Decoded: Extending optical fiber to every room of the home with FTTR
(June 2025) In many homes, the quality of Wi-Fi is frustratingly uneven, ranging from excellent in the living room while standing next to the router, to barely available while in the garage. This is the problem that Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR) addresses. It's about extending optical fiber throughout the home so that Wi-Fi is perfect everywhere. In this instalment of Decoded, our optical network expert Mariya Orlova tackles the most common Internet questions on FTTR and home Wi-Fi.
Questions in this episode:
- What is FTTR?
- How does it differ from Fiber to the Home (FTTH)?
- Is FTTR overkill for an average internet user?
- Is fiber better than Wi-Fi?
- Is FTTR suitable for businesses?
- Is FTTR installation invasive?
- How can I get FTTR?
Initially called Ask Huawei Anything during early development, Huawei Decoded is an entertaining series in which Huawei experts candidly answer real questions that people ask on the Internet. Previous episodes:
- Decoded 1: General questions about Huawei
- Decoded 2: 5G
- Decoded 3: Cyber security
- Decoded 4: Using digital twins to build greener networks
- Decoded 5: Insect robotics
- Decoded 6: Working at Huawei and other HR issues
- Decoded 7: Huawei Cloud
- Decoded 8: A young researcher explains how AI works
- Decoded 9: Smart watches and other consumer wearables
- Decoded 10: AI Calling, the transformation of phone calls
