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18 I ICT TODAY into a POL. The MPLC-enabled technology undeniably facilitates POL adoption in existing networks for brownfield projects, while opening new opportunities for ICT designers and installers. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Holding a master's of engineering degree from the National School of Applied Sciences and Technology and a doctorate in physics, Kevin Lenglé, Ph.D. worked as a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and at a telecom equipment manufacturing company. As the product line manager at the Cailabs Company since 2015, he brings his ICT expertise in optics and telecommunications to the development and commerc- ialization of innovative optical solutions to fully exploit the potential of multimode optical fibers. Kevin has been instrumental in the integration of award-winning MPLC-enabled technologies. He is also a member of the European APOLAN committee. He can be reached at kevin@cailabs.com. REFERENCES : 1. "World Market for Structured Cabling 2018/R2017," BSRIA, Published: July 2018. 2. Hoover, John. "Passive Optical LANs: Smart Buildings Made Simple," CI&M Magazine, 3 February 2020. 3. Association of Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN) website, "Resources and Blogs," https//apolanglobal.org. 2020 4. "World Market for Structured Cabling 2018/R2017," BSRIA, Published: July 2018. The cost for migrating CEREMA's LAN via the MPLC-enabled modal splitter and perfect center launching adapter was 37 percent lower than a new optical fiber rollout. In addition, there were savings on TCO due to POL's inherent passive and lower power consumption properties. According to Gil Romand, IT manager at CEREMA, "At first, I was skeptical trying a technology that was new to me. The MPLC-enabled splitter and adapter sounded magical. To think that multimode can be converted to singlemode, while we avoided the risks and high cost of recabling to develop a user-friendly GPON solution that continually reduces our power consumption in an eco-responsible way. The project greatly exceeded CEREMA's goals and expectations." Even if the deployment of SMF at this site did not present any apparent difficulties or need for civil engineering, the overall cost savings would be significant. Imagine the economical relevance between the marriage of POL and MPLC technology as a technological alternative for complex recabling cases. CONCLUSION A POL is a durable LAN implementation that may outperform standard LANs in terms of capacity, operational and installation costs, energy consumption, eco-friendliness, security, and reduced space. Using PON technology for access, POL offers high-speed broadband from the optical fibers to workstations. However, this type of architecture requires the use of singlemode active devices and, therefore, SMF. Recabling optical fiber links can, therefore, also hinder the process of POL deployment. This high cost initial investment can be a major impedi- ment for choosing POL because of the inability to reuse the existing optical fiber infrastructure during the network renovation and upgrade. Today, there is an innovative technology that allows enterprise IT managers to keep their existing MMF cabling infrastructure. Multimode optical fibers become pluggable with POL active and passive equipment. By eliminating the deployment of new optical fiber cables, MPLC-based technology can dramatically lower installation costs, time, and disruption when refurbishing a traditional LAN Imagine the economical relevance between the marriage of POL and MPLC technology as a technological alternative for complex recabling cases.