(Fiber To The Neighborhood or Node) The installation of optical fiber to a junction box (node) in a neighborhood that serves a few hundred customers within a radius of about a mile. The connections from the node to the customer premises are typically DSL or DOCSIS using coaxial cable or twisted pair, which is less costly than a fiber run to the premises (see FTTP).

FTTN Vs. FTTC
If the radius of customers served by the node is less than a thousand feet, the service is typically called "fiber to the curb" (FTTC). See FTTx.