1. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Access network evolution: the European perspective Umberto Ferrero CSELT P614 Project Leader

2. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Access as a commodity? Several access infrastructures can be exploited in the same area Satellite CATV network Powerlines PSTN (existing copper plant) Broadband overlay network Fixed radio access Mobile USER

3. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Who am I? Problem setting What I want to offer from now? -Narrowband services (incumbent vs. new-comer) -Mobile services -Broadband services -Business/residential Where I want to deploy the network? -Infrastructure/frequency availability, customer distribution -Regulatory environment -Telecommunication service development in the selected area What is the expected evolution? -Service and penetration target

4. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Selection criteria Existing infrastructure Functionalities and performance -service type and characteristics Cost -Initial investment, operation and maintenance Maturity, standardization and OAM aspects Evolutionary capability -bandwith, service and user scalability

5. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Access network in EURESCOM P306: Access network evolution and preparation for implementation P413: Optical networking in the local loop 1992-94 1994-96 1996-98 WOMAN WORKSHOP TRIBAN WORKSHOP P614: Implementation strategies for advanced access networks Outline of specifications for broadband access networks Migration paths towards B-ISDN access networks Exploration of broadband radio access FTTx enabling technologies FTTH architectures, services and technical issues Techno-economic evaluation and comparison of identified B-ISDN/ATM based network alternatives ANCIT WORKSHOP

6. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Members of Project P614 BT CNET-France Telecom CSELT/STET DTAG Hungarian Tlc. Company OTE Portugal Telecom Swiss Telecom PTT Telecom Ireland Telecom Finland Telefónica Telenor This presentation is based on Results of EURESCOM Project P614

7. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Agenda 09.00-09.30 Opening and introduction 09.30-11.00 Access network architectures, systems and technologies 11.00-11.30 Coffee 11.30-12.30 The user point of view 12.30-13.00 A different point of view: vision for the future access network 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.00 The economics of access network evolution 15.00-15.30 Round table discussion 15.30 Closing

8. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Access network architectures, systems and technologies Wiring the world: target and interim solutions -architectures and systems for wireline delivery -results from P614 Deliverable 2 and 6 Going wireless: broadband architectures and systems -architectures and systems for wireless delivery -results from P614 Deliverable 4 The role of technology: from the device to the outside plant installation practice -components, outside plant, new technologies -results from P614 Deliverable 5 and 7

9. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 The user point of view Guest contributions from other EURESCOM Projects What makes multimedia services usable and acceptable -results from EURESCOM Jupiter Project Local information infrastructure to support Community communications networks -results from EURESCOM P801 Project The broadband home network -has been extensively discuss during the two days before! -results available from P614 Deliverable 11

10. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 A different point of view: vision for the future access network Will bandwidth demand ever justify FTTH? -Yes, it will justify a low cost FTTH focused implementation! FTTH as a consumer products -results from P614 Deliverable 8, 12, 13 and 14

11. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 The economics of access network evolution Techno-economic of broadband radio access -an early study on economic viability of the wireless option -results from P614 Deliverable 10 Broadband upgrade economics: evolutionary paths and area specific investments -a comprehensive study on economics of broadband upgrade, and its implementation in specific environments -results from P614 Deliverable 3 and 10

12. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Also available... Analysis on the relative benefits of Service Node Interface standards -results from P614 Deliverable 1 Survey of standardization activities -results from P614 Deliverable 9

13. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Round table discussion Q&A session on the access network evolution All the speakers available Chair: Kevin Fogarty, EURESCOM Deputy Director

14. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 Reflections on “The full service operator” Competitive pressure requires careful investment but... a flexible platforms is highly desirable! Long distance process -infrastructure deployment vs. rental FTTx provides today the most flexible and cost effective full service platform

15. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 P614 Deliverables

16. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 P614 dissemination P614 is becoming increasingly popular as a reference source of independent broadband access network recommendations -WEB site http://www.cselt.it/Cselt/P614 -request for reprints and documents from operators, manufacturers, journalist and consultants all over the world Conferences, magazines, workshops Ad-hoc workshops (for shareholders) Deliverables are public domain CD ROM to be published

17. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 The future: EURESCOM BOBAN Building and Operating Broadband Access Network Focus: deployment of new technologies Project set-up: December 1998 Follow-up of EURESCOM P614 “Implementation strategies for advanced access networks” Start first quarter 1999, end June 2000 Supporting shareholders: CSELT/Telecom Italia, Swisscom, KPN, CNET/France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Sonera, Finnet, Telenor, Telecom Eireann, Telia, Telecom Portugal, Hungarian Telecom (others?)

18. TRIBAN Workshop Bern, 17-19 November 1998 BOBAN: main study areas Consistent delivery of services over different access networks Access network monitoring and supervision Broadband access demonstration -including low-cost DSL, low cost FTTH, power line communications Access network equipment and outside plant technologies -equipment survey (RFI), broadband cabinet design Planning tool specifications WDM and FTTH technologies