[CAnet - news] Swisscom to deploy multiple fibers per home to enable competition
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:30:10 -0500
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Thanks to Harvey Newman for this pointer-BSA] Swisscom touts "fibre suisse" project <http://lw.pennnet.com/search/search.cfm?searcharea=articles <http://lw.pennnet.com/search/search.cfm?searcharea=articles&keywords=Swissc om> &keywords=Swisscom>) Over the next six years, Swisscom is planning to invest some CHF 8 billion in the Swiss telecommunications and IT infrastructure, with 35% of this sum earmarked for fibre-optic expansion. To enable potential cooperation partners to expand their own fibre-optic infrastructure after the construction work has started, Swisscom will be laying several fibres per household in all areas. One fibre will be used by Swisscom, while the others will be made available to the cooperation partners. The multi-fibre model will prevent the creation of a new network monopoly in Switzerland and also meet competitors' requirements for full access to the local loop. At the end of July, Swisscom invited potential cooperation partners from the telecommunications, cable, and utilities industries to work with it on building the fibre-optic network, with the aim of implementing the network more quickly and cost-effectively in conjunction with several partners. Moreover, this collaboration will generate competition among different types of networks, boosting investment and innovation and maximising the benefits for customers and home owners, says the carrier. While laying several fibres per household entails marginally higher investments, it guarantees competition at the technology and service levels. Limiting fibres to one per household would be impractical, says the carrier, since it would endanger the dynamic nature of the market and the technological innovativeness of the telecommunications industry over the next 30 to 50 years. 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It also enables competitors with new business = models such as “homes with tails”. Excerpts from Lightwave. Thanks = to Harvey Newman for this pointer—BSA]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Swisscom touts "fibre suisse" = project<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><<a href=3D"http://lw.pennnet.com/search/search.cfm?searcharea=3Darticles&= ;keywords=3DSwisscom">http://lw.pennnet.com/search/search.cfm?searcharea=3D= articles&keywords=3DSwisscom</a>>)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Over the next six years, Swisscom is planning to = invest some CHF 8 billion in the Swiss telecommunications and IT = infrastructure, with 35% of this sum earmarked for fibre-optic expansion. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To enable potential cooperation partners to = expand their own fibre-optic infrastructure after the construction work has started, Swisscom will be laying several fibres per household in all areas. One = fibre will be used by Swisscom, while the others will be made available to the cooperation partners. The multi-fibre model will prevent the creation of = a new network monopoly in Switzerland and also meet competitors' requirements = for full access to the local loop.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>At the end of July, Swisscom invited potential cooperation partners from the telecommunications, cable, and utilities industries to work with it on building the fibre-optic network, with the = aim of implementing the network more quickly and cost-effectively in = conjunction with several partners. Moreover, this collaboration will generate competition = among different types of networks, boosting investment and innovation and = maximising the benefits for customers and home owners, says the = carrier.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>While laying several fibres per household = entails marginally higher investments, it guarantees competition at the = technology and service levels. Limiting fibres to one per household would be = impractical, says the carrier, since it would endanger the dynamic nature of the market = and the technological innovativeness of the telecommunications industry over the = next 30 to 50 years.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Find more FTTx news at /Lightwave/'s FTTx = Resource Center <<a = href=3D"http://lw.pennnet.com/articles/lw_onlinearticles.cfm">http://lw.p= ennnet.com/articles/lw_onlinearticles.cfm</a>>.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C95BAD.DD9689B0-- --===============0453362628== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0453362628==--