Indeed, both Prysmian and Verizon strongly feel that demand and supply for next-generation passive optical network (NGPON2) will last well beyond 2020 as new technologies like Iot and 5G become reality.

Contributing to the complete realization and the full connectivity of the Internet of Things, probably the most revolutionary evolution of digital technologies, is one of Prysmian’s main task in the next decade. A natural step beyond for a company already used to make “things” connect and interact to each other – and already focusing on the development of a new IoT compliant manufacturing execution system (MES) with the long-term goal of optimizing the production process and entering in the field of Big Data.