Global - Infrastructure - Next Generation Telecom Insights

Synopsis

The financial crisis led some governments around the world to reconsider how to best counter the downturn and reposition for growth in the future. As a result, infrastructure investment, and in particular, broadband development, has become a key focus for some countries such as the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand etc, which have included broadband networks in their economic stimulus packages. This is helping to further facilitate the continuing move to a Next Generation Telecoms environment based on All-IP Next Generation Networks and Fibre-to-the-Home. E-health, e-education, media and sustainability are also the key reasons developed nations need NGNs. In this report we explore the next generation infrastructure of the future including Fibre (FttH), IP, VPLS and Unified Communications.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Introduction
  • 2.1 From broadband to NGT
  • 2.2 Stimulus packages help pave the way to next generation telecoms
• 3. A summary of NGT development in key markets around the world
  • 3.1 Asia
  • 3.2 Europe
  • 3.3 Middle East
  • 3.4 USA
• 4. Fibre and NGT
  • 4.1 How to get from copper to fibre
  • 4.2 Low-hanging FttH fruit
• 5. National Broadband Networks (NBNs) – brief case studies
  • 5.1 Case study 1: Australia’s national broadband network
  • 5.2 Case study 2: Singapore’s national broadband network
  • 5.3 Strategic differences of an NBN
• 6. IP and Next Generation Networks (NGN)
  • 6.1 IP beyond VoIP
• 7. Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)
  • 7.1 VPLS definition
  • 7.2 VPLS essential in Internet economy
  • 7.3 VPLS benefits for corporate users
• 8. Unified Communications (UC)
  • 8.1 A new dawn for UC
• 9. Conclusion: End-to-end connectivity for national NGNs
  • 9.1 Essential for health, education and energy services
  • 9.2 Trans-sector approach is needed
  • 9.3 Regulatory frameworks are failing
  • 9.4 National benefits are astounding
  • 9.5 Recommendations
• 10. Related reports

• Table 1 – How investing in broadband can boost economies

• Exhibit 1 – ITU definition of a Next Generation Network
• Exhibit 2 – Examples of countries with planned ICT infrastructure investment – 2009
• Exhibit 3 – IP-based enhanced services
• Exhibit 4 – Alliance to promote IP use in Smart objects
• Exhibit 5 – VPN comparisons – key differentiators
• Exhibit 6 – Microsoft and HP – developing a Unified Communications platform