Fiber to the Premise: Best Practices, Technologies and others

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Fiber to the Premise Best Practices,
Technologies and others
CHRISTOS BOURAS Professor Department of
Computer Engineering and Informatics, University
of Patras, Greece Research Academic Computer
Technology Institute (RACTI) http//ru6.cti.gr/b
ouras/ http//www.broadbandcities2008.com
Broadband Cities 2008 -Trikala, Greece October
20-23,2008
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Best practices (1/2)

• The term best practices includes
• the actions,
• the strategies,
• the practices and
• the laws
• that several countries, cities or communities
  have applied for development of broadband

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Best practices (2/2)

• Factors that influence
• The regulatory framework
• The foundational changes that take place in the
  Information Technology and Technology markets
• The changes in bandwidth services and their use
• The technology development
• The users need for faster access to content
• The cost
• The electronic readiness (e-readiness) and in
  general the technological level of a country

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Use cases in the world

• Sweden
• Stokab, Sollentuna, Hudiksvall, Västerås
• Finland
• Netherlands
• Amsterdam, the Hague, Tilburg, Almere, Nuenen
• Switzerland
• Norway
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• France
• Siperec, Paris
• Austria
• Vienna ?a? Ried

• Denmark
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• LocalRet
• Portugal
• Russia
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Lithuania
• USA
• UTOPIA project, Lafayette
• Canada
• New Zealand

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Broadband connections worldwide (1/4)
Subscribers share worldwide Q1 2008
Penetration and Development during the 1st
trimester of 2008
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Broadband connectionsworldwide (2/4)
Technological Tendencies Q1 2008
Broadband per Access Technology Q1 2008
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Broadband connections worldwide(3/4)
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Broadband connections worldwide (4/4)
FTTH market share
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Change of paradigm

• To the electronic communications and services.
• Everything is at the edges of the Network!!!

Innovation
Services
Applications
Knowledge
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ADSL? No Thanx!

• ADSL makes us consumers and not PRODUCERS

Internet
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Speed in relation to the distance
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Bandwidth requirements per service
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Fiber Optical Access Networks FTTx

• Architectural design
• Fiber To The Home (FTTH)?
• Fiber To The Node (FTTN)?
• Technological Choices
• Active Ethernet
• Passive Optical Network (PON)?
• Type of Services
• Dedicated dark fiber,
• Wavelength bid (?)
• Bitstream services?

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Challenges(1)?

• Public Networks
• Network Neutrality
• Open Access
• Management Schema
• Should we consider global infrastructure
  network?a backbone network?
• Business Models Services
• Symmetric high-speed connections
• New broadband services
• Profits viability

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Challenges (2)?

• Implementation
• Network architectures
• Technological solutions
• Structural Choices
• Management Operation
• Providers Public networks cooperation
• Update of legislative and regulative frame
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• Define Quality of Service level
• Urban encumbrance

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FTT? architectures

• Home Run Fiber (HFR)
• Passive Optical Netowrk (PON)
• WDM PON
• Active Ethernet

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Features

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Quality Comparison (1/2)

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Quality Comparison (2/2)

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Comparative study point-to-point versus
point-to-multipoint

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Important Strategic Decisions
EDA Fiber Access (P2P) Point-to-Point topolog
y
EDA GPON (P2MP) Point-to-Multipoint topology

Network Management Services
Passive Infrastructure, Cables, Nodes Material,
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Competition Models
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From copper era to fiber era
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FTTH Potential Development from 2006 to 2011
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Broadband Performance Index (1/2)
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Broadband Performance Index (2/2)

• European broadband market is developing at a fast
  pace
• Some of the European countries are globally at
  head
• As long as the market grows, there is a need for
  evaluating European Unions alertness for
  promoting the development of broadband access
• The new Broadband Performance Index (BPI) is the
  current standard for measuring the presence of
  member countries in a commercial level, that
  inludes
• Speeds
• Rural areas coverage
• Financial tolerance
• Innovation
• More Social-financial components

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Cost Factors

• The cost depends on
• FTTH Architecture
• Material Prices
• Existing Infrastructure (underground or air
  infrastructure)
• Characteristics of ground/ underground
• Cost for Working
• Urban/Suburban/Rural (houses/km2)

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Costs in percentage during the first year of the
installation of a new optical fiber network
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Implementation cost in different markets
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Implementation cost per technology per area

• Areas
• ? Rural
• B Urban
• C Remote

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Installation of Optical fiber network CapEx
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Who and How will realize it

• There are several schemas
• Partial State intervention
• Full State intervention
• Or combination of the above
• What is the role of local authorities?
• What is the position of the market?
• What will happen with the MANs?

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Argument in favor of government-sponsored
broadband networks
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Argument against government-sponsored broadband
networks
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Note

• Streets were built in order to provide
  transportation for all vehicles (OPEN ACCESS)
• BROADBAND IS A PUBLIC INFRASTUCTURE WITH GREAT
  IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT

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Verdict
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• Thank you for your attention
• Web sites
• http//interreg-broadband.cti.gr
• http//broadband.cti.gr
• e-mail
• bouras_at_cti.gr