Huawei’s 10-Gigabit Smart OLT OptiXaccess MA5800T Awarded "Leader" Title in GlobalData FTTP Ranking

In GlobalData's 2024 FTTP competitiveness assessment, Huawei's OptiXaccess MA5800T series was recognized as a "Leader" for its leading performance in scalability, capacity, and flexibility. The product supports 10-Gigabit user access and offers vast bandwidth, efficient deployment capabilities, and has been verified by over 60 operators, driving broadband business transformation towards experience

Global consulting firm GlobalData has released its 2024 "FTTP (Fiber to the Premise) Competitiveness Assessment Report," which evaluates and ranks OLT products from five major global manufacturers. Huawei's 10-Gigabit Smart OLT product, the OptiXaccess MA5800T series (hereafter referred to as the MA5800T series), received the highest scores in five key dimensions: scalability, capacity, ONT coverage, deployment flexibility, and customer and market traction. It was ranked first overall in competitiveness and was awarded the "Leader" title in the FTTP sector.

As a globally recognized ICT industry data analytics and consulting company, GlobalData focuses on ICT industry research, providing market analysis, forecasts, product evaluations, and more. In this report, the MA5800T series excelled in the following five rating dimensions defined by GlobalData:

1. Scalability
   OLT products must have high density and scalability. The Huawei MA5800T series supports 8-port/16-port symmetric/asymmetric three-mode 50G PON high-density deployment, meeting the large-scale demand for 10-Gigabit user access.

2. Capacity
   OLT products must have sufficient capacity to support upstream and downstream link capacities. The Huawei MA5800T series supports a single-slot 1Tbps capacity, leading the industry in performance.

3. ONT Coverage
   The ability of OLT products to support multiple ONTs for FTTP deployment remains essential. The Huawei MA5800T series supports GPON, 10G PON, and 50G PON ONTs simultaneously, ensuring compatibility with existing GPON and 10G PON user access networks, greatly protecting existing investments.

4. Deployment Flexibility
   OLT products must be flexible in deployment for different PON technologies and node scales. The Huawei MA5800T series is compatible with GPON/10G PON/50G PON technologies, has a 32dB high optical power budget, and supports “0” change in existing network ODN, enabling smooth upgrades as needed for maximum investment reuse.

5. Customer and Market Traction
   The number, quality, and scale of operator customer collaborations are key scoring criteria. The Huawei MA5800T series has been tested and deployed with over 60 operators, making it the most validated and the only commercially available 50G PON OLT on the market.

Huawei's new generation of intelligent OLT, the OptiXaccess MA5800T series, is the industry's first intelligent OLT platform for the 10-Gigabit era. It features ultra-large bandwidth, deterministic experience, smooth upgrades, and native intelligence. This product provides operators and enterprises with efficient solutions for quickly deploying high-quality FTTP networks, driving the transformation of broadband business toward experience-based operations.