FTTH Deployment: When and why?

Table of Contents

1. FTTx technologies

• 1.1 The different architectures and their performances
  • FTTN: deployment principles and assets
  • FTTH: deployment principles and assets
• 1.2 State of standardisation

2. Status of FTTx deployments around the world

• 2.1 Asia, VHS's undisputed leader
  • Japan
    • Case studies: NTT, Tepco/PoweredCom
  • South Korea
    • Case studies: KT, Hanaro Telecom
  • China
    • Case studies: China Netcom, China Telecom
• 2.2 FTTx networks in the US
  • Case studies: AT&T, Verizon
• 2.3 FTTx in Europe
  • Sweden
    • Case studies: B2, Svenska Bostäder's
  • Italy
    • Case studies: FastWeb
  • The Netherlands
    • Case studies: Kenniswijk, Citynet
  • France
    • Case studies: France Telecom, Citefibre, Pau, Erenis

3. FTTH vs. rival

• technologies
• For each of the technologies:
• Description
  • Status of standardisation efforts
  • Performances
  • Available devices and prices
• Level of deployment
  • The technology's deployment, by country
  • Details of the offer
• 3.1 VDSL, VDSL2
• 3.2 Cable modem
• 3.3 WiMAX
• 3.4 PLC
• 3.5 Wi-Fi
• 3.6 Strengths and weaknesses of the different technologies

4. Key factors to deployment

• 4.1 Main uses
  • HDTV and video services
  • Other primary uses
  • Business applications
  • Multiple equipment and simultaneous usage
• 4.2 Economic factors
  • Deployment and operating costs
  • How to make FTTH profitable?
• 4.3 Key regulatory issues
• 4.4 Leading players' strategies with respect to FTTH
  • Incumbent telcos
  • Alternative operators
  • Hardware manufacturers
  • Other players

5. Growth scenarios by geographical zone

• 5.1 Growth scenarios
• 5.2 Penetration level by geographic zone