SIVA project, Uuiversity of ljubljana, July 2014 A brief presentation of the recommendations on the mapping and sharing of broadband physical infrastructures as drawn from activities 531 & 532. www.siva-project.eu

1. COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR BROADBAND
NETWORK DEPLOYMENT
Recommendations on the mapping and sharing of
broadband physical infrastructures
SIVA project, University of Ljubljana, July 2014

2. POLICY FRAMEWORK
“Strong political support for the rollout of broadband networks”
Digital Agenda
for Europe
• Broadband targets by 2020: i) access to speeds of above 30 Mbps for
all Europeans; ii) subscription of internet connection above 100 Mbps
for 50% or more of European households
Connecting
Europe Facility
• Projects of common interest for the deployment of digital service
infrastructures and high-speed broadband networks
EU Connected
Communities
Initiative
• Innovative pilot projects for deploying high speed broadband which can
be replicated across the European Union

3. Infrastructure
mapping
Infrastructure
sharing
Cost reduction
strategies
Integrating infrastructure
mapping and availability
prerequisites in network
deployment and civil
engineering construction

facilitate the sharing of
physical infrastructures.
Maximizing the use and
sharing of available
physical infrastructures

facilitate the roll out of
broadband investments.
1. Diminish capital investment costs
by as much as 40 percent.
2. Stimulate broadband investments
in underserved areas.
3. Optimise the use of scarce
national resources.
4. Improve competition in the
telecommunications market.
5. Improve the quality of broadband
services
COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES

4. AREAS OF RECOMMENDATIONS
Governance
and strategic
planning
Approaches
to finance
Legal and
regulatory
framework

5. GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
Limit the planning-to-implementation process gap.
Authorize a central body to facilitate the coordination of civil works.
Establish a centralised infrastructure data management platform.
Spread knowledge among public officers and decision makers on
the potential of infrastructure mapping and sharing.

6. LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Transpose the relevant EU regulations and directives into national
legislation.
Establish control mechanisms to deal with high sensitivity
infrastructure data.
Pricing scheme that will provide the right incentives for incumbents
to open up their facilities.
Enforcement tools to ensure compliance with mapping and sharing
regulations.

7. APPROACHES TO FINANCE
Co-financing through state aid and grant from the EU to overcome
the resistances caused by the limited financial resources.
Encourage public-private partnerships as a means for raising
additional financing or as an alternative funding scheme.
Collaborate with regions across EU to develop plans and projects for
the deployment of high-speed broadband networks.

8. SIVA CONSORTIUM
 11 partners
 9 observers
 7 countries
 47% of the total population of
the South East Europe (SEE)
programme area
“South East Europe Improved Virtual Accessibility through joint
initiatives facilitating the rollout of broadband networks”
SIVA (www.siva-project.eu) is a South East Europe (SEE) Transnational Cooperation Programme project and
co-funded by EU and by the states of the participating partners.

9. SIVA PARTNERS