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In this presentation
Broadband is more than just bandwidth
Coverage
Quality
Open access
Consumers get two flavors of broadband over a single connection
Open Internet
Managed services
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Comparing supply and demand for bandwidth: FttH en HFC
(“cable”) can both meet the growing demand in the Netherlands
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Broadband is expected to contribute to efficiency and new
opportunities in sectors of high societal relevance
smart grids
e-education
e-security
e-health
e-collaboration
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Broadband networks must cater for a broad set of markets
outside the traditional telecom domain
broad set of markets
triple play market
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Broadband is more than just bandwidth
Coverage Open access and
• parts of population
competition
• choice between providers on
• geographical regions
a given infrastructure?
• timing of migration
• competing infrastructures?
Bandwidth
Quality guarantees
• peak, sustained • ping, jitter, …
• (a)symmetry • reliability (uptime)
economical and societal value of broadband
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Interviews point at other factors than bandwidth as
inhibitors for new services (1)
Assessment by providers whether the current broadband networks are
functionally suitable for the delivery of their services
Bandwidth Quality Availability Security
(“uptime”)
Medical Alert Service
X
(“lifeline”)
Smart living services X X
including two-way video
Medical monitoring ?
Smart meters X
Burglar/fire alarm X
Virtual Class X
Remote examination X
Source: TNO interviews with five providers on desired characteristics of
broadband connections
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Quality connections needed between providers and
consumers
service providers Security firm B Video conferencing
Health care provider C
provider A
Between
providers
Between
providers and
consumers
consumers
Between
consumers
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Consumers get two flavors of broadband over a single
connection: open Internet and managed services
open Internet managed services
VoIP
telephony IPTV
… …
customer can choose from service customer can choose from services
providers on global Internet offered by his own ISP
service provider can reach customers external service provider can
all over the world (usually) not reach customers
best effort, no quality guarantees with quality guarantees
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Managed services: can other sectors also benefit from the
quality guarantees in the managed service lane?
managed services lane managed services lane
VoIP VoIP
telephony IPTV telephony distance
… …
learning e-health …
IPTV
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Managed services: can other sectors also benefit from the
quality guarantees in the managed service lane?
triple play healthcare
provider school provider
Managed connection
managed services with guaranteed quality
VoIP in parallel to existing managed
telephony IPTV distance services (IPTV, VoIP telephony)
learning e-health …
home
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Managed connections for services outside triple play are
available in some FttH areas in the Netherlands
Regional/national
network
Local FttH network
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Broker/VPN by Reggefiber Wholesale is an example of a
managed connection for non-triple play services
healthcare
school provider
Broker/VPN
Capacity
10 Mbit/s symmetric per home
Shared with other services on Broker/VPN
Costs
IPTV
around 5 Eur/month per service
(assuming there is already a subscription to
another service: Internet, TV)
home
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Managed connections are technically feasible in DSL, cable
and fiber networks
Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC, “cable”)
Fiber
Coax Secondary Optical DSL over copper
fiber ring node
Hub
Hub ADSL2
Primary ADSL2plus < 6km copper
fiber ring Group End
amplifier amplifier
Regional FttCAB VDSL2
head end
< 1km copper
Hub
Hybrid
G.f ast
FttH Curb
FttH
Full Basement
FttH
(C) TNO Meter closet
core network
Fiber to the Home (FttH)
Access
Router Optische Ethernet Switch
2 fibers 2 fibers fiber
(up/down)
access network
2 km (Multi Mode)
15 km (Single Mode)
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Thank your for your attention!
Questions or suggestions?
pieter.nooren@tno.nl
