Positioning for success in broadband access: the cost of broadband

Table of Contents

Key messages

Bandwidth costs

• Figure 1 Major cost points
• LLU
• Figure 2 Full and partial-LLU pricing
• Figure 3 Typical cost of the access network
• Figure 4 The DSLAM costs
• Figure 5 The aggregation network costs
• Figure 6 The IP network costs
• Wholesale
• Figure 7 BT Wholesale's IPStream product cost structure inclusive of VAT (capacity-based)

Cost sensitivities

• Wholesale
• Figure 8 Typical residential usage allowances
• Figure 9 Cost per user versus backhaul connection efficiency
• LLU
• Figure 10 LLU Access cost per customer