Techno-economic comparison of next-generation access networks for the french market

Konrad Walczyk, A. Gravey

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation and Communication Technologies : 18th EUNICE/ IFIP WG 6.2, 6.6 International Conference, EUNICE 2012, Budapest, Hungary, August 29-31, 2012. Proceedings
Number of pages12
Volume7479 LNCS
PublisherSpringer
Publication date1 Jan 2012
Pages136-147
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-32807-7
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-32808-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume7479
ISSN0302-9743

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