Showing posts with label FTTH Council. Show all posts
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COPENHAGEN — That fiber to the home (FTTH) is broadly implemented is not news, but what services are making profits and where the future trends are is the subject of Yankee Group and FTTH Council Europe findings released in conjunction with the FTTH Council Europe Conference today.
As part of the study, Yankee Group analyzed the portfolios of 20 global next-generation access service providers and interviewed key executives in these organizations. Following up on the December 2008 Yankee Group Report "Fiber to the World: A State of the Union Report on FTTH", Yankee Group Senior Analyst Benoit Felten and Program Manager Vince Vittore chart the course for the global expansion and profitability of FTTH. Key findings include:
* Providers with legacy DSL services have found that FTTH generates ARPU of 20 percent to 30 percent higher than DSL.
* A number of FTTH operations around the world have broken even already, after only a few years of operation.
* HDTV is increasingly a key acquisition driver but requires the whole content ecosystem to shift to HD to succeed.
* The next wave of revenues will come from further integration of wireline and wireless networks as well as wider economy services such as home security and tele-education.
* Two-way video communication will be the enabler service that truly allows the bloom of partnership-driven wider economy services.
"The market is always in search of the killer app, the holy grail of future revenues that will justify network investment. Our study demonstrates that the value to the customer and therefore the revenues to the service provider are in the bundling of many and diverse services," said Felten. "Some applications (HDTV, bandwidth offerings over 50 Mbps symmetric) are 'killer' in that they drive the customer to subscribe, but once he's become a customer, it's the whole panel of services that make a profitable, satisfied and loyal customer."
Joeri Van Bogaert, president of the FTTH Council Europe adds, "Here is an answer to the persistent question of 'will anyone pay for fiber'? Consumers have, are doing so and will likely pay more in the future because of the compelling basket of services that is only possible with FTTH. The results of this definitive joint study prove that FTTH is a critical enabler of innovative applications that can deliver real-world benefits on both a social and economic level."
Source: Yankee Group
As part of the study, Yankee Group analyzed the portfolios of 20 global next-generation access service providers and interviewed key executives in these organizations. Following up on the December 2008 Yankee Group Report "Fiber to the World: A State of the Union Report on FTTH", Yankee Group Senior Analyst Benoit Felten and Program Manager Vince Vittore chart the course for the global expansion and profitability of FTTH. Key findings include:
* Providers with legacy DSL services have found that FTTH generates ARPU of 20 percent to 30 percent higher than DSL.
* A number of FTTH operations around the world have broken even already, after only a few years of operation.
* HDTV is increasingly a key acquisition driver but requires the whole content ecosystem to shift to HD to succeed.
* The next wave of revenues will come from further integration of wireline and wireless networks as well as wider economy services such as home security and tele-education.
* Two-way video communication will be the enabler service that truly allows the bloom of partnership-driven wider economy services.
"The market is always in search of the killer app, the holy grail of future revenues that will justify network investment. Our study demonstrates that the value to the customer and therefore the revenues to the service provider are in the bundling of many and diverse services," said Felten. "Some applications (HDTV, bandwidth offerings over 50 Mbps symmetric) are 'killer' in that they drive the customer to subscribe, but once he's become a customer, it's the whole panel of services that make a profitable, satisfied and loyal customer."
Joeri Van Bogaert, president of the FTTH Council Europe adds, "Here is an answer to the persistent question of 'will anyone pay for fiber'? Consumers have, are doing so and will likely pay more in the future because of the compelling basket of services that is only possible with FTTH. The results of this definitive joint study prove that FTTH is a critical enabler of innovative applications that can deliver real-world benefits on both a social and economic level."
Source: Yankee Group
(COPENHAGEN, DENMARK) - The number of economies where fiber to the home has established a significant and growing market presence has nearly doubled over the past 18 months, according to an updated global ranking issued today by the FTTH Councils of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
The ranking, issued twice a year since 2007, was released today at the FTTH Council Europe's annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. It tracks the level of FTTH market penetration in economies where more than one percent of households are connected directly into high speed fiber networks. In all, 20 economies met this threshold, up from 14 in July 2008 and 11 in July 2007.
The growth is largely due to the entry of several European countries in the ranking, as fiber to the home deployment begins to expand across that continent and the total number of FTTH subscribers in Europe approaches two million.
Asian economies maintained their leadership in FTTH market penetration, as South Korea (44% of the market), Hong Kong (28%), Japan (27%) and Taiwan (12%) continued to hold the top four places respectively.
Meanwhile, Japan remains the overall leader in terms of the number of fiber-connected homes at 13.2 million, followed by the United States (6.05 million) and the People's Republic of China (5.96 million).
For the first time, the Councils' ranking includes the breakdown for each economy between fiber to the home connections, where fiber is run all the way to individual residences, and fiber to the building (FTTB) connections for which the fiber terminates at a multi-unit dwelling and a non-fiber local area network (LAN) delivers service to the individual subscribers. In addition, FTTB subscriber numbers have been added to the totals for the United States, which accounts for much of the substantial increase in that country's totals since the previous ranking in July 2008. Copper-based broadband access technologies (DSL, FTT-Curb, FTT-Node) are not included.
The breakdown between FTTH and FTTB for each economy is depicted in the following chart:
"It is very encouraging to see four new EU nations joining Russia and Andorra in the new ranking, together nearly doubling Europe's total representation among the top twenty in the world," commented Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe. "It is perhaps more difficult for the largest countries to achieve the ranking, which makes Russia's inclusion particularly exciting and surprising. Across Europe, we are seeing FTTH penetration figures rise as the benefits of fiber become clearer for all."
"Fiber to the home continues to grow rapidly in the United States, thanks to Verizon's aggressive deployment of its all-fiber network and the growing interest in FTTH among smaller telephone companies who see it as essential to their survival in the digital economy," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council North America. "Subscriber satisfaction and high FTTH market share are driving this growth."
"We are pleased that Asia Pacific region continues to occupy the top slots in the rankings on market penetration, thanks largely to the very high level of market penetration in South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan," said Shoichi Hanatani, President of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific. "While no newly additional economies from the region were able to break into the ranking this time, we are seeing a lot of interest in a number of Asian economies and believe it won't be long before others begin significant FTTH deployments."
The ranking, issued twice a year since 2007, was released today at the FTTH Council Europe's annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. It tracks the level of FTTH market penetration in economies where more than one percent of households are connected directly into high speed fiber networks. In all, 20 economies met this threshold, up from 14 in July 2008 and 11 in July 2007.
The growth is largely due to the entry of several European countries in the ranking, as fiber to the home deployment begins to expand across that continent and the total number of FTTH subscribers in Europe approaches two million.
Asian economies maintained their leadership in FTTH market penetration, as South Korea (44% of the market), Hong Kong (28%), Japan (27%) and Taiwan (12%) continued to hold the top four places respectively.
Meanwhile, Japan remains the overall leader in terms of the number of fiber-connected homes at 13.2 million, followed by the United States (6.05 million) and the People's Republic of China (5.96 million).
For the first time, the Councils' ranking includes the breakdown for each economy between fiber to the home connections, where fiber is run all the way to individual residences, and fiber to the building (FTTB) connections for which the fiber terminates at a multi-unit dwelling and a non-fiber local area network (LAN) delivers service to the individual subscribers. In addition, FTTB subscriber numbers have been added to the totals for the United States, which accounts for much of the substantial increase in that country's totals since the previous ranking in July 2008. Copper-based broadband access technologies (DSL, FTT-Curb, FTT-Node) are not included.
The breakdown between FTTH and FTTB for each economy is depicted in the following chart:
"It is very encouraging to see four new EU nations joining Russia and Andorra in the new ranking, together nearly doubling Europe's total representation among the top twenty in the world," commented Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe. "It is perhaps more difficult for the largest countries to achieve the ranking, which makes Russia's inclusion particularly exciting and surprising. Across Europe, we are seeing FTTH penetration figures rise as the benefits of fiber become clearer for all."
"Fiber to the home continues to grow rapidly in the United States, thanks to Verizon's aggressive deployment of its all-fiber network and the growing interest in FTTH among smaller telephone companies who see it as essential to their survival in the digital economy," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council North America. "Subscriber satisfaction and high FTTH market share are driving this growth."
"We are pleased that Asia Pacific region continues to occupy the top slots in the rankings on market penetration, thanks largely to the very high level of market penetration in South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan," said Shoichi Hanatani, President of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific. "While no newly additional economies from the region were able to break into the ranking this time, we are seeing a lot of interest in a number of Asian economies and believe it won't be long before others begin significant FTTH deployments."
Press Release.
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Adopting tax incentives for expanding next-generation broadband networks with direct fiber connections would ensure that the economic recovery package now under consideration in Washington would create a large number of jobs and extensive economic growth, according to a study released today by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council.
The study, prepared for the FTTH Council by the economic consulting firm Empiris LLC, found that enactment of tax incentives for the deployment of networks running fiber all the way to premises would generate more than 200,000 direct jobs in each of the next three years and increase economic output by more than $100 Billion. A key reason for these substantial job benefits is that labor accounts for almost one-half of the money spent to deploy networks with direct fiber connections. In addition to the direct effects, increased broadband penetration from these proposals would indirectly generate another 360,000 new jobs, according to the report.
Click here to download the full report.
The report emphasized that, because broadband providers are experienced infrastructure builders, these and other tax incentives for new next-generation broadband infrastructure would create jobs and spur economic growth almost immediately. "Not only would these proposals create jobs and help boost economic recovery right away, but they will also accelerate expansion of the basic high-tech infrastructure that will drive the U.S. economy throughout the 21st century," said Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Chairman and Managing Partner at Empiris.
The Empiris study estimates that federal payment of bond interest for next-generation broadband networks - officially referred to as "tax credit bonds" - would create 197,437 direct U.S. jobs as a result of private sector deployments, and another 19,744 direct jobs in public sector deployments in each of the next three years. Meanwhile, a 100 percent expensing provision for next-generation broadband would produce as many as 32,000 jobs over the same period, while a 50 percent expensing provision for rural/underserved areas would potentially create more than 5,000 jobs.
In rural and underserved areas, the FTTH Council supports tax incentives for broadband deployment at slower speeds to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband and to stimulate broadband deployment and economic activity in areas where they otherwise would not occur.
"In expanding America's broadband infrastructure, it makes sense to encourage the higher-bandwidth networks we will need to compete globally in decades to come," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "This study provides evidence that promoting those networks also will give the maximum boost to employment and immediate economic growth."
The FTTH Council recently endorsed broadband incentives proposed by the Communications Workers of America, including provisions similar to those analyzed in the Empiris paper.
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- Adopting tax incentives for expanding next-generation broadband networks with direct fiber connections would ensure that the economic recovery package now under consideration in Washington would create a large number of jobs and extensive economic growth, according to a study released today by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council.
The study, prepared for the FTTH Council by the economic consulting firm Empiris LLC, found that enactment of tax incentives for the deployment of networks running fiber all the way to premises would generate more than 200,000 direct jobs in each of the next three years and increase economic output by more than $100 Billion. A key reason for these substantial job benefits is that labor accounts for almost one-half of the money spent to deploy networks with direct fiber connections. In addition to the direct effects, increased broadband penetration from these proposals would indirectly generate another 360,000 new jobs, according to the report.
Click here to download the full report.
The report emphasized that, because broadband providers are experienced infrastructure builders, these and other tax incentives for new next-generation broadband infrastructure would create jobs and spur economic growth almost immediately. "Not only would these proposals create jobs and help boost economic recovery right away, but they will also accelerate expansion of the basic high-tech infrastructure that will drive the U.S. economy throughout the 21st century," said Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Chairman and Managing Partner at Empiris.
The Empiris study estimates that federal payment of bond interest for next-generation broadband networks - officially referred to as "tax credit bonds" - would create 197,437 direct U.S. jobs as a result of private sector deployments, and another 19,744 direct jobs in public sector deployments in each of the next three years. Meanwhile, a 100 percent expensing provision for next-generation broadband would produce as many as 32,000 jobs over the same period, while a 50 percent expensing provision for rural/underserved areas would potentially create more than 5,000 jobs.
In rural and underserved areas, the FTTH Council supports tax incentives for broadband deployment at slower speeds to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband and to stimulate broadband deployment and economic activity in areas where they otherwise would not occur.
"In expanding America's broadband infrastructure, it makes sense to encourage the higher-bandwidth networks we will need to compete globally in decades to come," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "This study provides evidence that promoting those networks also will give the maximum boost to employment and immediate economic growth."
The FTTH Council recently endorsed broadband incentives proposed by the Communications Workers of America, including provisions similar to those analyzed in the Empiris paper.
The world’s only advanced tool for assessing the net environmental impact of FTTH networks is launched today, 11th February 2009, at the annual FTTH Council Europe conference in Copenhagen.
The Sustainable FTTH Configurator allows the potential environmental benefit of actual FTTH deployments to be calculated – real world benefits from real world networks – by placing a refined and detailed emissions model in the hands of network planners and operators.
This Configurator was created by the FTTH Council Europe in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ecobilan), and showcased its first ever public demonstrations today at the FTTH Council Europe’s annual conference in Copenhagen.
Read the full story here
Source: FTTH Council Europe
The Sustainable FTTH Configurator allows the potential environmental benefit of actual FTTH deployments to be calculated – real world benefits from real world networks – by placing a refined and detailed emissions model in the hands of network planners and operators.
This Configurator was created by the FTTH Council Europe in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ecobilan), and showcased its first ever public demonstrations today at the FTTH Council Europe’s annual conference in Copenhagen.
Read the full story here
Source: FTTH Council Europe
(NASHVILLE, TN) - Updating the last mile in America's telecommunications networks with high-bandwidth, direct fiber optic connections to homes and businesses will deliver substantial environmental benefits in the short term - outweighing the environmental costs of deployment in as little as six years - according to a study released today by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Commissioned by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council, the study looked at the environmental costs of running fiber optic cables all the way to the subscriber premises, and balanced them out with the sustainability benefits that faster, next-generation connections will bring - particularly with regard to gasoline saved when more people are able to use those connections to work from home.
The preliminary results of the study were announced at the FTTH Council's 2008 Conference & Expo, which is underway this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
"This conservative estimate from a widely respected firm says essentially that supercharging bandwidth in American homes with FTTH, by enabling more telecommuting, is an environmentally sustainable activity that goes 'green-positive' in six years," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "For telecom providers, it means that upgrading to fiber to the home is not only a good business proposition, but it is also a good way to go green."
Using its established Life Cycle Analysis methodology that it has applied globally across other industries, PwC assessed the sustainability aspects of North American FTTH deployments in urban, suburban, and rural scenarios - taking into account a mix of aerial and underground installation of cable. Environmental costs associated with deployment included use of non-renewable energy, emissions of greenhouse gases and acid substances into the atmosphere, formation of photochemical oxidants to produce smog, introduction of harmful nutrients into water and depletion of non-living resources during the life cycle of FTTH network deployment and operation.
In its methodology, PwC applied only one prospective benefit of deploying FTTH networks, that beyond 2010 an estimated 10 percent of the working population with FTTH service would telecommute an average of three days a week because bandwidth improvements will make working from home more feasible. This estimate is based on the results of earlier FTTH Council surveys measuring actual FTTH subscriber behavior. Benefits were calculated from savings estimates related to reduced gasoline consumption and savings on road maintenance and construction.
"With the assumption of a future low-carbon economy and increased environmental regulation, FTTH solutions are a key sustainable utility driver," the report said.
PwC did note that there are considerable additional social and economic benefits that are associated with fiber-driven, next-generation networks over the longer term, but are not included in this study.
Network modeling data was provided by FTTH Council members and incorporated approximately three quarters of existing FTTH deployments in the U.S.
Source: FTTH Council
Commissioned by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council, the study looked at the environmental costs of running fiber optic cables all the way to the subscriber premises, and balanced them out with the sustainability benefits that faster, next-generation connections will bring - particularly with regard to gasoline saved when more people are able to use those connections to work from home.
The preliminary results of the study were announced at the FTTH Council's 2008 Conference & Expo, which is underway this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
"This conservative estimate from a widely respected firm says essentially that supercharging bandwidth in American homes with FTTH, by enabling more telecommuting, is an environmentally sustainable activity that goes 'green-positive' in six years," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "For telecom providers, it means that upgrading to fiber to the home is not only a good business proposition, but it is also a good way to go green."
Using its established Life Cycle Analysis methodology that it has applied globally across other industries, PwC assessed the sustainability aspects of North American FTTH deployments in urban, suburban, and rural scenarios - taking into account a mix of aerial and underground installation of cable. Environmental costs associated with deployment included use of non-renewable energy, emissions of greenhouse gases and acid substances into the atmosphere, formation of photochemical oxidants to produce smog, introduction of harmful nutrients into water and depletion of non-living resources during the life cycle of FTTH network deployment and operation.
In its methodology, PwC applied only one prospective benefit of deploying FTTH networks, that beyond 2010 an estimated 10 percent of the working population with FTTH service would telecommute an average of three days a week because bandwidth improvements will make working from home more feasible. This estimate is based on the results of earlier FTTH Council surveys measuring actual FTTH subscriber behavior. Benefits were calculated from savings estimates related to reduced gasoline consumption and savings on road maintenance and construction.
"With the assumption of a future low-carbon economy and increased environmental regulation, FTTH solutions are a key sustainable utility driver," the report said.
PwC did note that there are considerable additional social and economic benefits that are associated with fiber-driven, next-generation networks over the longer term, but are not included in this study.
Network modeling data was provided by FTTH Council members and incorporated approximately three quarters of existing FTTH deployments in the U.S.
Source: FTTH Council
Broadband fiber subscribers up to 3.76 million in U.S.
0 comments Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008NASHVILLE - The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with end-to-end fiber is continuing at a robust pace, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million, according to a study released today by the Fiber-to-the-Home Council.
The study, by RVA Market Research (www.rvallc.com), pegged the annual growth rate for fiber to the home in North America at 76 percent, the highest of any country or region in the world. (Editor's Note: Actually Australia's growth rate is over 200% in FTTH connections for the past year)
The updated deployment statistics were announced at the FTTH 2008 Conference & Expo, which is being held this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
The study also shows fiber to the home networks now passing 13.8 million North American homes, up from 9.55 million a year ago, and that the number of homes receiving video services over FTTH more than doubled over the past year, from slightly more than one million in September 2007 to nearly 2.2 million today.
Meanwhile, the overall "take rate" - the percentage of those offered FTTH service who decide to subscribe - went up for the fifth straight six-month period, and now stands at more than 30 percent.
"This continued growth in the number of connections and in the take rate is evidence of what consumers think about fiber to the home - it is fast becoming the technology of choice for receiving high-bandwidth Internet and superior video services," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "In addition, we are continuing to see enormously high customer satisfaction rates for FTTH services when compared to other types of broadband and video providers."
The study also found that average data download speeds for FTTH subscribers continued to rise - to 7 megabits per second from 5.2 Mbps a year ago - as providers increased available bandwidth in their service offerings. This compares to a median real-time Internet download speed of 2.3 Mbps among all Internet users, as determined by the Communications Workers of America in their recent Speed Matters survey of more than 230,000 people.
Mike Render of RVA LLC, who authored the study, noted that the sustained high growth rate for FTTH connections is disproving many of the claims that skeptics made about the technology just a few years ago. "They said FTTH would never work for overbuilds, in rural areas, in multi-tenant buildings or in places where there was already competition to provide these services. They said no one would ever need or pay for 7 megabits of download speed. And now we are finding that those concerns are not panning out."
A presentation containing the underlying data for the study can be downloaded from the FTTH Council website by clicking here.
Render said that most growth in the U.S. can be attributed to either Verizon FiOS rollouts, or independent local exchange carriers with special fiber projects.
Source: FTTH Council
The study, by RVA Market Research (www.rvallc.com), pegged the annual growth rate for fiber to the home in North America at 76 percent, the highest of any country or region in the world. (Editor's Note: Actually Australia's growth rate is over 200% in FTTH connections for the past year)
The updated deployment statistics were announced at the FTTH 2008 Conference & Expo, which is being held this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
The study also shows fiber to the home networks now passing 13.8 million North American homes, up from 9.55 million a year ago, and that the number of homes receiving video services over FTTH more than doubled over the past year, from slightly more than one million in September 2007 to nearly 2.2 million today.
Meanwhile, the overall "take rate" - the percentage of those offered FTTH service who decide to subscribe - went up for the fifth straight six-month period, and now stands at more than 30 percent.
"This continued growth in the number of connections and in the take rate is evidence of what consumers think about fiber to the home - it is fast becoming the technology of choice for receiving high-bandwidth Internet and superior video services," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council. "In addition, we are continuing to see enormously high customer satisfaction rates for FTTH services when compared to other types of broadband and video providers."
The study also found that average data download speeds for FTTH subscribers continued to rise - to 7 megabits per second from 5.2 Mbps a year ago - as providers increased available bandwidth in their service offerings. This compares to a median real-time Internet download speed of 2.3 Mbps among all Internet users, as determined by the Communications Workers of America in their recent Speed Matters survey of more than 230,000 people.
Mike Render of RVA LLC, who authored the study, noted that the sustained high growth rate for FTTH connections is disproving many of the claims that skeptics made about the technology just a few years ago. "They said FTTH would never work for overbuilds, in rural areas, in multi-tenant buildings or in places where there was already competition to provide these services. They said no one would ever need or pay for 7 megabits of download speed. And now we are finding that those concerns are not panning out."
A presentation containing the underlying data for the study can be downloaded from the FTTH Council website by clicking here.
Render said that most growth in the U.S. can be attributed to either Verizon FiOS rollouts, or independent local exchange carriers with special fiber projects.
Source: FTTH Council
Asia-Pacific Continues to Lead in FTTH Market Penetration
0 comments Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008Press Release - FTTH Council
23 July 2008.
With continued regional growth in fiber to the home (FTTH) market penetration, Asia consolidated its position as the global leader in the march toward next-generation broadband while the United States and Europe also continued to experience robust growth in FTTH, according to an updated global ranking issued today by the FTTH Councils of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
The ranking, updated twice a year and released today at the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific’s 3rd Annual Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, tracks the level of FTTH market penetration in economies where more than one percent of households are connected directly into high speed fiber networks. In all, 14 economies met this threshold.
South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan now occupy the top four positions in the ranking, and the Asian region now accounts for more than 27 million of the world’s estimated 32 million fiber to the home connections. South Korea now has nearly 37 percent of its households connected to fiber, with Hong Kong at 27 percent, Japan at 24 percent and Taiwan at 7.7 percent. And while the People’s Republic of China ranked 11th in terms of market penetration, growth in the number of connections to 7.5 million means that China is now second only to Japan in the number of households with FTTH.
"This is an exciting time for FTTH broadband in Asia. FTTH has overtaken DSL in South Korea and will soon do the same in Japan," said Shoichi Hanatani, President of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific. "Here in the Asia-Pac region, we are witnessing the end of a hundred years of telecom history as copper loops are quickly being replaced by optical fiber access networks."
Four Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark) and Slovenia occupied the fifth through ninth positions in the ranking, with market penetration ranging from 7.5 percent to 3.2 percent. The Netherlands and Italy were in the 12th and 13th positions, each with market penetration of 1.4 percent. In all, European countries reported 1.4 million FTTH connections.
Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe, noted that large FTTH projects now underway in France and Germany, as well as deployments in other EU countries such as Greece and Portugal, will likely affect the rankings in the near future.
"The fact that seven European countries made the global ranking, and that several rank among the top FTTH countries in the world, is a clear indication that Europe is moving forward with the adoption of next-generation broadband," he said. "However, this positive picture does not yet represent the entire continent, which is why the FTTH Council Europe will continue to educate investors and other stakeholders and to promote accelerated deployment of FTTH networks in all European countries."
The United States is third among the world’s economies in the total number of FTTH households at 3.3 million, and is in 10th position in the global ranking with 2.9 percent market penetration. The U.S. continues to experience the highest rate of growth of any economy in terms of FTTH subscribers – doubling the number of connections year over year. This is due largely to an aggressive FTTH deployment by market leader Verizon, Inc. and ongoing FTTH build out by more than 600 smaller providers across the country.
"Clearly, North America, and particularly the United States, has crossed the chasm and is now moving decisively toward fiber to the home as the broadband platform of choice," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council North America. "Aggressive FTTH deployment in the U.S. has created a lot of buzz about this exciting technology, and the word of mouth from early FTTH subscribers is driving growth and fueling further deployments."
The three regional FTTH Councils joined together last year to create this official global FTTH ranking in order to provide the telecommunications industry, governments and regulators with a unique snapshot of international fiber access penetration. The global ranking follows the unified definition of FTTH terms announced by the three councils in 2006, and which has formed the basis for on-going market research by each council. For completeness and accuracy the ranking includes both FTTH and FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) figures, while copper-based broadband access technologies (DSL, FTT-Curb, FTT-Node) are not included.
23 July 2008.
With continued regional growth in fiber to the home (FTTH) market penetration, Asia consolidated its position as the global leader in the march toward next-generation broadband while the United States and Europe also continued to experience robust growth in FTTH, according to an updated global ranking issued today by the FTTH Councils of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.
The ranking, updated twice a year and released today at the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific’s 3rd Annual Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, tracks the level of FTTH market penetration in economies where more than one percent of households are connected directly into high speed fiber networks. In all, 14 economies met this threshold.
South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan now occupy the top four positions in the ranking, and the Asian region now accounts for more than 27 million of the world’s estimated 32 million fiber to the home connections. South Korea now has nearly 37 percent of its households connected to fiber, with Hong Kong at 27 percent, Japan at 24 percent and Taiwan at 7.7 percent. And while the People’s Republic of China ranked 11th in terms of market penetration, growth in the number of connections to 7.5 million means that China is now second only to Japan in the number of households with FTTH.
"This is an exciting time for FTTH broadband in Asia. FTTH has overtaken DSL in South Korea and will soon do the same in Japan," said Shoichi Hanatani, President of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific. "Here in the Asia-Pac region, we are witnessing the end of a hundred years of telecom history as copper loops are quickly being replaced by optical fiber access networks."
Four Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark) and Slovenia occupied the fifth through ninth positions in the ranking, with market penetration ranging from 7.5 percent to 3.2 percent. The Netherlands and Italy were in the 12th and 13th positions, each with market penetration of 1.4 percent. In all, European countries reported 1.4 million FTTH connections.
Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe, noted that large FTTH projects now underway in France and Germany, as well as deployments in other EU countries such as Greece and Portugal, will likely affect the rankings in the near future.
"The fact that seven European countries made the global ranking, and that several rank among the top FTTH countries in the world, is a clear indication that Europe is moving forward with the adoption of next-generation broadband," he said. "However, this positive picture does not yet represent the entire continent, which is why the FTTH Council Europe will continue to educate investors and other stakeholders and to promote accelerated deployment of FTTH networks in all European countries."
The United States is third among the world’s economies in the total number of FTTH households at 3.3 million, and is in 10th position in the global ranking with 2.9 percent market penetration. The U.S. continues to experience the highest rate of growth of any economy in terms of FTTH subscribers – doubling the number of connections year over year. This is due largely to an aggressive FTTH deployment by market leader Verizon, Inc. and ongoing FTTH build out by more than 600 smaller providers across the country.
"Clearly, North America, and particularly the United States, has crossed the chasm and is now moving decisively toward fiber to the home as the broadband platform of choice," said Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council North America. "Aggressive FTTH deployment in the U.S. has created a lot of buzz about this exciting technology, and the word of mouth from early FTTH subscribers is driving growth and fueling further deployments."
The three regional FTTH Councils joined together last year to create this official global FTTH ranking in order to provide the telecommunications industry, governments and regulators with a unique snapshot of international fiber access penetration. The global ranking follows the unified definition of FTTH terms announced by the three councils in 2006, and which has formed the basis for on-going market research by each council. For completeness and accuracy the ranking includes both FTTH and FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) figures, while copper-based broadband access technologies (DSL, FTT-Curb, FTT-Node) are not included.
According to a new report from the FTTH Council Europe, improvements in broadband connectivity speeds are having a direct impact on consumer bandwidth usage, with demand per broadband home growing at almost 20% per annum over the last 5 years. The research, undertaken with Ventura Team LLP, is believed to be the first of its kind to directly test the hypothesis of Nielsen's Law of Internet bandwidth against patterns of fibre and ADSL broadband usage in Europe.
Joeri Van Bogaert, president of the FTTH Council Europe, explains, "Everyone is familiar with Moore's Law for Computing, and Nielsen's Law takes a similar approach to measuring Internet bandwidth. Whilst Moore sees computing power grow 60% annually, Nielsen states that the bandwidth available to a high end user grows at 50% per year. For the first time, we wanted to find out if this increase in available speed is true and is related to an increase in consumer demand and usage."
In summary, the FTTH Council Europe report findings are as follows:
The first part of the research tested Nielsen's Law from a technology perspective. It was found that a decade after it was first conceived, Nielsen's Law is still working well as a guide to the trend in broadband speeds, as the growth rate of 50% per annum held true for all European countries evaluated.
Secondly, the study tested Nielson's Law from a usage perspective, examining European broadband traffic patterns across a sample of 100,000 broadband homes using FTTH. The results of this research show that high speed broadband usage is growing at an annual rate of 20%.
To further qualify this growth in user demand for increased bandwidth, the study compared fibre broadband usage with ADSL across four European countries and found that fibre homes currently drive three times more traffic than ADSL homes. Floyd Wagoner of the FTTH Council Europe's Market Intelligence Committee that headed up this research explains:
"This rise in usage when fibre networks are in use is significant at this stage of market evolution. Already there is a large difference between the traffic used by ADSL and fibre users, and this despite the fact that many of the mass market applications that will realise the potential of fibre are not even available yet. We expect this to increase significantly as fibre adoption continues to increase across Europe and further services are developed with fibre in mind."
According to Van Bogaert, the message is simple, "When customers have faster connections they use them more. When discussing FTTH business cases and investments, two basic questions about bandwidth always arise: Who needs all that bandwidth and what will they use it for? I think the findings provide a compelling answer. For example, despite the advancement in the motor industry, the average speed of today's modern car is actually under 30km/h, but that doesn't mean that the driver never exceeds this speed. The same can be said for broadband usage; when the opportunity to utilise it to its full potential arises, consumers grasp it with both hands."
This is the first step of the Council's research into significant trends in broadband consumer behaviour, and the Council's Market Intelligence Committee will be undertaking further examination of these trends throughout 2008. These additional findings will be announced at the FTTH Council Europe's next annual conference to be held in Copenhagen on 11th-12th February 2009. For more information go to www.conference.ftthcouncil.eu
Credit: Fibresystems.org
Joeri Van Bogaert, president of the FTTH Council Europe, explains, "Everyone is familiar with Moore's Law for Computing, and Nielsen's Law takes a similar approach to measuring Internet bandwidth. Whilst Moore sees computing power grow 60% annually, Nielsen states that the bandwidth available to a high end user grows at 50% per year. For the first time, we wanted to find out if this increase in available speed is true and is related to an increase in consumer demand and usage."
In summary, the FTTH Council Europe report findings are as follows:
- European broadband speeds are rising at 50%+ per annum.
- High end broadband usage per home is growing at 20% per annum.
- FTTH broadband homes drive 3x more traffic than ADSL in Europe.
The first part of the research tested Nielsen's Law from a technology perspective. It was found that a decade after it was first conceived, Nielsen's Law is still working well as a guide to the trend in broadband speeds, as the growth rate of 50% per annum held true for all European countries evaluated.
Secondly, the study tested Nielson's Law from a usage perspective, examining European broadband traffic patterns across a sample of 100,000 broadband homes using FTTH. The results of this research show that high speed broadband usage is growing at an annual rate of 20%.
To further qualify this growth in user demand for increased bandwidth, the study compared fibre broadband usage with ADSL across four European countries and found that fibre homes currently drive three times more traffic than ADSL homes. Floyd Wagoner of the FTTH Council Europe's Market Intelligence Committee that headed up this research explains:
"This rise in usage when fibre networks are in use is significant at this stage of market evolution. Already there is a large difference between the traffic used by ADSL and fibre users, and this despite the fact that many of the mass market applications that will realise the potential of fibre are not even available yet. We expect this to increase significantly as fibre adoption continues to increase across Europe and further services are developed with fibre in mind."
According to Van Bogaert, the message is simple, "When customers have faster connections they use them more. When discussing FTTH business cases and investments, two basic questions about bandwidth always arise: Who needs all that bandwidth and what will they use it for? I think the findings provide a compelling answer. For example, despite the advancement in the motor industry, the average speed of today's modern car is actually under 30km/h, but that doesn't mean that the driver never exceeds this speed. The same can be said for broadband usage; when the opportunity to utilise it to its full potential arises, consumers grasp it with both hands."
This is the first step of the Council's research into significant trends in broadband consumer behaviour, and the Council's Market Intelligence Committee will be undertaking further examination of these trends throughout 2008. These additional findings will be announced at the FTTH Council Europe's next annual conference to be held in Copenhagen on 11th-12th February 2009. For more information go to www.conference.ftthcouncil.eu
Credit: Fibresystems.org
U.S. Introduces "100Mbit Nation" resolution into House of Reps
0 comments Posted Sunday, June 29, 2008Last week a resolution was introduced into the House of Representatives (USA) calling for the establishment of "a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks... by 2015". The resolution defined next-generation broadband as having "transmission speeds of at least 100 megabits per second, bidirectionally" and should "have the capabilities to provide access to important bandwidth-intensive information, services, and applications being developed and can readily increase these capabilities for future developments"
The resolution was introduced by U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (Califonian Democrat) and co-sponsored by Ed Markey (D-MA) the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Mike Doyle (D-PA). It is a companion bill to Senate Resolution 191, introduced in the Senate last year by Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and co-sponsored by Senator Barack Obama - the Democratic nominee for the Presidential election later this year.
According to Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council (North America), "This resolution recognizes that America needs a strategy - a 100 Megabit National strategy - to ensure that our citizens keep pace with the advancements of the Information Age,"
Savage noted that with currently available equipment, fibre based solution can easily carry 100 Mbps symmetrical services (and more) to households. FTTH now passes more than 10 percent of U.S. households (approx 13 million homes) and more than three million of those are connected using high speed services such as Verizon's FiOS solution.
"Technologists are predicting that by 2015 the average American home will need 100 Mbps service to access available online applications and video services, and that many times that bandwidth will be needed in the decade that follows," said Savage. "The fibre we put in today can deliver that and much more, so it is essential we get on with the task of [reticulating] fibre [to] every home for the future."
In March 2007, the FTTH Council called on the government to adopt a "100 Megabit Nation" policy as a means of ensuring that a majority of Americans can access next-generation broadband connections by 2010, with universal availability by 2015. The Council noted that some Asian and European nations are already well ahead of the United States in deploying high-bandwidth, fibre to the home networks.
For information on the resolution view the document at the Library of Congress
The resolution was introduced by U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (Califonian Democrat) and co-sponsored by Ed Markey (D-MA) the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Mike Doyle (D-PA). It is a companion bill to Senate Resolution 191, introduced in the Senate last year by Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and co-sponsored by Senator Barack Obama - the Democratic nominee for the Presidential election later this year.
According to Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council (North America), "This resolution recognizes that America needs a strategy - a 100 Megabit National strategy - to ensure that our citizens keep pace with the advancements of the Information Age,"
Savage noted that with currently available equipment, fibre based solution can easily carry 100 Mbps symmetrical services (and more) to households. FTTH now passes more than 10 percent of U.S. households (approx 13 million homes) and more than three million of those are connected using high speed services such as Verizon's FiOS solution.
"Technologists are predicting that by 2015 the average American home will need 100 Mbps service to access available online applications and video services, and that many times that bandwidth will be needed in the decade that follows," said Savage. "The fibre we put in today can deliver that and much more, so it is essential we get on with the task of [reticulating] fibre [to] every home for the future."
In March 2007, the FTTH Council called on the government to adopt a "100 Megabit Nation" policy as a means of ensuring that a majority of Americans can access next-generation broadband connections by 2010, with universal availability by 2015. The Council noted that some Asian and European nations are already well ahead of the United States in deploying high-bandwidth, fibre to the home networks.
For information on the resolution view the document at the Library of Congress
The FTTH Council will host a Fiber Community Web Seminar on Wednesday June 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm EDT(11:00 am PDT).
Today's FTTH service providers are either successfully delivering video services or are just beginning to "peel back the video onion" or would just like to be more informed about offering video services. This webinar will reveal how a once-underserved market is now fully-served with IPTV services via an FTTH network. Special emphasis will be on how the regulatory, technology and business factors necessarily converge and ultimately influence the video quality and quantity you can offer your customer. High-level topics will include video franchising, content aquisition, distribution requirements, the customer experience, digital rights management and access control.
John D. Andrews is a co-founder and President/CEO of US Sonet, a successful FTTH overbuilder providing voice, video and data services in Salem, Illinois. Mr. Andrews is also a Co-Founder and President of LIGHTSPEED TELECOM, an Illinois certified facilities based CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) and wholly owned subsidiary to US SONET. He is an active member of the FTTH Council and has built multiple IPTV headend/earthstations.
Prior to this, Mr. Andrews also co-founded numerous leading edge technology and communications companies over the past 16 years, including accessUS, one of the earliest Internet Service Providers in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. accessUS was a super-regional ISP andwas listed as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the nation.
For each FTTH Community Call, the FTTH Council provides a phone bridge to call into for audio, and a Web address for viewing presentations. To register and view the accompanying presentation for the June 25th call, click here.
Today's FTTH service providers are either successfully delivering video services or are just beginning to "peel back the video onion" or would just like to be more informed about offering video services. This webinar will reveal how a once-underserved market is now fully-served with IPTV services via an FTTH network. Special emphasis will be on how the regulatory, technology and business factors necessarily converge and ultimately influence the video quality and quantity you can offer your customer. High-level topics will include video franchising, content aquisition, distribution requirements, the customer experience, digital rights management and access control.
John D. Andrews is a co-founder and President/CEO of US Sonet, a successful FTTH overbuilder providing voice, video and data services in Salem, Illinois. Mr. Andrews is also a Co-Founder and President of LIGHTSPEED TELECOM, an Illinois certified facilities based CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) and wholly owned subsidiary to US SONET. He is an active member of the FTTH Council and has built multiple IPTV headend/earthstations.
Prior to this, Mr. Andrews also co-founded numerous leading edge technology and communications companies over the past 16 years, including accessUS, one of the earliest Internet Service Providers in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. accessUS was a super-regional ISP andwas listed as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the nation.
For each FTTH Community Call, the FTTH Council provides a phone bridge to call into for audio, and a Web address for viewing presentations. To register and view the accompanying presentation for the June 25th call, click here.
Conference to Focus on how Communities are Transformed by FTTH
0 comments Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008The benefits of high speed broadband over direct fiber optic connections and particularly the impact of this rapidly expanding new service on consumers and their communities, will be the focus of the North American 2008 FTTH Conference & Expo, scheduled for September 21 - 25, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.
"Linking Communities at the Speed of Light" is the theme for this year's event which will highlight the ongoing deployment of fiber to the home networks across North America, as well as the economic and lifestyle changes that this transformation to next generation networks is creating. The event is expected to attract 2,000 executives from FTTH deployers such telecom service providers, municipalities and utilities, and key decision makers from other segments of the broadband industry including equipment manufacturing, computing, networking, system integration, engineering and content provision.
The conference runs 30+ presentation sessions covering a broad range of case studies, best practices, success stories, and poster sessions will offer attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest trends from the unique community of FTTH experts. An expo hall featuring a comprehensive gathering of more than 160 FTTH vendors and suppliers will provide the latest solutions in fiber to the home services, content and technology.
"More than three million homes across North America are now directly connected to fiber optic networks, the number of connections has doubled in each of the last two years and there is no sign that deployment will be slowing down", said Joe Savage, FTTH Council President. "Clearly, fiber to the home has arrived, and those who have it are not looking back. It has become a must-have for our wired nation and an important gateway to accessing the emerging technologies in video, teleworking, and customized content."
At the Conference there is a Fiber-Powered Pavilion run by the Council which showcases examples of next generation devices for home entertainment, distance education, health care and security systems.
The AsiaPac FTTH conference is being held on 23rd – 24th July at The Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. While a lot smaller than its North American conference, the AsiaPac conference has a lot better "Networking with People" within our region.
I have attended the conferences on four occations now. It is a great experience to learn about FTTH from others and see the emerging technology. To found out more about attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at the Conferences, please visit www.ftthconference.com
"Linking Communities at the Speed of Light" is the theme for this year's event which will highlight the ongoing deployment of fiber to the home networks across North America, as well as the economic and lifestyle changes that this transformation to next generation networks is creating. The event is expected to attract 2,000 executives from FTTH deployers such telecom service providers, municipalities and utilities, and key decision makers from other segments of the broadband industry including equipment manufacturing, computing, networking, system integration, engineering and content provision.
The conference runs 30+ presentation sessions covering a broad range of case studies, best practices, success stories, and poster sessions will offer attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest trends from the unique community of FTTH experts. An expo hall featuring a comprehensive gathering of more than 160 FTTH vendors and suppliers will provide the latest solutions in fiber to the home services, content and technology.
"More than three million homes across North America are now directly connected to fiber optic networks, the number of connections has doubled in each of the last two years and there is no sign that deployment will be slowing down", said Joe Savage, FTTH Council President. "Clearly, fiber to the home has arrived, and those who have it are not looking back. It has become a must-have for our wired nation and an important gateway to accessing the emerging technologies in video, teleworking, and customized content."
At the Conference there is a Fiber-Powered Pavilion run by the Council which showcases examples of next generation devices for home entertainment, distance education, health care and security systems.
The AsiaPac FTTH conference is being held on 23rd – 24th July at The Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. While a lot smaller than its North American conference, the AsiaPac conference has a lot better "Networking with People" within our region.
I have attended the conferences on four occations now. It is a great experience to learn about FTTH from others and see the emerging technology. To found out more about attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at the Conferences, please visit www.ftthconference.com
The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific is a non-profit organization established in 2005. The organization is building on the success of its sister organizations in the US and Europe to educate the industry and the general public on the opportunities and benefits of FTTH solutions. FTTH Council Asia-Pacific members represent all areas of broadband industries, including telecommunications, computing, networking, system integration, engineering and content-provider companies, as well as traditional telecommunications service providers, utilities and municipalities.
As a member of the FTTH Council, I find the organisation provides valuable incite into the FTTH industry in the Asia Pacific region. Unlike the other Councils, the AsiaPac council covers some 40 countries with different political, economic and demographic issues.
Considering Australia's current telecommunications climate, I am gathering support to establish an Australian sub-chapter of the FTTH council to concentrate on particular needs. In terms of high speed broadband network capability, we are one of the worst performing economically developed countries in our region, and particular attention needs to be placed on the education, promotion and acceleration of FTTH in this country.
Anyone interested in joining the Australian sub-chapter of the FTTH council please contact me at stephend@titan.net.au
About the FTTH Council
The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific consists of approximately 45 company member and 180 delegates and a seven-member Board of Directors.
The Council has 5 working committees, each of which focus on developing the case for Fibre connectivity through a range of materials, and drive member value and Council activities.
Membership to the FTTH Council is open to companies interested in leading the FTTH revolution! Any company, business entity, non-profit organization, academia or individual that is involved in the development, production, deployment, service, maintenance or analysis of FTTH networks or FTTH network components is welcomed as a our member.
Mission
Our mission is to educate, promote and accelerate FTTH and the resulting economic and quality-of-life enhancements.
Objectives
Supply a consistent and accurate view of FTTH. Promote FTTH market development. Be recognized by the industry as the FTTH resource
As a member of the FTTH Council, I find the organisation provides valuable incite into the FTTH industry in the Asia Pacific region. Unlike the other Councils, the AsiaPac council covers some 40 countries with different political, economic and demographic issues.
Considering Australia's current telecommunications climate, I am gathering support to establish an Australian sub-chapter of the FTTH council to concentrate on particular needs. In terms of high speed broadband network capability, we are one of the worst performing economically developed countries in our region, and particular attention needs to be placed on the education, promotion and acceleration of FTTH in this country.
Anyone interested in joining the Australian sub-chapter of the FTTH council please contact me at stephend@titan.net.au
About the FTTH Council
The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific consists of approximately 45 company member and 180 delegates and a seven-member Board of Directors.
The Council has 5 working committees, each of which focus on developing the case for Fibre connectivity through a range of materials, and drive member value and Council activities.
Membership to the FTTH Council is open to companies interested in leading the FTTH revolution! Any company, business entity, non-profit organization, academia or individual that is involved in the development, production, deployment, service, maintenance or analysis of FTTH networks or FTTH network components is welcomed as a our member.
Mission
Our mission is to educate, promote and accelerate FTTH and the resulting economic and quality-of-life enhancements.
Objectives
Supply a consistent and accurate view of FTTH. Promote FTTH market development. Be recognized by the industry as the FTTH resource
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