Commsday 2014

Lowering Costs and Improving Pace of

Deployment with FTTx Networks
Robert Conger
Director, Global Carrier Strategy
April 2014
 Key Metrics in Network Deployment

Pace of Deployment
– Minimize time to deploy network and
activate customer services
Cost
- Minimize total deployed costs, including
all equipment, construction costs, power
drops and permits
- Optimize deployed cost per bit
Network Performance
– Maximizing bandwidth per user to meet or
exceed stated benchmarks
– Increase number of users that can take
advantage of premium 100+ Mbps
services

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 FTTN & FTTdp/B Challenges
Space Constraints Aesthetic Impact Powering
Do we put the So you want to put a Coordinating with
cabinet in the noisy cabinet in front utilities for local
parking spot? of my gated home? power drops

Multi-technology access networks go a long way towards

addressing key metrics, but challenges remain
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 FTTN Deployment Realities
Road cut-out to pull
new copper and fibre
cabling to splice point
on the other side of the
road
New cabinet and
power pedestal located
on opposite side of the
road from pillar

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 Multiple Deployment Options for FTTN/dp

Multi-Technology Access Network

FTTP FTTN FTTdp/FTTB HFC

Cabinet Sealed VDSL2 G.Fast

Solutions Solutions

Compact Local or line 4 to 48 port VDSL2 or

cabinets with powered sealed G.Fast/VDSL2 ONUs with
integrated FDH DSLAMs w/ SLV local or line powering
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 Alternative FTTN Deployment Option
Sealed DSLAMs located in pit
Existing pillar with adjacent and remotely powered
pit for cable access

No aesthetic impact, no waiting on right-of-way permits and no

waiting on local power drops  Lowers cost and accelerates
deployment timeline
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 Sealed DSLAM Benefits

Same system level vectoring

capabilities of traditional cabinet
solutions but in a sealed form-factor
Multiple deployment options: pole, pit
or vented pedestal
No right of way restrictions
Remote powering eliminates local
power drops
Ability to deploy closer to the home
through smaller node sizes 
increases bandwidth per subscriber
Lower total deployed cost per bit while accelerating deployment
timelines for FTTN and FTTdp/B architectures
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 Improving FTTdp/FTTB Performance

Small footprint
G.Fast offers 500+ ONUs for pit mount
and basement
Mbps performance in applications
short loop scenarios
(>150 m)
>5x the
performance of
VDSL2 for less than
10% of the total
deployed cost
Field trials in 2014
and expanded GA
deployments in 2015

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 Summary

Multi-technology access network

is a key step towards improving
pace of deployment and lowering
the total cost of deployment, but
challenges remain
Mix of deployment methods are
required to optimize FTTN and
FTTdp/B architectures
Operators around the world
looking to sealed DSLAM
solutions, remote powering and
G.Fast to optimize FTTN and
FTTdp/B deployment models

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