Global - Infrastructure - Fixed Networks - National

Synopsis

Archived report. This report was archived in May 2005 and has not been updated. The past few years have seen an accent on providing infrastructure to link cities, but much less effort to distribute within cities. This report deals with the consumer needs and the technologies available to address this deficiency, including the replacement of copper with fibre, full utilisation of IP, optical switching, the use of lasers, intelligent networks etc. It also provides an extensive analysis by Paul on the need to develop the local loops quickly and intelligently, and the factors hindering this.

1. Synopsis
2. Related reports
3. Introduction
- 3.1 Build-and-they-will-come
4. Regional Infrastructure
- 4.1 Big telcos need the regionals
- 4.2 Regional developments forging ahead
- 4.3 Regional funds
5. Telco nightmare: infrastructure meltdown
- 5.1 Paul Budde analysis
6. Local Loop
- 6.1 The last bastion
- 6.2 Local loop unbundling (LLU)
  - 6.2.1 Developments in 2003
  - 6.2.2 Regional and national LLU developments in 2002
- 6.3 LLU vs UBS
7. Copper is still very much alive
- 7.1 Full marks to our telco engineers
8. Infrastructure Developments
- 8.1 Most inter-city bandwidth still unlit - Telegeography
- 8.2 Metro fibre glut smaller than long haul
- 8.3 Server-based networks
- 8.4 Key drivers of change
- 8.5 From telephone to content network
9. New generation networks
- 9.1 Powerful data enabled multi-protocol LANs
- 9.2 Multi-protocol supported edge or access networks
- 9.3 Powerful backbone network
- 9.4 Integrated access
- 9.5 Full-optical switching
- 9.6 IP based traffic support
- 9.7 Switching versus routing
- 9.8 Passive Optical Networking (PON)
- 9.9 Free space lasers
- 9.10 Next generation networks (NGN)
- 9.11 Telcos ready to upgrade national infrastructures (analysis)
  - 9.11.1 The early movers and shakers
  - 9.11.2 Broadband growth predictions
  - 9.11.3 Regulatory holiday?
  - 9.11.4 Integrated video, voice and data
  - 9.11.5 Almighty Telcos
10. Intelligent Network
- 10.1 What is it?
- 10.2 Customer driven
- 10.3 Rules and regulations
- 10.4 From IN to IP
- 10.5 The future for packet networks
- Table 1 - Bandwidth by Network Type (Gb/s)
- Exhibit 1 - Access Technologies
- Exhibit 2 - Access Services
- Exhibit 3 – BICC protocol suite
- Exhibit 4 – New public network concept