How does passive optical network works?

[neonix]

I tried to find it out on Wikipedia but I don't find the answer. How it's possible to connect 32 users to one optic hub?

[mocore]

id guess
with a splitter?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=193hOTS5xUI

[Rich]

Hi neonix
Does this help:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_optical_network#Network_elements

[gadget42]

eventually, skynet will totally eliminate single_points_of_failure as we are all assimilated into the Intergalactic Borg Confederacy(oh, did i say that out loud?)

links for your convenience:
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html
https://www.starlink.com/business/direct-to-cell
https://support.apple.com/en-us/105097
https://spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-cellphone-starlink
https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-satellite-connectivity-3295162/
https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/time-for-android-satellite-connectivity
https://www.iridium.com/blog/how-to-turn-your-cell-phone-into-a-satellite-phone/

and when you tire of the telescope and gazing outward, the microscope amazes anew:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/photomicrography-contest-winners-showcase-beauty-at-tiny-scales/

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