 * The term is indeed overused and abused and if there is a context in which it is not, clarify it with a title like next-generation access (DSL), next-generation access (fibre) or next-generation access (telecom). The term definitely will become dated and is effectively propaganda as it implies that a particular branch of technology will be widely deployed in future and inevitably win out over competitors.


 * One could generically say that something like Hy-Fi or IEEE P1905 is "next-generation access" too, with different advantages and different assumptions about spectrum availability, pricing, etc.

I concur with most of the above and so tagged it with context. This is some TLA used by some British (OFCOM) and maybe some EU agencies (which), so it should be introduced as such. Someone not using his real name (talk) 20:50, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Next-generation access be merged into Fiber to the x - NGA doesn't really mean anything anyway, it's not a specific term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marblearc (talk • contribs) 14:49, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Agreed and ✅ Klbrain (talk) 22:09, 26 January 2018 (UTC)