Dark Fiber 2000

Dark Fibre 2000 provides an up-to-date assessment of European fibre build across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.

The study, a valuable source document for telecommunications operators, equipment suppliers, construction companies and European utilities, provides an indepth review of fibre markets. Dark Fibre 2000 offers insights of importance to any industry investor, where the pan-European network will be key to provision of global services.

The 300 page report outlines dark fibre and dark wavelength acquisition opportunities, from the dark fibre strategies of pan-European operators to the activity within each country of national operators, utilities and other fibre providers. 60 network maps and full contact details for dark fibre sales are supplied.

Chapters covering Network Construction Costs and Build Experiences use real data from face-to-face interviews to provide an understanding of installation requirements, regulatory and licensing issues, rights of way and planning.

Trends in current IRU prices are given for fibre available immediately and for pre-sale on networks under construction, in the section, Dark Fibre Pricing.

The Technology Updates and The All-Optical Network sections discuss the impact of recent developments in DWDM technologies and the evolution of all-optical networking, on current and future networks.

INTRODUCTION

1 - FROM VISION TO REALITY IN 18 MONTHS

2 - DARK FIBRE: WHAT IS IT?

2.1 Fibre vs. Copper

2.2 Optical Network - Developments

2.3 Dark Fibre - Description

2.4 Examples of Enabling Technology

3 - THE EVOLVING PAN-EUROPEAN NETWORK OPERATOR MODEL

3.1 Parallels to the Switched Voice Market

3.2 Competence - The Ultimate Test

3.3 Prognosis

4 - BUILD EXPERIENCES

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Market Evolution: October 1998 - April 2000

4.2.1 Regulatory Issues

4.2.2 Licensing Issues - General

4.2.3 Infrastructure licenses

4.2.4 Rights of Way

4.2.5 Planning Issues

4.2.6 Permission to Dig

4.2.7 Duct and Trench Sharing

4.2.8 Contractors

4.2.9 Extraneous Civil Engineering Works

4.2.10 Regenerator and Amplifier Sites

4.2.11 Submarine Terminal Sites

4.2.12 Carrier PoP's

5 - NETWORK BUILD DATA

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Above Ground Building Costs

5.3 Regeneration Sites

5.4 Submarine Terminal Sites

5.5 Multi-Wave Optical Repeater (Amplifier/Regenerator Huts)

5.6 Transmission System Costs

6 - CASE STUDIES

6.1 Vine Telecom - a Pan-European Network Outsourcer

6.1.1 Introduction

6.1.2 Forward Plans

6.1.3 Service Focus

6.2 Storm Telecommunications - a Pan-European OSP

6.2.1 Company Background

6.2.2. O-Commerce Strategy

7 - THE 2001 PLAN FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS: BE FAT, BE AGILE AND BE SMART

7.1 Be Fat

7.2 Be Agile

7.3 Be Smart

8 - TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

8.1 Today's Problems

8.2 Enter the All-Optical Network (AON)

8.3 Synopsis

8.4 Optical Components

8.5 Optical Integrated Services

8.6 Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Transmission Systems

8.7 Optical Switches

8.8 Optical Switching Fabric

8.9 Edge Switches

9 - THE ALL-OPTICAL NETWORK (AON)

9.1 Introduction

9.2 The All-Optical Network (AON)

9.3 The All-Optical Network (AON) - an Opportunity and a Threat

9.4 The Evolving AON Model

9.5 The Advanced Intelligent Optical Systems (AIOS) Environment

9.6 The Internet - Driver for Change

9.7 Advanced Management Systems for AIOS

9.8 Network management and Control in the AIOS Domain

9.9 The Future Optical Network Architecture

9.10 MPLS Enhancements

10 - PAN-EUROPEAN NETWORK OPERATORS

10.1 Pan-European Dark Fibre Providers

10.2 Pan-European Operators with own Infrastructure

10.3 Pan-European Dark Fibre Contact Details

11 - COUNTRY PROFILES

11.1 Belgium

11.1.1 Statistics

11.1.2 Country Profile

11.1.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.1.4 Ministry and Regulatory Bodies

11.2 Denmark

11.2.1 Statistics

11.2.2 Country Profile

11.2.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.2.4 Ministry and Regulatory Bodies

11.3 France

11.3.1 Statistics

11.3.2 Country Profile

11.3.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.3.4 Potential Dark Fibre Providers

11.3.5 Ministry and Regulatory Bodies

11.4 Germany

11.4.1 Statistics

11.4.2 Country Profile

11.4.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.4.4 Alternatives to Dark Fibre

11.4.5 Regulatory Body

11.5 Ireland

11.5.1 Statistics

11.5.2 Country Profile

11.5.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.5.4 Ministry

11.6 The Netherlands

11.6.1 Statistics

11.6.2 Country Profile

11.6.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.6.4 Ministry and Regulatory Bodies

11.7 Spain

11.7.1 Statistics

11.7.2 Country Profile

11.7.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.7.4 Ministry

11.8 Sweden

11.8.1 Statistics

11.8.2 Country Profile

11.8.3 Fibre to the Home

11.8.4 Swedish Urban Network Association (SSNF)

11.8.5 Dark Fibre Providers

11.9 UK

11.9.1 Statistics

11.9.2 Country Profile

11.9.3 Dark Fibre Providers

11.9.4 Ministry

12 - DARK FIBRE PRICING AND COST

12.1 Dark Fibre Pricing

12.1.1 Evaluation

12.1.2 Historic Pricing

12.1.3 Price Variation with Length of Lease

12.1.4 Price Variation with Number of Fibre Pairs Purchased

12.1.5 French Motorway's Pricing Model

12.1.6 City Fibre Pricing

12.1.7 On-Line Exchanges

12.1.8 Rights of Way Pricing

12.2 Fibre Swaps

12.3 Dark Wavelengths

12.4 Fibre Network Construction Costs

12.4.1 Pan-European Network Construction Costs

12.4.2 French Motorways Construction Costs

12.5 Conclusions

13 - ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS

13.1 Introduction

13.2 AD2000 - The Turning Point for Fibre

13.3 Turning the Hockey Stick Around

13.4 Looking Down the Telescope the Wrong Way

13.5 Current Pan-European Dark Fibre Providers

13.5.1 European Dark Fibre Networks

13.6 Trends in Fibre Types

13.7 Growth Projection of Dark Fibre in Europe

13.7.1 Year-on-Year Projections

13.8 The All-Fibre Destiny

13.9 Beyond 2002

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - Network Maps and Diagrams

APPENDIX B - Glossary of Terms

APPENDIX C - Website References

APPENDIX D - Pan-European Dark Fibre Contacts