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

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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]

6. 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

7. 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

8. THANK you