Title :
Cost benefits and business opportunities of high capacity optical broadband access network upgrade technologies
Author :
Ims, Leif Aarthun ; Olsen, Borgar Torre ; Myhre, Dagfinn
Author_Institution :
Telenor Res. & Dev., Kjeller, Norway
Abstract :
The paper presents a techno-economic assessment of optical access network upgrade technologies for subscribers with high capacity demands. The major contribution is an in-depth analysis of expected cost benefits and business opportunities of optical broadband alternatives in the mixed residential and business market. The study focused on physical layer upgrades, and examined the installed first costs of upgrading the typical one-way point-to-point fibre connection of current large business customers to higher capacity with a two-way connection for protection, as well as introducing broadband passive optical networks for 2 Mbit/s subscribers.
Keywords :
broadband networks; commerce; costing; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication network reliability; 2 Mbit/s; Mbit/s subscribers; broadband passive optical networks; business opportunities; cost benefits; expected cost benefits; high capacity demands; high capacity optical broadband access network upgrade technologies; in-depth analysis; large business customers; mixed residential/business market; one-way point-to-point fibre connection; optical access network upgrade technologies; optical broadband alternatives; optical fibre subscriber loops; physical layer upgrades; protection; techno-economic assessment; two-way connection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1