TY - CHAP
T1 - Techno-economic comparison of next-generation access networks for the french market
AU - Walczyk, Konrad
AU - Gravey, A.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The present paper compares, from a techno-economic point of view, two currently available access network solutions (Digital Subscriber Line and Passive Optical Network). It also considers Long-Reach Optical Access, which augments the span of the access network. All potential solutions are evaluated on the basis of Payback Period, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. The market is segmented in different areas depending on their respective households density, and various business models are considered, in order to assess the impact of public funding. The French market is shown to be the most demanding in Europe, due to its low broadband access tariffs. The paper shows that, unless the take up rate for optical access significantly increases beyond its actual value, the profitability of deploying optical access for the network operators is low.
AB - The present paper compares, from a techno-economic point of view, two currently available access network solutions (Digital Subscriber Line and Passive Optical Network). It also considers Long-Reach Optical Access, which augments the span of the access network. All potential solutions are evaluated on the basis of Payback Period, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return. The market is segmented in different areas depending on their respective households density, and various business models are considered, in order to assess the impact of public funding. The French market is shown to be the most demanding in Europe, due to its low broadband access tariffs. The paper shows that, unless the take up rate for optical access significantly increases beyond its actual value, the profitability of deploying optical access for the network operators is low.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-32808-4_13
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-32808-4_13
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84865454537
SN - 978-3-642-32807-7
VL - 7479 LNCS
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 136
EP - 147
BT - Information and Communication Technologies
PB - Springer
ER -