FTTH in Germany - Thomas Lecker at the Manchester Next Gen Euro Conference on 22 June 2009

1. FTTH in (Rural-) Germany
Federal Association of Fibernetwork Operators in Germany
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Lecker
Lecker Consulting
Thomas Lecker
Brunnenstrasse 5 Email TL@Lecker.org
D-86911 Diessen Telefon +498807439006
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2. Current Situation in Germany
• Deutsche Telekom stopped deployment in rural regions (Outdoor DSL 6 – 16 Mbit)
• Federal Networkagency approved access via a „master cabinet“ to shorten loop
• Parliament approved use of broadcasting frequencies 790 – 862 MHz for rural broadband
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3. Problems – Network is Full & Out of Spec !
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4. The Consequence for Broadband
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5. The Consequence for Broadband
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6. Problems of the Broadcast Solutions
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7. Summary
• No Acceptance for any Wireless Solution
=> Many BTS placed in the „middle of nowhere“
• Many coppercables are full which makes invest
in Outdoor DSLAMs useless
=> no new privat DSL broadbandconnections
only business DSL with premium pricing (10x)
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8. Public Support Programms (for incumbents DSL)
• Where: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and
Rheinland – Pfalz
• How: 1) Proove bandwith is > 1Mbit
& guesstimate the need
2) Publish your local need for 3 weeks
3) Select best offer (coverage, price ..)
4) Apply for financial support
Limit: EUR 100.000 / 70 % tt. costs
=> in most cases not enough – fail is guaranteed
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9. The Way to Success: Community Approaches
Alveslohe
Coburg
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10. What drives (Rural-) FTTH Networks ?
• shrinking quantity & quality of employment
• companies stay away from the region
• less income is weakening local economy
• (younger-) people are leaving / stay away
• over-aged population is left behind
• every 2nd house for sale / plenty of building sites
• plenty of appartments, shops, office space etc.
=> tremendous drop in value of real estate
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11. (Rural-) FTTH Networks in Germany
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• Alveslohe
• Oerrel
• Hamm/Lünen/Kamen
• Schwerte
• Coburg
• Oberhausen /
Denklingen
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12. Who are the builders ?
• Alveslohe - City Council Norderstedt - www.wilhelmtel.de
• Oerrel – SACOIN - www.unsernetz.de
• Hamm/Lünen/Kamen – City Councils - www.city2020.de
• Schwerte – City Council Schwerte - www.zukunft-beginnt.de
• Coburg – City Council Coburg - www.dacor.de
• Oberhausen / Denklingen – Consortium Lecker - Vodafone
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13. Vodafone – Lecker Initiative for Denklingen
Background:
• no city council with qualified people available
=> assignment of Lecker Consulting for planning
and project management by the village
• Vodafone runs a fiber backbone in the vicinity
• Vodafone wants to grow in fixed line business
• Vodafone aquired a fixed line operator
• Vodafone GER started FTTC deployment and
FTTB pilot in Hanau – FTTH will follow
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14. Why ?
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15. - Pilot Projects in Germany
• Rural VDSL in Ballstädt / Thüringen (800
residents)
• Urban VDSL in Heilbronn / Baden-Württemberg
• Urban FTTB in Hanau / Hessen
• Urban FTTH in Hanau / Hessen
• Rural FTTH in Denklingen / Bavaria (2500
residents)
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16. How are the different Tasks Shared ?
Vodafone
• Fixed & Mobile Voice, Broadband, IPTV (quadruple play)
• Billing & Customer Care
• Lawful Interception
• Network Monitoring & Intervention
• Active Systems in the PoP
• Design & Deployment of Passive Infrastructure
• Local Marketing
Broadband Community Denklingen
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17. Keyfactors to Success
• Independent Fiber Backbone – Power Utility
• Attractive Product Portfolio (e.g. 4 x play) -
• Existing GigabitEthernet Backbone -
• Own Experienced Engineering – Lecker
Consulting
• Experienced Infrastructure Supplier – TVC Inc.
• Strong political leaders in the Municipality
Council
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18. Local Contact in UK:
TVC UK Holdings Ltd
att. Mr. Mark Dudley
Asheridge Road
HP5 2PY Chesham Bucks
Mobil: +44(0)7720 549487
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19. Thank You ! - Questions ?
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