On infrastructure - nowadays challenges - Bucharest, October 2015, RoNOG Petru Fuiorea

Huh. What is that thing, Infrastructure Huh? What is that thing, Infrastructure? - Reasonable question from any non-industry guy Is the BASIC Layer of any Service Provider’s Network Could be: Cable Duct Pole Service What is not: CPE Network elements 29.04.2019 29.04.2019

What challenges? Why nowadays? - Reasonable question from anyone OPEX Economic Crisis Local Regulations CAPEX OPEX Economic Crisis Local Regulations CAPEX These are happening NOW 29.04.2019 29.04.2019

So… What are you suggesting? - A Very, very good question To look at the problem from two perspectives: Costs Lifetime So… it’s all about costs? In a way, YES In other way, NOPE Is about thinking on forest as a whole, and is about avoiding thinking on each bush separately… While still well-knowing each bush or tree form the forest. 29.04.2019

Ahaaa…. TCO? - A fair question Yes, a way is to evaluate TCO Which stands for Total Cost of Ownership Meaning: CAPEX + OPEX| over Lifetime Longer the Lifetime, the OPEX become more weighted So: Always think on an approach lowering maintenance Except cases when the Lifetime is intrinsically short, when is best to avoid CAPEX [Yes, this may mean higher OPEX] 29.04.2019

Do you mean different Lifetime references Do you mean different Lifetime references? - Question from an accountant perspective Yes, exactly, as real situations demand As consequence, a segmentation occurs: Short Living items Long Living items Examples: Long Lifetime periods for backbones Short Lifetime periods for a particular access 29.04.2019

And what after nowadays? - A dreamer may ask Let’s see what may have an influence: Fashion ‘I WANT that!‘ Customers’ behavior More Telco vs More Real Life Content providers Form vs Function Rationality ‘I NEED that!’ Space for your answers 29.04.2019

THANK you 29.04.2019