This document discusses various applications of fiber optic cable networks including:
1. Fiber To The Home networks which provide voice, video, and data services over a single fiber using different wavelengths of light. Popular FTTH network types include BPON, EPON, and GPON.
2. Metropolitan telecom networks which connect local area networks across a region and require high-speed connections best provided by fiber optic cables.
3. Long distance telecom networks which transmit telephone, internet, and television signals between cities using a backbone of fiber optic cables laid underground and underwater.