Group 3 FTTP

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Group 3 - FTTP

• Fiber to the Premises
• Group Members
• Freddy Duarte
• Laurie Farkas
• Jim Harris
• Jeff Sabotin

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Fiber Optics To the Premises

• The medium of the future to the premises.
• Invented in 1970 by Corning.
• Used on backbone networks for 20 years.
• Copper wire, even coax, cant keep up.
• We need a better medium to deliver data.
• Latest update Corning just released bendable
  fiber.

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Benefits of Fiber Cable
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Who Is Demanding Fiber?

• Cable companies - HDTV IPTV uses lots of
  bandwidth (4 Mbps x 4 16 Mbps).
• Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) - The FCC isnt
  demanding that the LECs share their copper wires
  with the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
  (CLECs).
• Telcos - the cost of fiber and equipment is
  getting cheaper.
• ISPs - losing data customers to cable and phone
  customers to cell phones and VoIP.
• All - DSL, Wireless Cable dont offer enough
  bandwidth for the future.
• Both TV companies Users - Video and video
  on-demand have been increasing in popularity.
• Home builders could increase value of home by
  as much as one percent.

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Types of Deployments

• FTTN Fiber to the Node
• FTTC Fiber to the Curb
• FTTB Fiber to the Building
• FTTH Fiber to the Home / Premises

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Timeline of Connections
Television broadcast
Satellite television broadcast
Fiber Optics first shown by Corning
Cable television broadcast
Dialup to Internet _at_ 300bps
DSL at 128Kbps
Cable at 256Kbps
VoIP popular
Triple Play over Fiber
1929
1962
1990
1972
1998
1996
2005
1970
2006
Now many companies want to bring the triple
play (voice, video, data) to your home and/or
business.
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Convergence(Data / Phone / Video)

• This is called the Triple Play
• Fiber is opening up services that telcos could
  never get into TV.
• This becomes very appealing to telcos that are
  losing money through stiffer competition.

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FTTP Architectures

• There are several ways to deliver fiber to the
  premise
• Passive Optical Network (PON) use splitter near
  customer and share fiber to Central Office (CO)
• Active Star local switch then direct fiber to
  every premise
• Home Run fiber from CO to premise used in rural
  areas
• Fiber to the Curb/Node copper is then run as DSL
  or coax to premises.
• PON is probably the most cost effective method to
  deliver the most bandwidth to the customer.

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Passive Optical Network (PON)
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Active Optical Network (AON)
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Medium Differences
Download and Upload speeds in Mbps - Prices
quoted as of 3/25/2008
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Vendor Implementations

• Verizon is the fastest and largest implementation
  currently in the US going all the way to the
  premises.
• ATT is releasing their U-verse fiber product in
  limited release using FTTC and FTTN, not FTTP.
• Embarq has decided not to pursue FTTP, but it
  looks like they might be installing in new
  developments.
• There are smaller CLECs releasing fiber products
  to consumers.
• There are even some municipalities that are
  installing the fiber infrastructure to aid in the
  deployment. (Loma Linda, CA)

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What is happening Worldwide?

• Japan, China Korea are leading the world where
  you can get 100 Mbps for 40 per month.
• Sweden the Netherlands are leading in Europe.
• Worldwide 20 Million homes at end of 2007.
• Heavy Reading, the market research division of
  Light Reading, posted these predictions
• 89 million homes by 2012.
• 54 million just in Asia by 2012.
• 17 million in the Americas, mostly US.
• 18 million in Europe, Middle East Africa.

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Worldwide Rankings
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Rollout to U.S.

• In 2006, 80 of copper wire was in subscriber
  loop, the other 20 is fiber used for local loop
  and long distance lines.
• Verizon 20 million homes by the end of 2010.
• ATT 18 million homes by end of 2008.
• Businesses Locally, Bright House Networks XO
  Communications are building out per site.
• Residential Dont expect this to come into your
  home in Orlando, FL until 1 year.

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Should the U.S. Government Get Involved?

• The FTTH Council is pushing for 100 Megabit
  Nation.
• Other countries are starting to implement 100
  Mbps.
• FTTH Council is calling for universal access by
  2015.
• Where does responsibility rest? Public
  utilities, local municipalities or private
  enterprise?
• On May 8, 2007, U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller
  IV introduced a resolution calling for the
  creation of a National Broadband Policy with the
  goal of becoming a 100 Megabit Nation by 2015.

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Recommendations for Managers

• Consider fiber as your contracts expire.
• Fiber will increase competition, bandwidth, and
  lower costs.
• Fiber provides redundancy of connections
• Fiber allows you to grow your bandwidth.
• Fiber opens up off-site replication and backup.
• With increased bandwidth coming soon to
  consumers, this could change the look of
  telecommuting. Is your business ready for this
  increased demand for bandwidth?

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Questions / Discussion

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