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Fibre in the Last Mile in Europe
Frost & Sullivan, June 2007, Pages: 48
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Fibre in the Last Mile in Europe provides an analysis of the main factors affecting the deployment of fibre in the access networks in Europe. The study also addresses the developments regarding fibre in the local loop in different European countries and provides a forecast for fibre- to-the-home deployments and subscriptions in Europe.
Bandwidth Demand for Advanced Applications Facilitate Fibre Deployments in Access Networks
In view of the rapid broadband penetration growth and more importantly, bandwidth-hungry applications and services being deployed and consumed, service providers need to focus on their access network strategies. For the first time ever, major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments were announced in Europe during 2006. France Telecom, Iliad/Free and Neuf-Cegetel made public plans to reach most of the homes in France with fibre. Moreover, in the cities of Vienna in Austria and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, city-wide fibre networks were announced. This is in contrast to the announcements made by the British incumbent telecom operator, which confirm the company’s focus on digital subscriber lines for its broadband access strategy. Other regions such as the Nordic countries are continuing with a steady deployment of fibre in the local loop, mostly driven by municipalities and utilities companies.
Despite the increased investments in DSL technologies, video-based services, triple play offerings and social networking applications are putting into question the capability of DSL technology to meet future bandwidth demands. 'High bandwidth applications and services are driving broadband penetration and bandwidth demand to an extent that operators need to deploy optic fibre further into the network to meet such demand,' notes the analyst of this research service. 'Several technologies are available to meet the delivery of bandwidth demand, of which fibre-in-the-local-loop, and in particular fibre-to-the home, is future-proof.'
High Capital Investment Poses Restraints to FTTH Deployment
High capital investment and local network characteristics pose restraints to a full FTTH deployment across all countries in Europe. As a result, DSL technologies, which use the installed copper access network, continue to be the preferred broadband access technology for a large number of operators.
Despite the uncertainty regarding future applications and services and the extent of bandwidth demand, the deployment of fibre provides operators with an opportunity to future-proof the local access network and allegedly provide a better control over operational costs. Service providers will need to start looking at deploying fibre deeper into the network, to the home or building, in order to be ready to meet future bandwidth requirements.
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