Open access network Ulf Grindgärds Finnish Regional Networks Association chairman
Open access network Tuija Riukulehto Finnish Regional Networks Association Member of the board
Statement An independent national network is needed due the lack of competition between the teleoperators it the rural areas in Finland. Everyone must have equal opportunities to access this network – an open access.
Community owned Open Access Broadband Network Intended to be used for conveying all types of data –TV and telecom services –upgraded Triple Play Network The bandwidth of the backbone network is planned Gbps. –the backbone network (i.e. Level 1) - includes the nodes of the centers of the towns/communities and the main node at regional level
Built in three levels The first level is the regional backbone network –connects all the town/community centers, health care organizations (hospitals e.g.) and universities/schools Backbone node
Built in three levels The second level is the networks connecting the districts of the towns, and the villages/hamlets of each community to the town/community centers Village node
Built in three levels The third level is the access network (village network) connecting the customers to the nodes of the quarters/villages/hamlets.
The services to be transported on the network All types of real time TV-, HDTV- and Radio- services including the very demanding uncompressed video streams from the video cameras to the studios, which requires 270 Mbps with 100 % QoS guarantee Videoconferencing and telephony both PSTN and IP-telephony
The services to be transported on the network all types of video and Video on Demand services (multicasting) all types of data services SDH/PDH streams (STM-1 and E1) have to be transported, at least between the Back Bone Nodes - located in the town/community centers - and further on to the Main Node and from there to cooperating networks
Community Open Access Network Model Multiple Providers for Municipal Each Type of Service Municipality + Network Operator Constituents Apartments Businesses Schools Hospitals Residential Data Services Voice Services Video Services Network Operations Municipal-Owned Open Access Network Network Operator Partner Facility NOC Wide Area Network Or Metro
Operations Partnership Understanding the Cash Flows During Operations Community Profit Sharing Revenue Sharing City Fiber Network
Take an Order from a Customer Fulfill and provision that Order for Services Bill the Customer for the Services Take Care of Complaints through Customer Care Manage the Network to Provide Quality of Service Ensure the Network can meet the Future Needs as you add Customers and Services. Requires Operational and Business Support System to manage the network and the delivery of services that will allow the Operator to: Managing the Network
Networks in Finland Subregion Kaustinen, expanding to villages (Meriläinen)(fiber) Northern part of Jyväskylä region Avenet Koillismaa + Oulunkaari (Nordic Lan & Wan, mainly ISDN and ADSL) Skärgård network (archipelago of Turku), Turku AreaNet Närpiö, Dynamo Net (mainly wireless) Henriksdal (fiber) Kuusiokunnat, 6Net, Kuuskaista (fiber + wireless) Village of Hakuni, Hakukaista (fiber) Village of Kitinoja, Valokaista (fiber) TeliaSoneras Kyläkaista and other ADSL by operators Subregion Suupohja starting (fiber) … Coming next: Jämsä-Jämsänkoski (wireless), Keuruu-Multia-Petäjävesi (wireless), Virrat (?), one village in Karstula (fiber)