Showing posts with label FTTH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FTTH. Show all posts
The government has released the submissions to government in regards to their plans to mandate FTTH in greenfields.
You can find all the submissions here.
You can find all the submissions here.
Grahame Lynch, publisher of CommsDay has recently written an article about the cost of services on the National Broadband Network would be upwards of $200 per month to make an acceptable return on investment.
Engaging Concept Economics, Lynch - who in the past has opposed the investment in the NBN on Whirlpool Broadband Forums - and the analysis has made some interesting assumptions and in my opinion some key mistakes in their evaluation:
* The pricing of the services was based on using contention ratios at 50-1, which is significantly better than current broadband contention ratios used throughout the industry; in fact some four times the typical used for residential access networks.
* Concept claim their estimated prices were commensurate with international experience quoting Verizon's FiOS service which generates an ARPU of US$129 or A$185. Firstly they should have been using world parity pricing and not simple exchange rate calculations, which would put the price around the A$130-135.
* The Verizon ARPU of US$129 is a retail price which includes broadband, telephony and video as part of the make up services, not just broadband. Currently the average user in Australia is already paying about A$170-180 for their residential telecommunication services including broadband ($60), fixed line telephone rental ($29), telephone calls ($20) and payTV ($70).
* Concept does touch on the PayTV industry using the network, but fails to point out that this too would add to the income for the NBNco. The price of $215 which is suggested as the price of a broadband service to provide a suitable ROI, is purely scaremongering by those opposed to the construction of this network.
* What is not clear is if the claimed revenue of $215 required to substantiate the cost of the network is the wholesale income required by the NBNco or the retail prices offered to the public? If it is the retail price, then we are already paying prices around this mark.
* Concept suggested that 80% of metro and 20% of the regional back haul would be leased capacity; based on what price? With the roll out of more network, back haul pricing - which is expensive in Australia - is in my opinion likely to drop. Furthermore if the NBNco is building a network, then much of that network will provide its own back haul infrastructure or use existing assets of companies who come on board with the NBNco. So the 80% of back haul coming as least capacity - I think that highly unlikely.
* While on the back haul, Concept suggested the swapping of assets for equity was unlikely to be a cost saving to the venture. This is quite a wrong assumption, as it would be a direct benefit. The ROI calculations were based on a $43billion dollar investment by the NBNco; if the Government exchanges shareholding in the NBNco for assets of other carriers (such as offered by Optus) the actual investment required will be significantly less than the $43b, thus directly affecting the ROI calculations used by Concept.
* Concept also calculated the network to cost somewhere between $40-50b dollars; this based on what knowledge and experience? I doubt if any of the economists at Concept have every built a telecommunications network, let along a Fibre to the Premises network. It seems the range they quote is somewhat similar to the price quoted by Telstra during the NBN RFP process.
* Several telecommunication experts -including myself - have already commented that it will not take anywhere near the $43billion quoted by the government to build this network. The cost is expected to be more like $20-25b assuming the use of existing network infrastructure. So have Concept worked out the calculations themselves, or taken a few guesses on what others have publicly stated?
* At $43b the network cost is a surprisingly round figure of $5000 per home for the 8.5million homes in Australia. If we consider the 90% to be built with FTTH and the remaining with Wireless or Satellite, even at $3000 per home (which is twice the amount currently being achieved by Verizon) that is only $23b.
I think the most significant failing of the economic evaluation has been its reliance entirely on the residential space and does not consider the SME, Corporate, Education and Government business that could be carried over this network. Some $1b is spent by state governments on their telecommunication needs each year. A good percentage of that is private networks which would be well suited to the proposed FTTP technology.
There is also the CSIRO and aaRNET which spend millions of dollars each year on maintaining their fibre based infrastructure connecting some 55 locations across the country in addition to the 38 Universities. The NBN could help them reduce their operating costs while pouring money directly into the network.
There are also many other uses of this network outside of what we do today. Smart Metering, Security, Education and Health will all benefit and can pay for this network. If $215 was the correct price (which I don't for one moment suggest it is) a combination of services such as Internet, Telephone, PayTV, and those mentioned above would all be contributing to meeting and passing this price.
In summary it is my personal opinion this report should be discarded as irrelevant because it lacks objective evaluation, the technical knowledge of network construction and a detailed understanding of the other economic benefits which such a network can offer to the community.
Engaging Concept Economics, Lynch - who in the past has opposed the investment in the NBN on Whirlpool Broadband Forums - and the analysis has made some interesting assumptions and in my opinion some key mistakes in their evaluation:
* The pricing of the services was based on using contention ratios at 50-1, which is significantly better than current broadband contention ratios used throughout the industry; in fact some four times the typical used for residential access networks.
* Concept claim their estimated prices were commensurate with international experience quoting Verizon's FiOS service which generates an ARPU of US$129 or A$185. Firstly they should have been using world parity pricing and not simple exchange rate calculations, which would put the price around the A$130-135.
* The Verizon ARPU of US$129 is a retail price which includes broadband, telephony and video as part of the make up services, not just broadband. Currently the average user in Australia is already paying about A$170-180 for their residential telecommunication services including broadband ($60), fixed line telephone rental ($29), telephone calls ($20) and payTV ($70).
* Concept does touch on the PayTV industry using the network, but fails to point out that this too would add to the income for the NBNco. The price of $215 which is suggested as the price of a broadband service to provide a suitable ROI, is purely scaremongering by those opposed to the construction of this network.
* What is not clear is if the claimed revenue of $215 required to substantiate the cost of the network is the wholesale income required by the NBNco or the retail prices offered to the public? If it is the retail price, then we are already paying prices around this mark.
* Concept suggested that 80% of metro and 20% of the regional back haul would be leased capacity; based on what price? With the roll out of more network, back haul pricing - which is expensive in Australia - is in my opinion likely to drop. Furthermore if the NBNco is building a network, then much of that network will provide its own back haul infrastructure or use existing assets of companies who come on board with the NBNco. So the 80% of back haul coming as least capacity - I think that highly unlikely.
* While on the back haul, Concept suggested the swapping of assets for equity was unlikely to be a cost saving to the venture. This is quite a wrong assumption, as it would be a direct benefit. The ROI calculations were based on a $43billion dollar investment by the NBNco; if the Government exchanges shareholding in the NBNco for assets of other carriers (such as offered by Optus) the actual investment required will be significantly less than the $43b, thus directly affecting the ROI calculations used by Concept.
* Concept also calculated the network to cost somewhere between $40-50b dollars; this based on what knowledge and experience? I doubt if any of the economists at Concept have every built a telecommunications network, let along a Fibre to the Premises network. It seems the range they quote is somewhat similar to the price quoted by Telstra during the NBN RFP process.
* Several telecommunication experts -including myself - have already commented that it will not take anywhere near the $43billion quoted by the government to build this network. The cost is expected to be more like $20-25b assuming the use of existing network infrastructure. So have Concept worked out the calculations themselves, or taken a few guesses on what others have publicly stated?
* At $43b the network cost is a surprisingly round figure of $5000 per home for the 8.5million homes in Australia. If we consider the 90% to be built with FTTH and the remaining with Wireless or Satellite, even at $3000 per home (which is twice the amount currently being achieved by Verizon) that is only $23b.
I think the most significant failing of the economic evaluation has been its reliance entirely on the residential space and does not consider the SME, Corporate, Education and Government business that could be carried over this network. Some $1b is spent by state governments on their telecommunication needs each year. A good percentage of that is private networks which would be well suited to the proposed FTTP technology.
There is also the CSIRO and aaRNET which spend millions of dollars each year on maintaining their fibre based infrastructure connecting some 55 locations across the country in addition to the 38 Universities. The NBN could help them reduce their operating costs while pouring money directly into the network.
There are also many other uses of this network outside of what we do today. Smart Metering, Security, Education and Health will all benefit and can pay for this network. If $215 was the correct price (which I don't for one moment suggest it is) a combination of services such as Internet, Telephone, PayTV, and those mentioned above would all be contributing to meeting and passing this price.
In summary it is my personal opinion this report should be discarded as irrelevant because it lacks objective evaluation, the technical knowledge of network construction and a detailed understanding of the other economic benefits which such a network can offer to the community.
Paul Budde, one of Australia's leading telecoms analysts writes about his views on the National Broadband Network.
Paul and I agree this is the most ambitious infrastructure ever undertaken in Australia. It will also be the most ambitious broadband fibre network anywhere undertaken in the world. It wont be "look at Japan" or "look or Korea", it will be Australia being placed on a pedestal.
http://www.buddeblog.com.au/analysis-of-the-national-broadband-network-announcement-australia/
Paul and I agree this is the most ambitious infrastructure ever undertaken in Australia. It will also be the most ambitious broadband fibre network anywhere undertaken in the world. It wont be "look at Japan" or "look or Korea", it will be Australia being placed on a pedestal.
http://www.buddeblog.com.au/analysis-of-the-national-broadband-network-announcement-australia/
Rod Tucker, Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne and one of the members of the Expert Group who made the recommendation to government to abandon the National Broadband Network RFP and go it along with its own Fibre to the Premises solution, writes about some of the myths being discussed around Australia on Broadband.
Its an article posted on crikey that discusses points on wireless technology, broadband needs, DSL, HFC and PON architecture.
Its an article posted on crikey that discusses points on wireless technology, broadband needs, DSL, HFC and PON architecture.
Having now ready the details of the Government's proposal for the $43b investment in a national Fibre to the Home broadband network, in my opinion this will go down in history as one of the greatest decisions a Government has made in the past 50 years.
I have always said the National Broadband Network was going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity and this country needed to grab it with both hands. I had been a vocal critic of the former strategy of the National Broadband Network being based on Fibre to the Node, because it was never going to deliver the world-leading broadband infrastructure this nation needed.
Already some 30 countries have started to roll Fibre to the Home on a large scale, be that driven via Government strategy or private investment. For Australia to have built a network using outdated technology it would have left this country as a technology backwater and placed us at a significant disadvantage to other countries in the Global Knowledge Economy. Now with the Government's proposal to build a Fibre to the home network to 90% of homes and business this network will put Australia at the forefront of the world digital economy.
The $43b however, I think is a little over the top on the required investment. I believe to cover 90% of homes and business with Fibre to the Premises it will cost approximately $18-19b based on the following:
60,000km of extensions to existing backhaul networks - $2.6b
Network to pass 90% if premises (7.7m @ $850 ea) - $6.5b
Connecting 100% of premises (7.7m @ $1200 ea) - $9.2b
Total cost $18.3b
This costing is based predominately a aerial deployed network. If the network is to be completely underground, then another $600 per premises would be needed, adding an additional $4.6b to the project cost.
The Government should consider the costings carefully of this network as it could mean the difference in getting the support of the Greens and Independents within the Senate to pass the required legislation.
I have always said the National Broadband Network was going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity and this country needed to grab it with both hands. I had been a vocal critic of the former strategy of the National Broadband Network being based on Fibre to the Node, because it was never going to deliver the world-leading broadband infrastructure this nation needed.
Already some 30 countries have started to roll Fibre to the Home on a large scale, be that driven via Government strategy or private investment. For Australia to have built a network using outdated technology it would have left this country as a technology backwater and placed us at a significant disadvantage to other countries in the Global Knowledge Economy. Now with the Government's proposal to build a Fibre to the home network to 90% of homes and business this network will put Australia at the forefront of the world digital economy.
The $43b however, I think is a little over the top on the required investment. I believe to cover 90% of homes and business with Fibre to the Premises it will cost approximately $18-19b based on the following:
60,000km of extensions to existing backhaul networks - $2.6b
Network to pass 90% if premises (7.7m @ $850 ea) - $6.5b
Connecting 100% of premises (7.7m @ $1200 ea) - $9.2b
Total cost $18.3b
This costing is based predominately a aerial deployed network. If the network is to be completely underground, then another $600 per premises would be needed, adding an additional $4.6b to the project cost.
The Government should consider the costings carefully of this network as it could mean the difference in getting the support of the Greens and Independents within the Senate to pass the required legislation.
The Australian Government and the Tasmanian Government today announced that Tasmania will be the launch state for the Commonwealth's new super fast National Broadband Network.
This new National Broadband Network will begin rolling out in Tasmania as early as July 2009, before a full national roll-out in early 2010.
The Tasmanian Government, in conjunction with Aurora Energy, will construct a fibre to the premises (FTTP) network which will deliver speeds of 100 Megabits per second, connecting over 200,000 Tasmanian households and businesses.
The FTTP network will also extend to all hospitals and almost 90 per cent of schools.
The Tasmanian Government will construct a wireless network and the Australian Government's National Broadband Network satellite solution will service the remainder of the state with speeds of 12 Mbps or more.
This announcement means Tasmanians will begin benefiting from broadband speeds up to 100 times faster than currently available within a matter of months.
Tasmania currently has the lowest proportion of households with broadband of any state or territory-39 per cent compared with the Australian average of 52 per cent.
Tasmanians will also be the first beneficiaries of hundreds of local jobs that will be created during the 5-year life of the project.
This nation building network will be the most significant infrastructure project in Tasmania 's history.
It is another example of the Rudd Government investing in nation building infrastructure in order to support local jobs in communities across Tasmania.
The decision to launch the National Broadband Network in Tasmania was based on the advice of the Government's independent Expert Panel.
Given the long standing disadvantages faced by Tasmanians in accessing high speed broadband, the Australian Government happily accepted this advice.
Last year, the Tasmanian Government submitted a proposal under the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to roll out a National Broadband Network. The Tasmanian proposal combined use of fibre to the home and workplace and high speed wireless services.
Although the RFP process has been terminated, the Panel of Experts encouraged further negotiation with the Tasmanian Government.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission also noted that the Tasmanian proposal raised no issues from a competition perspective.
As a result of this advice, the Australian and Tasmanian Governments have entered into negotiations to progress the roll-out of fast broadband as part of the enhanced National Broadband Network.
The Australian Government's commitment to Tasmania is an early demonstration of its plan to support the deployment of new high speed broadband infrastructure nationally.
The rollout of superfast broadband in Tasmania will revolutionise its economy and dramatically improve the lives of all Tasmanians.
This new National Broadband Network will begin rolling out in Tasmania as early as July 2009, before a full national roll-out in early 2010.
The Tasmanian Government, in conjunction with Aurora Energy, will construct a fibre to the premises (FTTP) network which will deliver speeds of 100 Megabits per second, connecting over 200,000 Tasmanian households and businesses.
The FTTP network will also extend to all hospitals and almost 90 per cent of schools.
The Tasmanian Government will construct a wireless network and the Australian Government's National Broadband Network satellite solution will service the remainder of the state with speeds of 12 Mbps or more.
This announcement means Tasmanians will begin benefiting from broadband speeds up to 100 times faster than currently available within a matter of months.
Tasmania currently has the lowest proportion of households with broadband of any state or territory-39 per cent compared with the Australian average of 52 per cent.
Tasmanians will also be the first beneficiaries of hundreds of local jobs that will be created during the 5-year life of the project.
This nation building network will be the most significant infrastructure project in Tasmania 's history.
It is another example of the Rudd Government investing in nation building infrastructure in order to support local jobs in communities across Tasmania.
The decision to launch the National Broadband Network in Tasmania was based on the advice of the Government's independent Expert Panel.
Given the long standing disadvantages faced by Tasmanians in accessing high speed broadband, the Australian Government happily accepted this advice.
Last year, the Tasmanian Government submitted a proposal under the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to roll out a National Broadband Network. The Tasmanian proposal combined use of fibre to the home and workplace and high speed wireless services.
Although the RFP process has been terminated, the Panel of Experts encouraged further negotiation with the Tasmanian Government.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission also noted that the Tasmanian proposal raised no issues from a competition perspective.
As a result of this advice, the Australian and Tasmanian Governments have entered into negotiations to progress the roll-out of fast broadband as part of the enhanced National Broadband Network.
The Australian Government's commitment to Tasmania is an early demonstration of its plan to support the deployment of new high speed broadband infrastructure nationally.
The rollout of superfast broadband in Tasmania will revolutionise its economy and dramatically improve the lives of all Tasmanians.
As part of the Government's announcement on the National Broadband Network, developers will be mandated to reticulate all greenfield estates with Fibre to the Home from 2010.
The Government has released a consultantion paper on the NBN and there is a specific section on Greenfield developments. The Government understands Fibre to the Home is the superior fixed line technology that will best position Australian consumers and businesses to take advantage of the growth in the digital economy. Senator Conroy last year said at the FTTH SIG working group "if I can mandate FTTH in greenfields, then I will".
The paper goes on to further say "Given the superior properties of fibre optic networks, it would be counter-productiv to have homes built in new developments with the latest building technology but connected by antiquated copper wires. Indeed, allowing copper connections to take place will lead to higher costs in the long run if these estates need to be ‘retro-fitted’ to deploy fibre optic connections in the future."
So to ensure that all developers install networks for the future using fibre optic
technology, the Government will mandate the use of fibre optic infrastructure to the
home and workplace in greenfield estates across Australia that are approved after
1 July 2010.
Reading the detail of the report, rollout of FTTH into greenfield estates will not be undertaken by the Government owned NBN company, but the industry. It would also be reasonable to assume any greenfield rollout will need to be consistant with the NBN regulation if not in technology, then structure so that means an "open access, wholesale only network". Currently in Australia today only OptiComm delivers a "true open access" network that meets all the requirements annouced so far by the Government.
So for those developers who have not got into FTTH so far, start changing your strategies to line up with the Government's planning approvals where telecommunications will become a key peice of infrastructure. It may also be time to speak to a good network operator, OptiComm being one.
The Government has released a consultantion paper on the NBN and there is a specific section on Greenfield developments. The Government understands Fibre to the Home is the superior fixed line technology that will best position Australian consumers and businesses to take advantage of the growth in the digital economy. Senator Conroy last year said at the FTTH SIG working group "if I can mandate FTTH in greenfields, then I will".
The paper goes on to further say "Given the superior properties of fibre optic networks, it would be counter-productiv to have homes built in new developments with the latest building technology but connected by antiquated copper wires. Indeed, allowing copper connections to take place will lead to higher costs in the long run if these estates need to be ‘retro-fitted’ to deploy fibre optic connections in the future."
So to ensure that all developers install networks for the future using fibre optic
technology, the Government will mandate the use of fibre optic infrastructure to the
home and workplace in greenfield estates across Australia that are approved after
1 July 2010.
Reading the detail of the report, rollout of FTTH into greenfield estates will not be undertaken by the Government owned NBN company, but the industry. It would also be reasonable to assume any greenfield rollout will need to be consistant with the NBN regulation if not in technology, then structure so that means an "open access, wholesale only network". Currently in Australia today only OptiComm delivers a "true open access" network that meets all the requirements annouced so far by the Government.
So for those developers who have not got into FTTH so far, start changing your strategies to line up with the Government's planning approvals where telecommunications will become a key peice of infrastructure. It may also be time to speak to a good network operator, OptiComm being one.
Kevin Rudd has announced that the NBN tender process has been terminated, and that the government will go it alone on a new $43 billion broadband network using FTTP - Yes you read it right, $43 billion broadband network and FTTP!
Calling it the "single largest infrastructure decision in Australia's history", Rudd said the project would employ 47,000 people and help stimulate the Australian economy. Private industry would contribute up to 49% of the funds and the government would sell the company after operating it for 5 years.
Extracting the announcement from the DBCDE web site:
* establish a company to build and operate the network and make an initial investment of $4.7 billion in the network
* commence an implementation study to determine the company's operating arrangements, detailed network design and ways to attract private sector investment
* fast-track negotiations with the Tasmanian Government, as suggested by the Panel of Experts, to build upon its National Broadband Network proposal to begin the rollout a FTTP network and next generation wireless services in Tasmania as early as July
* implement measures to address backhaul 'black spots' through the timely rollout of fibre optic transmission links connecting cities, major regional centres and rural towns - delivering improvements to telecommunication services in the short term
* progress legislative changes that will govern the national broadband network company and facilitate the rollout of FTTP networks, including requiring use of fibre optic technology in future greenfield developments, and
* commence a consultative process on necessary changes to the existing telecommunications regulatory regime.
It is expect to take 7-8 years to build the network which will deliver a minimum of 100Mbps to 90% of the population and 12Mbps to the remaining 10% (most likely in the regional areas). In doing so it will create some 25,000 jobs a year during construction, with 37,000 in the busiest year of construction.
Calling it the "single largest infrastructure decision in Australia's history", Rudd said the project would employ 47,000 people and help stimulate the Australian economy. Private industry would contribute up to 49% of the funds and the government would sell the company after operating it for 5 years.
Extracting the announcement from the DBCDE web site:
* establish a company to build and operate the network and make an initial investment of $4.7 billion in the network
* commence an implementation study to determine the company's operating arrangements, detailed network design and ways to attract private sector investment
* fast-track negotiations with the Tasmanian Government, as suggested by the Panel of Experts, to build upon its National Broadband Network proposal to begin the rollout a FTTP network and next generation wireless services in Tasmania as early as July
* implement measures to address backhaul 'black spots' through the timely rollout of fibre optic transmission links connecting cities, major regional centres and rural towns - delivering improvements to telecommunication services in the short term
* progress legislative changes that will govern the national broadband network company and facilitate the rollout of FTTP networks, including requiring use of fibre optic technology in future greenfield developments, and
* commence a consultative process on necessary changes to the existing telecommunications regulatory regime.
It is expect to take 7-8 years to build the network which will deliver a minimum of 100Mbps to 90% of the population and 12Mbps to the remaining 10% (most likely in the regional areas). In doing so it will create some 25,000 jobs a year during construction, with 37,000 in the busiest year of construction.
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
Study shows link between Socio-Economic prosperity and FTTH
0 comments Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009Conclusions from first significant European comparative market study of its kind will be presented at FTTH Council Europe annual conference in Copenhagen (11th – 12th February).
The results and full report of a groundbreaking study into the socio‐economic impact of European FTTH deployments, undertaken in conjunction with analyst firm Ovum, will be unveiled by the FTTH Council Europe at its annual conference in Copenhagen next month. The study has been carried out using a wide range of metrics that determine relative ‘prosperity’ and its correlation to FTTH deployments at the local/regional level.
In summary, the study will deliver definitive results to the following questions:
‐ Which socio‐economic benefits does FTTH engender, and to what extent?
‐ How does FTTH change the way in which subscribers use telecommunications services?
‐ Does adopting FTTH increase customer satisfaction in broadband services?
“Advocates for FTTH frequently use the hypothesis that it enhances social inclusion and positively impacts the social and economic welfare of its consumers, and this study is designed to substantiate that claim once and for all,” explained Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe. “This is one of the exciting new developments most keenly anticipated by our delegates who are looking forward to learning the results at next month’s conference.”
The study will test the presence of quality of life improvements among FTTH subscribers by using a large range of metrics (from levels of computer literacy to distributions of income/wealth), and validating these further via consumer interviews and surveys in order to provide accurate social commentary. The study will further apply detailed comparative analysis with areas not currently served by next‐generation fibre broadband services. Full details of the study’s methodology and findings will be disclosed at next month’s annual conference.
For more information about the conference speaker programme, and about the FTTH Council Europe in general, visit www.conference.ftthcouncil.eu.
The results and full report of a groundbreaking study into the socio‐economic impact of European FTTH deployments, undertaken in conjunction with analyst firm Ovum, will be unveiled by the FTTH Council Europe at its annual conference in Copenhagen next month. The study has been carried out using a wide range of metrics that determine relative ‘prosperity’ and its correlation to FTTH deployments at the local/regional level.
In summary, the study will deliver definitive results to the following questions:
‐ Which socio‐economic benefits does FTTH engender, and to what extent?
‐ How does FTTH change the way in which subscribers use telecommunications services?
‐ Does adopting FTTH increase customer satisfaction in broadband services?
“Advocates for FTTH frequently use the hypothesis that it enhances social inclusion and positively impacts the social and economic welfare of its consumers, and this study is designed to substantiate that claim once and for all,” explained Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe. “This is one of the exciting new developments most keenly anticipated by our delegates who are looking forward to learning the results at next month’s conference.”
The study will test the presence of quality of life improvements among FTTH subscribers by using a large range of metrics (from levels of computer literacy to distributions of income/wealth), and validating these further via consumer interviews and surveys in order to provide accurate social commentary. The study will further apply detailed comparative analysis with areas not currently served by next‐generation fibre broadband services. Full details of the study’s methodology and findings will be disclosed at next month’s annual conference.
For more information about the conference speaker programme, and about the FTTH Council Europe in general, visit www.conference.ftthcouncil.eu.
Accord to an article on the ABC news site, Brisbane City Council has agreed to a business study into a proposal to investigate the fesability to rollout FTTH throughout the city.
The council has committed $500,000 for a business study into an ultra high speed service. The plan is to roll out the service to homes and businesses, delivering speeds between 100 megabits and one gigabit per second. The chairwoman of the Council's Economic Development Committee, Jane Prentice, says the service could start being rolled out next year.
At least one local government is taking the lead on our need for a true broadband network. Well done Brisbane!
The council has committed $500,000 for a business study into an ultra high speed service. The plan is to roll out the service to homes and businesses, delivering speeds between 100 megabits and one gigabit per second. The chairwoman of the Council's Economic Development Committee, Jane Prentice, says the service could start being rolled out next year.
At least one local government is taking the lead on our need for a true broadband network. Well done Brisbane!
Seeking to learn more about Fibre to the Home? Then this video is for you. Produced by an associate of mine - Letlhaka Technologies in South Africa - it explains in simple terms the benefits that Fibre to the home can bring.
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The pressure for widespread fibre is mounting as users and governments fret over the threat of a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots. Says Andrew McGrath, commercial director at Telewest. Here in Australia we have had a big debate on the pros and cons of FTTH verus FTTN, while other countries have been getting on with the job of deploying fibre.
Light Reading contributor Tim Hills takes an in-depth look at FTTH around the world and where the industry is headed. Quoting a Motorola exec, "FTTH as a science project - those days are over."
Light reading article
Light Reading contributor Tim Hills takes an in-depth look at FTTH around the world and where the industry is headed. Quoting a Motorola exec, "FTTH as a science project - those days are over."
Light reading article
OECD Updates Stats on FTTH and other Broadband Technologies
0 comments Posted Monday, November 24, 2008In a new report, the OECD gives highlights of its latest broadband numbers, saying that end-to-end fibre connections continue to increase their penetration and now account for about 9 percent of the total 251 million broadband subscribers in the 30 OECD countries. It also notes that FTTH is now the most popular Internet access technology in Japan and South Korea.
Some other interesting statistics:
* The average advertised DSL speed is 8803/1236Kbps compared to FTTH which is 79,562/62,755kbps
* Australia sits ninth with the average advertised speed by country with 12,130kbps
Read the OECD's press release, from which you can link to further information from the organization's latest study.
Some other interesting statistics:
* The average advertised DSL speed is 8803/1236Kbps compared to FTTH which is 79,562/62,755kbps
* Australia sits ninth with the average advertised speed by country with 12,130kbps
Read the OECD's press release, from which you can link to further information from the organization's latest study.
FTTH, what else is it good for apart from entertainment?
0 comments Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008As some of you may be aware, Singapore's version of a National Broadband Network has been awarded to OpenNET consortium which includes Axia NetMedia and Singapore Telecom.
According to the Singapore Government, the Next Gen NBN will entrench their Infocomm hub status and open doors to new economic opportunities, business growth and social vibrancy for the country. The network will be capable of ultra high speeds of symmetric 1 Gbps or more, with initial provisioning of 100 Mbps, as opposed to our messily 12Mbps (which is not even symmetrical).
I write a column for Cabling Connections Magazine, and one of the suggestions for the next article was "FTTH, what else is it good for apart from entertainment?". It is certainly a common question which is asked of me. TelstraClear in New Zealand thinks the main result of faster broadband links to the home may be more downloads of pornography and movies rather than improvements to productivity.
But it is much more than just entertainment, and this video produced by the Singapore government gives a great representation of what a Next Gen NBN will be capable of in the coming years with a myriad of services that will empower businesses as well as homes, schools and learning institutions. It is a complete paradigm shift in our lifestyle.
A true broadband network delivering 100Mbps (or more) could allow enterprises and consumers to enjoy a range of new and exciting services such as telehealth, high-definition videoconferencing and immersive learning applications from as early as 2010. Click on the video to see how Next Gen NBN can transform the way we work, live, learn and play.
According to the Singapore Government, the Next Gen NBN will entrench their Infocomm hub status and open doors to new economic opportunities, business growth and social vibrancy for the country. The network will be capable of ultra high speeds of symmetric 1 Gbps or more, with initial provisioning of 100 Mbps, as opposed to our messily 12Mbps (which is not even symmetrical).
I write a column for Cabling Connections Magazine, and one of the suggestions for the next article was "FTTH, what else is it good for apart from entertainment?". It is certainly a common question which is asked of me. TelstraClear in New Zealand thinks the main result of faster broadband links to the home may be more downloads of pornography and movies rather than improvements to productivity.
But it is much more than just entertainment, and this video produced by the Singapore government gives a great representation of what a Next Gen NBN will be capable of in the coming years with a myriad of services that will empower businesses as well as homes, schools and learning institutions. It is a complete paradigm shift in our lifestyle.
A true broadband network delivering 100Mbps (or more) could allow enterprises and consumers to enjoy a range of new and exciting services such as telehealth, high-definition videoconferencing and immersive learning applications from as early as 2010. Click on the video to see how Next Gen NBN can transform the way we work, live, learn and play.
While we are in the middle of our National Broadband Network request for proposals, I though it would be interesting to identify what is happening in other countries around the world; and their strategies for the deployment of a Next Generation Broadband Network.
What ever you want to call it - Fibre to the Node, Fibre to the Home, Fibre to the Curb – more optical fibre is being deployed in telecommunication networks than at any other point of time. Fibre is critical for the development of our 21st century economic needs.
The government in its pre-election announcement of their National Broadband Policy used a slide from a presentation I sent them in 2006 which described fibre to the home as important as the roads, railway and airports. Fibre is the new 21st infrastructure just like the railroads were in the 19th century and the highways in the 20th century.
But why is it so important? In a global economy, jobs, capital and investment tends to flow to locations that can generate the highest return. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 48% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product for 2004 comes from knowledge based industries. In Australia we are already starting to see the impact of call centre and software development jobs being moved off shore to India and this process is likely to accelerate as more back office service functions are moved to lower cost economies.
Conversely, Australia has become a popular location for post production in the movie industry. Rather than using the more expensive production houses in California, Hollywood has been using Australian companies to do the work. In Sydney, there is a high speed fibre network connecting a number of organisations together to enhance their speed of delivery and capabilities.
These two examples have both resulted in changes to the economy, jobs, capital and investment and have been enabled because of high speed fibre based broadband networks. Taking this further if Australia had a ubiquitous fibre to the home network, the production house employees could be working from home, reducing the need for travel, saving on fuel and greenhouse gases and providing a benefit to the environment.
If this infrastructure is so important, why then are we even contemplating FTTN using VDSL2 technology which at best could deliver 50Mbps downstream and more likely 30Mbps with a limited 5Mbps upstream capability. As one respondent said on Telstra's own blog site (www.nowwearetalking.com.au) "by the time the infrastructure investment is paid off and profits made, Australia will be so far behind the rest the world we will be a laughing stock"
So what is happening in other countries in terms of 21st century NGNs. This table is up to date as of October 2008, and indicates that 25 countries have a strong commitment to FTTH in either current deployments or deployments soon to start.
Algeria
Incumbant Algerie Telecom has plans to roll out Fibre to the Home (FTTH) during the course of 2008, with an eventual view to launching triple-play services including IPTV.
Brunei
Has a national strategy for the ubiquitous deployment of FTTH by the state owned Telecom Brunei.
China
China ranked 11th in terms of market penetration and, growth in the number of connections to 7.5 million, means that China is second only to Japan in the number of households with FTTH.
Denmark
About 150,000 FTTH subscribers. Strong growth
France
Strong development by incumbent France Telecom and competitive carrier Iliad. France Telecom claims they will pass 1 million homes by end of this year. Iliad suggesting 4 million homes by 2012.
Greece
In February 2008, The Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced plans to provide FTTH in 2 million houses across Greece by 2013.
Hong Kong
Some 28% of homes are already connected to Fibre (or fibre to the building). Some providers now offering 1Gbps FTTH services.
Italy
The biggest of all the Europeans with 2 million homes passed and 300,000+ homes connected.
Japan
Has a long held government strategy to deliver symmetrical 100Mbit/s to 80% of households by 2010. FTTH currently being deployed by NTT and has connected (not passed) more than 8 million homes with 300,000 new homes being added per month. Should surpass number of DSL subscriber lines by the end of this year.
Korea
Some 37% of homes are already connected to Fibre (or fibre to the building). Average speeds across the whole of Korea is close to 40Mbit/s. Strong government policy on delivery of 100Mbit/sec symmetrical service.
Kuwait
Kuwait Ministry of Communications created a strategy to roll out FTTH with Alcatel across Kuwait City.
Macedonia
Makedonski Telekom has started the deployment of FTTH reports Macedonian newspaper Dnevnik. The entire area of Skopje should be covered by the end of 2008 and then the network will be expanded to Bitola, Tetovo and other cities.
Mauritius
Government policy sets telecommunications as one of the five pillars of its economy. New entrant is rolling FTTH to every home in the Island nation.
New Zealand
Government has set an strategy in place which says 90 per cent of homes will have connections of 20Mbps or higher by 2018, and 80 per cent of connections will be via fibre.
If the National Party wins the forthcoming elections then their commitment is to build the network sooner with a $1b investment.
Netherlands
No national initiative, but many local government (muni) initiatives for FTTH deployment. Currently 175,000 connected homes (Source: Stratix, Mar 2008) with a projection of 700,000 by 2012.
Norway
Dozens of municipal FTTH projects have sprouted all over the country. Currently 7% penetration of FTTH or some 110,000 homes.
Portugal
Portuguese alternative operator Sonaecom committed an investment of 240 million euros to develop a Next Generation Network that is planned to cover of over 1 million homes and approximately 25% of the Portuguese population
Rwanda
Telco Terracom deploying FTTH in the two major cities.
Singapore
Currently out to tender for the delivery of a new national broadband network with speeds up to 1Gbit/s to every household. NetCO awarded to the OpeNET consortium with incumbant operator SingTel and Canadian operator Axia as the main players.
Slovenia
Slovenan incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije plans to spend up to €450 million (A$725 million) between now and 2015 on a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout in an effort to deliver high-speed access capabilities to 70 percent of households in the eastern european country.
Spain
Incumbant operator, Telefónica has launched FTTH (Fiber To The Home) services in 12 Spanish cities: Vitoria, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Valladolid, Bilbao and Zaragoza.
Sweden
Sweden has already a vast number of installed FTTH connections both in rural and suburban areas. Municipalities and private companies are using blown fiber and cable in metro networks. 7% of homes currently connected (275,000 subscribers) to FTTH and growing fast.
Recently the municipal housing authorities announced their plans to install fiber to the home in some 800,000 apartments giving up to 1Gbit/s connection speeds.
Switzerland
Recent announcement by Swisscom the backbone of their network has been transferred to fibre during the past year and the focus is now on rolling-out fibre to the home (FTTH), replacing the copper cables, which currently connect switches to the households.
Taiwan
Incumband operator, Chunghwa Telecom has earmarked US$1.84 billion to be spent during the next five years expandingtheir FTTH and FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) network that will connect about 25 percent of Taiwan's 7.4 million residences and offices.
United Kingdom
BT has annouced their intention to rollout out a deep fibre network and deliver FTTH into every new housing estate. Plans are to connect 10 million homes to fibre by 2012.
United States
Verizon is rolling out their FiOS Fibre to the Home network. Having passed over 10 million homes in the past 4 years, they are projecting to have passed more than 18 million homes by 2010. AT&T is also deploying their U-verse product which is a Fibre to the Node/Curb solution offering VDSL2 loops. They have been trialling FTTH.
In total the USA now has 3.7M homes connected to FTTH (excluding AT&T U-verse FTTC)
Recently the House of Reps introduced a resolution calling for government policy on a new generation network offering 100Mbps to every home. A similar resolution was also introduced into the Senate co-sponsored by Barrack Ombama.
OECD
Encourages investment in Fibre with their report titled "Developments in Fibre Technologies and Investment".
What ever you want to call it - Fibre to the Node, Fibre to the Home, Fibre to the Curb – more optical fibre is being deployed in telecommunication networks than at any other point of time. Fibre is critical for the development of our 21st century economic needs.
The government in its pre-election announcement of their National Broadband Policy used a slide from a presentation I sent them in 2006 which described fibre to the home as important as the roads, railway and airports. Fibre is the new 21st infrastructure just like the railroads were in the 19th century and the highways in the 20th century.
But why is it so important? In a global economy, jobs, capital and investment tends to flow to locations that can generate the highest return. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 48% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product for 2004 comes from knowledge based industries. In Australia we are already starting to see the impact of call centre and software development jobs being moved off shore to India and this process is likely to accelerate as more back office service functions are moved to lower cost economies.
Conversely, Australia has become a popular location for post production in the movie industry. Rather than using the more expensive production houses in California, Hollywood has been using Australian companies to do the work. In Sydney, there is a high speed fibre network connecting a number of organisations together to enhance their speed of delivery and capabilities.
These two examples have both resulted in changes to the economy, jobs, capital and investment and have been enabled because of high speed fibre based broadband networks. Taking this further if Australia had a ubiquitous fibre to the home network, the production house employees could be working from home, reducing the need for travel, saving on fuel and greenhouse gases and providing a benefit to the environment.
If this infrastructure is so important, why then are we even contemplating FTTN using VDSL2 technology which at best could deliver 50Mbps downstream and more likely 30Mbps with a limited 5Mbps upstream capability. As one respondent said on Telstra's own blog site (www.nowwearetalking.com.au) "by the time the infrastructure investment is paid off and profits made, Australia will be so far behind the rest the world we will be a laughing stock"
So what is happening in other countries in terms of 21st century NGNs. This table is up to date as of October 2008, and indicates that 25 countries have a strong commitment to FTTH in either current deployments or deployments soon to start.
Algeria
Incumbant Algerie Telecom has plans to roll out Fibre to the Home (FTTH) during the course of 2008, with an eventual view to launching triple-play services including IPTV.
Brunei
Has a national strategy for the ubiquitous deployment of FTTH by the state owned Telecom Brunei.
China
China ranked 11th in terms of market penetration and, growth in the number of connections to 7.5 million, means that China is second only to Japan in the number of households with FTTH.
Denmark
About 150,000 FTTH subscribers. Strong growth
France
Strong development by incumbent France Telecom and competitive carrier Iliad. France Telecom claims they will pass 1 million homes by end of this year. Iliad suggesting 4 million homes by 2012.
Greece
In February 2008, The Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced plans to provide FTTH in 2 million houses across Greece by 2013.
Hong Kong
Some 28% of homes are already connected to Fibre (or fibre to the building). Some providers now offering 1Gbps FTTH services.
Italy
The biggest of all the Europeans with 2 million homes passed and 300,000+ homes connected.
Japan
Has a long held government strategy to deliver symmetrical 100Mbit/s to 80% of households by 2010. FTTH currently being deployed by NTT and has connected (not passed) more than 8 million homes with 300,000 new homes being added per month. Should surpass number of DSL subscriber lines by the end of this year.
Korea
Some 37% of homes are already connected to Fibre (or fibre to the building). Average speeds across the whole of Korea is close to 40Mbit/s. Strong government policy on delivery of 100Mbit/sec symmetrical service.
Kuwait
Kuwait Ministry of Communications created a strategy to roll out FTTH with Alcatel across Kuwait City.
Macedonia
Makedonski Telekom has started the deployment of FTTH reports Macedonian newspaper Dnevnik. The entire area of Skopje should be covered by the end of 2008 and then the network will be expanded to Bitola, Tetovo and other cities.
Mauritius
Government policy sets telecommunications as one of the five pillars of its economy. New entrant is rolling FTTH to every home in the Island nation.
New Zealand
Government has set an strategy in place which says 90 per cent of homes will have connections of 20Mbps or higher by 2018, and 80 per cent of connections will be via fibre.
If the National Party wins the forthcoming elections then their commitment is to build the network sooner with a $1b investment.
Netherlands
No national initiative, but many local government (muni) initiatives for FTTH deployment. Currently 175,000 connected homes (Source: Stratix, Mar 2008) with a projection of 700,000 by 2012.
Norway
Dozens of municipal FTTH projects have sprouted all over the country. Currently 7% penetration of FTTH or some 110,000 homes.
Portugal
Portuguese alternative operator Sonaecom committed an investment of 240 million euros to develop a Next Generation Network that is planned to cover of over 1 million homes and approximately 25% of the Portuguese population
Rwanda
Telco Terracom deploying FTTH in the two major cities.
Singapore
Currently out to tender for the delivery of a new national broadband network with speeds up to 1Gbit/s to every household. NetCO awarded to the OpeNET consortium with incumbant operator SingTel and Canadian operator Axia as the main players.
Slovenia
Slovenan incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije plans to spend up to €450 million (A$725 million) between now and 2015 on a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout in an effort to deliver high-speed access capabilities to 70 percent of households in the eastern european country.
Spain
Incumbant operator, Telefónica has launched FTTH (Fiber To The Home) services in 12 Spanish cities: Vitoria, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Valladolid, Bilbao and Zaragoza.
Sweden
Sweden has already a vast number of installed FTTH connections both in rural and suburban areas. Municipalities and private companies are using blown fiber and cable in metro networks. 7% of homes currently connected (275,000 subscribers) to FTTH and growing fast.
Recently the municipal housing authorities announced their plans to install fiber to the home in some 800,000 apartments giving up to 1Gbit/s connection speeds.
Switzerland
Recent announcement by Swisscom the backbone of their network has been transferred to fibre during the past year and the focus is now on rolling-out fibre to the home (FTTH), replacing the copper cables, which currently connect switches to the households.
Taiwan
Incumband operator, Chunghwa Telecom has earmarked US$1.84 billion to be spent during the next five years expandingtheir FTTH and FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) network that will connect about 25 percent of Taiwan's 7.4 million residences and offices.
United Kingdom
BT has annouced their intention to rollout out a deep fibre network and deliver FTTH into every new housing estate. Plans are to connect 10 million homes to fibre by 2012.
United States
Verizon is rolling out their FiOS Fibre to the Home network. Having passed over 10 million homes in the past 4 years, they are projecting to have passed more than 18 million homes by 2010. AT&T is also deploying their U-verse product which is a Fibre to the Node/Curb solution offering VDSL2 loops. They have been trialling FTTH.
In total the USA now has 3.7M homes connected to FTTH (excluding AT&T U-verse FTTC)
Recently the House of Reps introduced a resolution calling for government policy on a new generation network offering 100Mbps to every home. A similar resolution was also introduced into the Senate co-sponsored by Barrack Ombama.
OECD
Encourages investment in Fibre with their report titled "Developments in Fibre Technologies and Investment".
In another annoucement of large scale FTTH deployment, Portuguese alternative operator Sonaecom has launched its Clix Fibra fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) product, offering internet access at up to 100Mbps, plus 95 TV channels and unlimited domestic fixed line calls and free international calls to 16 countries for EUR64.90 a month.
Back in March this year, Sonaecom committed an investment of 240 million euros to develop a Next Generation Network that is planned to cover of over 1 million homes and approximately 25% of the Portuguese population. That is only 4% of the proposed $10b Australian NBN but covers more than 15% of the equivalent number of homes.
With this investment, Sonaecom will hold the most advanced telecommunications network in Portugal and one of the best in the world, enabling the company to lead the high-speed convergent services market, ensuring voice, data and media convergence for companies and private clients, as well as guaranteeing an offer of cutting edge services, on an international level.
“This is a natural evolution for Sonaecom, since we are the leading alternative operator in direct broadband access, with over 15% market share. Additionally, we have always been at the forefront regarding network investments and innovation, having chosen a future-proof technological option, developed in partnership with leading world suppliers”, affirms Ângelo Paupério, Sonaecom’s CEO.
Sources: Light reading, Sonaecom, Telegeography
Back in March this year, Sonaecom committed an investment of 240 million euros to develop a Next Generation Network that is planned to cover of over 1 million homes and approximately 25% of the Portuguese population. That is only 4% of the proposed $10b Australian NBN but covers more than 15% of the equivalent number of homes.
With this investment, Sonaecom will hold the most advanced telecommunications network in Portugal and one of the best in the world, enabling the company to lead the high-speed convergent services market, ensuring voice, data and media convergence for companies and private clients, as well as guaranteeing an offer of cutting edge services, on an international level.
“This is a natural evolution for Sonaecom, since we are the leading alternative operator in direct broadband access, with over 15% market share. Additionally, we have always been at the forefront regarding network investments and innovation, having chosen a future-proof technological option, developed in partnership with leading world suppliers”, affirms Ângelo Paupério, Sonaecom’s CEO.
Sources: Light reading, Sonaecom, Telegeography
According to JapanToday, KDDI has announced they will soon launched a 1Gbps Internet service delivered over their Fibre to the Home network. The service promises synchronous speeds of 1Gbps, although the article implies that speeds will vary dependant on location in Japan. The monthly service cost will be 5,985 yen (about A$72) for the basic Internet and IP phone service. This is intended to compete with NTT, who currently control over 70% of the Japanese FTTH market.
In terms of our competitive position in the Global digital economy, 12Mbps versus 1000Mbps is a big difference.
In another annoucement to coincide with the Fibre to the Home conference in the United States, Calix has released its latest access innovation, a first to market Extended Reach GPON technology based on ITU-T standards.
New amendments to the GPON standards enable service providers to dramatically increase their serving areas when deploying GPON FibertothePremises (FTTP) technology. The Calix Extended Reach GPON solution delivers this new functionality as a pluggable optical interface module (OIM) inserted into the existing optical line terminal (OLT) line cards on the Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform (MSAP). The solution is supported by all Calix 700, 700G, and 700GX optical network terminals (ONT), the industry's broadest portfolio of residential, business, and multidwellingunit ONTs, including those already deployed in the field.
While it might be new and a first to market for a GPON vendor, like the recent Alcatel annoucements this functionality has been available for some years in the GePON space. Alloptic has been delivering extended reach GePON ONTs for a number of years with a range of up to 70kms, abet at a lower spit ratio.
New amendments to the GPON standards enable service providers to dramatically increase their serving areas when deploying GPON FibertothePremises (FTTP) technology. The Calix Extended Reach GPON solution delivers this new functionality as a pluggable optical interface module (OIM) inserted into the existing optical line terminal (OLT) line cards on the Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform (MSAP). The solution is supported by all Calix 700, 700G, and 700GX optical network terminals (ONT), the industry's broadest portfolio of residential, business, and multidwellingunit ONTs, including those already deployed in the field.
While it might be new and a first to market for a GPON vendor, like the recent Alcatel annoucements this functionality has been available for some years in the GePON space. Alloptic has been delivering extended reach GePON ONTs for a number of years with a range of up to 70kms, abet at a lower spit ratio.
World bandwidth growth over the next decade — is it viable?
0 comments Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008This interesting article by David Payne from the Institute of Advanced Telecommunications, Swansea University, UK, discusses the drive for new applications and services - particularly personaised video delivered over the internet - and how this could drive massive increases in bandwidth demand.
He relates how the advent of FTTP/H will enable this demand to be met if network operators can find ways for large-scale economic deployment. The key to this deployment is to simplify the network and remove as many expensive electronic nodes and terminations as possible (ie. get rid of FTTN).
He relates how the advent of FTTP/H will enable this demand to be met if network operators can find ways for large-scale economic deployment. The key to this deployment is to simplify the network and remove as many expensive electronic nodes and terminations as possible (ie. get rid of FTTN).
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