Next Generation Broadband Cable Network Infrastructure TV, data, phone

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Next Generation Broadband Cable Network
Infrastructure TV, data, phone

• Workshop on Next Generation Networks
• Brussels, 22 June 2005
• Bernard Cottin, ECCA President

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Framing the debate

• The Commission is considering how to address the
  issue of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) in the
  context of regulation and standards policy
• Although NGNs are driving today and tomorrows
  service innovation, the debate around NGNs and
  deregulation may be premature and inappropriate
• Premature - NGNs in all forms need to be more
  carefully defined
• Inappropriate - It is doubtful whether
  modification of the New Regulatory Framework is
  needed today to accommodate NGNs
• Technology investments should not mean the end of
  technology neutrality

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Next generation networks are not new to cable

• Cable has been creating NGN networks investments
  for some time
• These investments prompt viable long term
  infrastructure competition and generate
  efficiencies and consumer benefit
• They require
• Substantial network investment and market
  consolidation
• Consideration of customer needs
• Technology developments and standardisation
• Establishment of appropriate regulatory
  environment
• EU NGN debate must reflect the investments cable
  has made and is continuing to make
• VoIP
• EuroDocsis broadband evolution
• Digital TV

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Cable investment creates new capacity
Service evolution
Technology evolution
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New capacity drives service innovation

• EuroDocsis investment has driven higher download
  speeds and data limits
• Future evolution of this technology will provide
  a competitive edge as download speeds of 30 Mbps
  and beyond are rolled-out
• Investment has allowed cable operators to be the
  triple play pioneers
• Digital TV and radio broadcasting
• High speed data and Internet
• VoIP
• Video on demand, near video on demand, pay per
  view
• Broadband cable networks are today Full Service
  Networks

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Conclusions

• Competition is working and the market is
  developing
• Investment in cable NGN networks has been
  evolving over a number of years
• Whilst the debate around NGNs and regulation
  is important, cable sees no need, nor requests,
  that the NRF is modified to accommodate NGNs
• The new regulatory framework properly
  implemented - is flexible enough to accommodate
  evolutionary investment in networks
• ECCA believes that greater definition needs to be
  brought to the NGN debate and all technologies
  should be included in this debate