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FTTx '07
27th-28th November 2007, Marriott Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Main Agenda
Day One - 27th November
Registration & Refreshments
8:30
Speed Networking
8:45
Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:00
Regulatory Outlook
Level Of Return vs Level Playing-Field - Determining The Most Equitable Approach To FTTx Regulation
9:10
- Outlining the case for local loop unbundling (LLU) in the context of FTTx
- What are the key influences upon the regulatory decision?
- Is FTTH too capital intensive for all but incumbents to afford without regulatory intervention?
- How could LLU affect payback time from FTTx investment for an incumbent operator?
- Michiel Prinsen Geerligs, Regulatory Office, KPN,Netherlands
Exploring the Case for Deregulation: Learning from the US Example of Deregulation and Rapid FTTx Deployment
9:40
- Does it make sense to replicate the deregulated US model in Europe?
- Will the US regulatory authorities continue to tolerate a duopoly market outlook for FTTx?
- How did deregulation happen in the US market?
- How much of a threat is next-generation Telco TV to the US cable operators?
- Fredrik Helgesson, Manager Strategy & Regulatory, Telenor Fixed Products,Sweden
Competition in the Access: Why Is it Necessary and How to Achieve It?
10:10
- Is there a trade off between competition and investment?
- How might regulation impact the investment decision?
- Does unbundling work in the FTTC and FTTH GPON world?
- How might wholesale bitstream access promote competition and innovation?
- What does competition look like in FTTx?
- Chinyelu Onwurah, Head of Telecoms Technology, OFCOM,UK
Morning Coffee
10:40
How Can Governments Encourage Investment In Fibre Without Encouraging New Monopolies?
11:10
- What are the benefits to the economy of a high speed communications infrastructure in the context of globalisation?
- Protecting strategically important industries from foreign competition/takeover
- Securing continued foreign investment
- Securing competition from smaller operators
- What relevance does the EU Framework Review have?
- What is the best forum for operators to have influence upon these factors?
- Nigel Hickson, Head European ICT Policy, Department of Trade & Industry,UK
Friend or Foe? Understanding the Implications Upon Market Dynamics Of Local Authorities Becoming Telco Competitors With Municipal FTTx Deployments
11:40
- Municipal FTTx - Why not WiMAX?
- How can operators ensure their role in the value chain does not become marginalised in the face of municipal city-wide FTTx deployments?
- To what extent is collaboration between local authorities and Telcos feasible with municipal FTTx? What does each party bring to the table?
- Ulf Borbos, Chairman, Swedish Urban Network Association,Sweden
How FTTH can fuel Local Economic Development.
12:10
- Commercial and technical opportunities and challenges associated with Local Economic Development
- How FTTx initiatives contribute to Local Economic Development
- Implications for the industry
- Michael Engström, VP Business Development, PacketFront
Different Flavours of Fibre Deployment
FTTH vs FTTB vs FTTC vs FTTN - How Do each of the four Fibre Technologies Compare In Terms Of Cost and Revenue Potential?
12:40
- How do you decide which type of fibre to deploy and when?
- Targeting Residential or Business users? - Understanding what effect market segmentation has upon the deployment decision
- Does an FTTH investment make the strategic position of all competitors untenable if they do not also invest in FTTH?
- Matjaz Pogacnik, Head of Network Planning Office, Services and Network Development, Telekom Slovenije,Slovenia
Lunch
13:10
Is FTTH The Ultimate Goal For Any Fibre Operator? Avoiding Stranded Investments and Unnecessary Digging
14:10
- When does it make sense to commit resources to FTTH? Now or in 5 years?
- Balancing opportunity cost with potential cost savings
- Understanding the migration path towards FTTH
- Strategies for minimising the cost of construction work - cooperating with local communities and making the right FTTx installation decisions
- Nicolas Saillez, European Telecoms Analyst, ING Equity Markets, Belgium
- Edvin Skaljo, Head of Department, Technical Devices, BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Matjaz Pogacnik, Head of Network Planning Office, Services and Network Development, Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia
Point To Point Ethernet vs GPON - Which Is The More Future-Proof Technology And Which Is Easier To Unbundle?
14:40
- GPON vs Ethernet - what are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?
- Capitalising upon the flexibility of Point to Point Ethernet
- Understanding the inherent requirement for long term TDM mechanisms in GPON
- Edvin Skaljo, Head of Department, Technical Devices, BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Evaluating Hybrid Fiber Solutions and Engaging in the Right Migration Scenario
15:10
- Hybrid fiber solutions - FTTN, FTTB, FTTH - deployment and cost implications
- Engaging in the migration scenario that makes most sense to your business case
- Thomas Kallstenius, FTTU Product Marketing EMEA, APAC and CALA, Alcatel-Lucent Access Division
Learning From The Asian Example: How Have The Japanese And Korean Operators Become The Leading Global FTTx Players?
15:40
- High broadband usage/dense population - a winning combination for FTTx
- What challenges have Asian operators overcome to become the world's most advanced market for FTTx? What are the ongoing challenges?
- What next for FTTx in Japan and Korea?
- Senior Representative, NTT,Japan
Afternoon Refreshments
16:10
What Are The Alternatives To Investing In Fibre? - How Does FTTx Compare To DSL? - A Capital Markets Perspective
16:40
- Why are European incumbents not comitting to mass deployoment of FTTH?
- The economics of FTTx: Reward versus risk in an uncertain regulatory environment
- The stock market's view on FTTx : short-term visibility versus long-term potential
- Nicolas Saillez, European Telecoms Analyst, ING Equity Markets,Belgium
Approaches To WDM PON Systems - Realising The Advantages Of Expanding Capacity and Capability and Driving Down The Cost Of Installation
17:10
- How to manage 10Gb/s channels upstream?
- Efficient wavelength utilization - Different wavelengths for different services?
- Dynamic bandwidth assignment (DBA) - How do you assign the use of bandwidth?
- How do operators migrate towards WDM PON?
- Will current deployments be compatible with future deployments?
- Dr. Klaus Grobe, Director Business Development, ADVA Optical Networking,Germany
Closing Remarks From the Chair
17:40
End of Conference Day One/Networking Drinks
17:50
Day Two - 28th November
Registration & Refreshments
8:30
Opening Remarks From the Chair
9:00
Fibre Management
Contingency Planning And Future-Proofing An FTTx Network
9:10
- Preparing for increasing bandwidth demands
- How many fibres should be installed to each home to future-proof a network?
- Should TV/Internet be delivered using separate fibres? Is this an inefficient use of bandwidth?
- What data should operators collect at the point of FTTx installation?
- Gerd Keiser, Professor, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology,USA
FTTx vs DSL vs Cable Modem vs HSPA: Determining the Suitability of Competing Options to Fulfil Your Customers' Requirements
9:40
- Examining the pros and cons of the different options: a technical and cost comparison
- Leveraging symmetry and other benefits of FTTx
- Kai Keinänen, Head of Business Development, Corporate Planning, Elisa,Finland
Business Case and Commercial Drivers for FTTx
Identifying the key drivers for operators to migrate to FTTx networks
10:10
- New services that can be enabled or improvements to existing ones or better network efficiency?
- What factors is the business case for FTTx contingent upon?
- Is FTTx viable as a mobile backhaul solution?
- Peter Varga, Head of Corporate Project Management, Orange Slovensko,Slovak Republic
Morning Refreshments
10:40
Copper Substitution: Examining The Ongoing OPEX/Maintenance/Repair Costs Of Fibre vs Copper
11:00
- Combating animal hazards, cold weather and other threats to a fibre installation
- Effective maintenance of FTTx networks - establishing an appropriate maintenance regime
- Luis Tavares, Network Director, Sonaecom,Spain
FTTH Cost Issues: Alternative Operators and Incumbent Cost Strategies - French Case
11:30
- Worldwide FTTH panorama EU vs Japan and US
- Technos PON vs Ethernet P2P: configuration and analysing their major costs elements: Passive vs Active/ MDU vs individual cases
- Alternative operators vs incumbents: costs issues when deploying FTTH networks
- French Case and cost of deployments GPON vs Ethernet
- FTTH UK case: Key points concerning cost issues
- European Forecasts VDSL & FTTH in Europe toward 2015
- Roland Montagne, Director Business Development, Manager Broadband Practice, IDATE,France
To Which Customers Does Fibre Offer The Greatest Value And Revenue Potential? Business or Residential?
12:00
- What new services can FTTx offer to the residential market?
- Outlining the potential benefits to business users of FTTx-based communication solutions - establishing virtual call centres and effective home- working opportunities
- Hartwig Tauber, Director General,FTTH Council Europe
Greenfield FTTx - Profiting From FTTx Deployment
12:30
- Comparing the cost of copper with fibre in Greenfield sites
- Addressing the issue of interoperability with existing sites
- What to do with Greenfield FTTx once deployed in a market where copper is dominant?
- Andreas Ek, CEO, DynamoNet, Finland
Lunch
13:00
Who Is Best Placed To Provide FTTx Access And Services? Experience Vs Assets
14:10
- Energy companies? Cities? Telcos? Cable operators?
- Capitalising upon land rights and other assets
- Understanding the potential advantages of Infrastructure sharing
- Nikos Andrikogiannopoulos, Design Engineer,Optical
- Networking, Access & Transport, Hellas Online,Greece
- Jens Friholm Nielsen, Technical Manager, Fibernet, DONG Energy,Denmark
- Andreas Ek, CEO, DynamoNet, Finland Luis Tavares, Network Director,Sonaecom
Evaluating the Power Utility Perspective: Reviewing Recent and Future Developments in Commercial FTTH Deployment
14:40
- Assessing the pros and cons of service strategies
- Evaluating and choosing technologies
- What product offerings are available?
- DONG Energy Fibernet today - where do we stand?
- Discussing key learnings and forecasting future expectations
- Jens Friholm Nielsen, Technical Manager, Fibernet, DONG Energy,Denmark
How Do Customers React To The Availability Of High Bandwidth Symmetrical Broadband Services?
"Build It And They Will Come": Does It Make Sense To Deploy An FTTx Network Without A Clear Usage Scenario? What Is All This Bandwidth For?
15:10
- What is the 'killer app' that will drive the market demand for FTTx?
- How will the average user media consumption grow when bandwidth is not a constraint anymore?
- Will there be a tendency for symmetrical bandwidth in the future? What is a 'prosumer'?
- Are customers willing to pay a price premium for high bandwidth services? What is the value proposition?
- Is FTTx a game of municipalities vs incumbents?
- FTTx: sustaining or disruptive technology? Which markets should an alternative provider target initially? Example: Hellas Online's Larissa FTTH Project.
- Nikos Andrikogiannopoulos, Design Engineer, Optical Networking, Access & Transport, Hellas Online,Greece
Afternoon Refreshments
15:40
Exploring the Bandwidth Demands of High Definition TV: Is FTTx the Best Platform for Mass Market Usage?
16:00
- Exploring the success of High Definition TV so far in Europe - what are the future opportunities for market expansion?
- How critical is a scalable FTTx network to the mass market adoption of High Definition TV?
Should Access Be Positioned As a Commodity? Strategies for Differentiating a Triple Play Offer with FTTx
16:30
- Where is the value in a triple play proposition from a consumer perspective?
- Do consumers perceive more value in TV or internet access?
- To what extent does bundling resonate with consumers? Does bundling erode value or create it?
- Gerd Keiser, Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology,USA
- Fredrik Helgesson, Manager Strategy & Regulatory, Telenor,Sweden
- Roland Montagne, Director Business Development, Broadband Practice, IDATE,France
Closing Remarks From the Chair
17:00
End of Conference
17:10
