> It depends. DSL and GPON are ITU-T standards. The IEEE has PON stuff: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_in_the_first_mile#Passive_optical_network htt

> It depends. DSL and GPON are ITU-T standards. The IEEE has PON stuff: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_in_the_first_mile#Passive_optical_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_in_the_first_mile#Pas... Though most PON deployments seem to be ITU-based… for historical/inertial/first-mover reasons?… but that can be changed by throwing money at the 'problem' (should it become one).