Cost Analysis of RBOCs' Advanced Access Architectures: FTTP, FTTN, FTTC

Table of Contents

Table of Figures

The Lightwave Network Series of Reports

The Lightwave Network

The Lightwave Series of Reports

General Reports on the Network

General Market Reports

Specific Systems Reports

Introduction

Approaches to AAAs

Costs of AAAs

This Report

Fiber Requirements for Various Advanced Access Architectures

BellSouth's Fiber to the Curb (FTTC)

AT&T's Fiber to the node (FTTN)

Verizon’s FTTP (Fiber to the Premise)

Summary of Fiber Requirements

Analysis of Architectural Differences - A Model

Fiber Required for Each Architecture

Cost of Fiber Needed for Each Architecture

AT&T’s New Plans for BellSouth - a Hybrid FTTC/FTTN

Macro-Cost approach to AAA Costs

AT&T - Uverse

FiOS

Qwest

Summary of Costs

Vendors Listing

Summary of Vendors

Detailed Listing of Vendors

Acterna (acquired by JDSU)

ADC

Adtran

Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. (AFCI) (Now Tellabs)

Alcatel-Lucent

Alloptic Inc

Amino Technologies plc

AOC Technologies

Avanex Corporation

Broadlight

Calix

Cisco

Conexant

Corrigent

Entrisphere Inc. (Acquired by Ericsson)

Ericsson

Fiberxon (Now Source Photonics combined with Luminent)

Finisar Corporation

FlexLight Networks (Defunct)

Fujitsu

Genone3 Technologies Inc.

Hitachi Communication Technologies Ltd.

Humax USA Inc.

Iamba Networks

JDS Uniphase

Kreatel Communications AB (Acquired by Motorola)

LG Electronics

LightComm Technology

Marconi

Microsoft

Motorola

NeoPhotonics

Nortel

Novera Optics (owned by Nortel / LG JV)

OFS

O-Net Communications Ltd

Oplink Communications, Inc.

Optiviva Inc.

Optical Solutions (Acquired by Calix)

Osaki Electric Co. Ltd.

Paceon (Mitsubishi)

Passavé (Acquired by PMC-Sierra)

PMC-Sierra

Quantum Bridge Communications (Acquired by Motorola)

Salira Optical Network Systems

Scientific-Atlanta (Cisco)

Siemens

Source Photonics (Combined with Fiberxon and Luminent)

Tandberg Ltd. (Ericsson)

Tellabs

Terawave (Acquired by Occam Networks)

Tut Systems (Acquired by Motorola)

Vinci Systems, Inc. (Acquired by Tellabs)

Wave7 Optics

Worldwide Packets, Inc. (Acquired by Ciena)

Zhone Technologies

Appendix I - Access Architecture

Various Approaches for Fiber-based Access Architecture

Fiber to the "X"

xDSL Versions

Design Details for Current Plans

Fiber to the Neighborhood (FTTN)

AT&T's Fiber to the node (FTTN)

BellSouth's Fiber to the Curb (FTTC)

The RFP — PONs Will Set Us Free

What Are PONs?

The PON Design

Status of PON

Advantage and Disadvantages of PON

Types of PONs

BPON

EPON

GPON

The PON in the First RFP

GPONs

Architectures to Meet the Needs

Table of Figures

Figure 1, Lightwave Network

Figure 2, Predominant Advanced Access Architectures

Figure 3, BellSouth FTTC

Figure 4, AT&T Uverse (FTTN)

Figure 5, Verizon FiOS (FTTP)

Figure 6, Fibers Required per Year for Each Architecture

Figure 7, Amount of Fibers for the Architectures

Figure 8, Length of Fiber for the Architectures

Figure 9, Fiber Costs of the Three Architectures

Figure 10, Fiber Cost per customer - Each Architecture

Figure 11, AT&T - BellSouth Hybrid FTTC

Figure 12, Fiber Required Upgrading to Hybrid FTTC

Figure 13, Annual Costs of AAA

Figure 14, Summary of Vendors

Figure 15, Fiber to the 'X' Varieties

Figure 16, Chart of Various xDSL Technologies

Figure 17: Fiber to the Neighborhood

Figure 18: Fiber to the node

Figure 19: Fiber to the Curb

Figure 20: PON Basic Arrangement

Figure 21: RFP PON — Central Office Portion

Figure 22: RFP PON — Outside Plant Portion

Figure 23: RFP PON Service Assignments

Figure 24: BPON/GPON Comparison

Figure 25: Typical GPON

Figure 26: Bandwidth Needs vs. Capabilities

Advanced Access Architectures 2008: AT&T, Verizon and Qwest Plans and Forecasts

FTTP/ FTTN: The RBOCs' Advanced Access Architectures - Equipment and Fiber Requirements

Cost Analysis of RBOC’s Advanced Access Architectures: FTTP, FTTN, FTTC

Bandwidth Needs Analysis of the RBOCs' Advanced Access Architectures: FTTP and FTTN

WiMAX: The Broadband Wireless MAN

The 4G Era: 802.16e

Market and Technology Assessment

R-OADMs

From the Core to the Edge

ROADM Components 2008

The Edge ROADM Revolution