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Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 1. How would you upgrade this infrastructure to provide Next Generation Access (NGA) First step Focus on FTTC Average line length 1 km exchange-cabinet Conclusion distance is very short Compared to Germany: typical line length are up to 4km in rural areas Suggestion overbuild cabinets with outdoor DSLAMS Civil works needed to connect fiber to cabinet Alternatively via masts overground or wireless access links exchange – cabinet For final decision copper line structure needs to be analysed Possibly build one outdoor DSLAM collecting more than one cabinet Speeds depending on line length cabinet – premises 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 2. What approximate speed would each subscriber receive? Depending on technic used: ADSL, VDSL, Vectoring Depending on line length Abbildung 1: Bandwidth in relation to line length VDSL2 rough estimation 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 3. Would you upgrade by providing Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) or Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ? First Step FTTC, however detailed analyses of network structure needed Line length Copper structure Distances exchange – cabinet Distances cabinet premises (average) Number of households, Number of premises Lengths street net Digging costs and surface … 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 4. Would the number of exchanges need to be increased   Not necessarily, suggestion is to overbuild existing street cabinets 5. Would the number of cabinets need to be increased Depending on average line length cabinet premises when possible reduce numbers of active cabinets 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 6. How much would the total cost (in €uro) of the upgrade be assuming that each existing Cabinet is an average of 1 Kilometre from the exchange 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL 7. Do you know of any alternative or new solutions that could applied to this ADSL access infrastructure VDSL2 Vectoring Masts for over ground fiber lines Wireless Access link between exchange and cabinet 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

Scenario County Donegal: Copper-based basic ADSL Alternative Infrastructure Electricity Network Clean Water Distribution Network Sewage Network 20.11.2018 ENGAGE High Speed Broadband fur Rural Europe County Donegal

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NGA Strategie und Netzplanung Vergleich Investitionskosten verschiedener Szenarien Szenario 1 Szenario 2 Szenario 3 Szenario 4 20.11.2018 NGA Strategieberatung und Netzplanung

Breitbandausbau - FTTX Planung. Beispiel Vergleich Anschlusskosten verschiedener Netzgebiete 18.000.000 € 16.000.000 € 14.000.000 € Szenario 1 Szenario 2 Szenario 3 Szenario 4 12.000.000 € 10.000.000 € 8.000.000 € 20.11.2018 NGA Strategieberatung und Netzplanung

Technische und wirtschaftliche Grundlagen FTTx Übersicht FTTH Netzstrukturen Home Building KVz HVT P2P Ethernet A A A Active Ethernet P A P A xPON P A P P A 20.11.2018 NGA Strategieberatung und Netzplanung

Technische und wirtschaftliche Grundlagen FTTx Investitionsumfelder von FTTx Overbuild Ausbau in Konkurrenz zu bestehenden Netzwerken Brownfield Breitbandausbau in weißen und grauen Flecken Greenfield Breitbandausbau bei Neubau von Siedlungen Quelle: FTTH Council 20.11.2018 NGA Strategieberatung und Netzplanung

FTTx Deployment and Strategy Qualified and comprehensive consulting on strategy, analysis and planning of FTTx Networks In Kooperation mit: 20.11.2018 NGA Strategieberatung und Netzplanung 18