Title :
Costs of upgrading the residential telecommunications infrastructure to broadband
Author :
Ims, Leif Aarthun ; Myhre, Dagfinn ; Olsen, Borgar Tsrre
Author_Institution :
Telenor Res. & Dev., Kjeller, Norway
Abstract :
The paper presents an analysis of the investment costs associated with broadband upgrades in various residential areas in which there is an existing twisted pair infrastructure. Upgrade strategies based on a combination of optical fibre systems and digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies are examined. The analysis highlights the significant differences in investment levels expected in downtown, urban, suburban and rural areas for the ranges of DSL capacities from 2 Mbit/s to 52 Mbit/s. The paper reports work performed in the EURESCOM project P614, “Implementation Strategies for Advanced Access Networks”. The methodology and tool initially developed by the RACE 2087/TITAN project and now under further development in the ACTS 226 OPTIMUM project has been applied in the techno-economic analysis
Keywords :
broadband networks; costing; digital subscriber lines; economics; investment; optical fibre subscriber loops; research initiatives; twisted pair cables; 2 to 52 Mbit/s; ACTS 226 OPTIMUM project; DSL; EURESCOM project P614; RACE 2087/TITAN project; advanced access networks; broadband upgrades; digital subscriber line; downtown area; investment costs; investment levels; optical fibre systems; residential areas; residential telecommunications infrastructure; rural area; suburban area; twisted pair infrastructure; upgrading costs; urban area; Communications technology; Copper; Costs; DSL; Europe; Investments; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Research and development; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney,NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4984-9
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.775677
