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“Laying the foundation of your NextGen Broadband network”

Edgar AkerDraka Communications | Telecom Solutions

Director of Marketing & Product Management

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“Laying the foundation of your NextGen Broadband network”

Impact of the Digital Age What does it bring to my community?

A NextGen access infrastructureCurrent telephone, coaxial copper infrastructures

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What is Superfast Broadband?Definitions by Digital Britain / FTTH Council Europe

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4 Telecoms network layersHow are services delivered to the community

5 Recent cases, Europe/Middle EastAmsterdam, Paris, Qatar, Berkel & Roderijs

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What is ‘Superfast Broadband?

…. different definitions circulate

Digital Britain report:“Ambition to develop faster than 2Mbps broadband over time”

European Union:“The 2020 target is internet speeds of 30 Mbps for all European citizens, with 50% (…) subscribing to 100Mbps or higher” EU commissioner of Digital Agenda:

Neelie Kroes (NL)

Swedish Broadband Strategy:“In 2015 40% and in 2020 90% of all house-holds and businesses have access to min. 100 Mbps.”

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What is ‘Superfast Broadband?

…. different definitions circulate

www.ftthcouncil.eu/home/fibrespeed_tool/?cid=259

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Impact of the Digital Age What can it bring to my community?

Communication in the digital age comes in the

form of voice, email, text, photos, video,

web-links, and social networking platforms.

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How to deploy these new services?

Upgrade the access network!

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Cabinets &Closures

Cabinets &Closures

AccessPOP

AccessPOP

Metro

Network ring distancesMetro

NetworkMetro

Network

Telecoms infrastructureCurrent infrastructures

Access

FTTX: short span

and drop cable

Backbone/Long-Haul

Long distancesHigh Speed Backbone 40Gbps

10Gbps

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Three layers of TelecomsHow are services delivered to the community with a positive BC

1. New & Exciting applications that require high bandwidth will drive demand.

Passive LayerPassive Layer

Active LayerActive Layer

Service Service LayerLayer 2. State-of-the-art performance of

active equipment improving your OPEX (Operating Expenditure).

3. Experience and innovations in the passive network reduce risk and lower CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)

Building a strong business case

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A NextGen Access infrastructurePossible fibre rich access network infrastructures

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[Engineering]7%

[Project Management]

10%

[Civil Works]23%

[Cable]4% [Connectivity]

13%

[Installation]38%

[Finance]5%

Build a low cost high quality passive network!The financials

Optical fiber cables Connectivity ProductsNetwork EngineeringProject ManagementNetwork InstallationCivil Works

FTTH Solutions

Focus of reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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INTERFACE

SoftwareIncluding link

Reduce CAPEX!

Using Network Design Software

To be used to design a FTTH network balancing Labor costs and material costs.

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What about the situation outside of the UK?

Cases around Europe & Middle East

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5.000 – 12.500 connections per PoP4 PoPs realized

‘Zeeburg’The docklands

Osdorp‘suburb area’

2 area’s 31 sub area’s total 40.000 connections

Amsterdam CityNet Cases in mainland Europe

PoP 1

PoP 4

PoP 2

PoP 3

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Amsterdam CityNet Cases in mainland Europe

World’s first FTTH?Passive Layer

Active Layer

Service Layer

Yes, Fiber-to-the-Houseboat

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Paris Man-accessible sewer FTTH Cases in mainland Europe

Draka’s chief Technical Sales Engineer: having a bad day at the office

Right-of-way:Man accessible Sewers

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Paris Man-accessible sewer FTTH Cases in mainland Europe

Window andpull - back

Windowand cut

Window and cut

Window andpull -back

PoP

Sewer

Cable

Special cable design:

Rat-proof OF Cable

Right-of-way:Man accessible Sewers

Special conditions:Heavy duty envirnoment,Chemical resistance;Watertightness;Rodent protection;

Passive Layer

Active Layer

Service Layer

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Energy City - Qatar Cases in mainland Gulf Area

Passive Layer

Active Layer

Service Layer

Innovations in passive network make deployments more effective while reducing the CAPEX and OPEX

Optical fiber cables Connectivity ProductsNetwork EngineeringProject ManagementNetwork InstallationCivil Works

Turn-key Solutions

Reduction of Total Cost of Ownership

(TCO)

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Berkel & Rodenrijs Rural FTTH development in The Netherlands

Berkel & Rodenrijs, is a small town close to Rotterdam in the western Netherlands.

The municipality has a population of 23,000 and covers an area of 18.91 km² (7.30 square miles) of which 0.29 km² (0.11 square miles) consists of canals and waterways.

This small Dutch community completed a successful fiber optic rollout to 6,000 homes.

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FTTH deployments must focus on

TCO reduction…

…utilize the existing knowledge and

experience to make smart decisions

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Thank you for your attention

Please visit Draka’s boothfor the software demo

www.draka.com/communications