Optical Fiber – Emerging Business Cases and Challenges: K -FON (Kerala Fiber Optic Network) Heading the game Renewable energy and energy-efficient electric devices disrupt the existing business model of electricity boards. As a result, the electricity board will have more difficulty achieving profitability and revenue goals. Thus, the Electricity boards are changing their objective as power distribution and supply companies and a core and middle-mile, last-mile infrastructure (information highway). State Electricity Board of Kerala state India with creating fiber-optic information highway using the power distribution passive infrastructure of state electricity board is a massive step towards this strategy step. Image: K FON Strategy: Source: https://kfon.kerala.gov.in/ Better power supply and New Revenue stream The fiber-optic network provides instant feedback and real-time data sharing between plants, substations, and offices. As a result, improved re...