Download - Federal Office for Communications Digital Agenda for Europe Going local 2013: Switzerland
Federal Office for Communications
Going local 2013 Switzerland
René Dönni Kuoni, OFCOM Switzerland
Telecommunications and Information Society
OFCOM‘s perspective
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Strategy of the Federal Council for an Information Society in Switzerland
• Strategy since 1998; revised in 2006 and 2012• Common framework for the activities of the federal
administration• Decentralised implementation• Two main objectives, set by the Federal Council (March
2012):• 1 Switzerland‘s economy will become innovative
and internationally competitive through the use of ICT
• 2 ICT will be used for the benefit of all and will make Switzerland an attractive environment for living
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Cross-departmental strategyFederal Council strategy for an
information society in Switzerland
Preparation and implementation by:
InterdepartmentalSteering Committee and Departments
Federal officesCatalogue of strategy projects
Areas of activity of the strategy
Infrastructure Security and trust Economy
e-Democracy ande-Government
Education, research and
innovation
Culture Energy and resource efficiency
Health and the health care
system
Action principles (*)
(*) Action principles: Sustainable development, equality of opportunity, legal basis, transparency and protection of personal data, scientific monitoring, national cooperation, international exchange.
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Telecom Regulation in Switzerland
• Ex post regulation for interconnect and LLU of Copper
• No regulation of Fiber access in the Swiss Telecoms Act
• Restricted Bitstream Access Regulation (4 Years)
• Regulated Duct Access (LRIC)
• In practice: Mobile Termination Rates non regulated (ex post)
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Construction rules regarding Telecom
• Relevant authorities: Cantons and Communities
• Wireline : Use of public ground for free
Permissions must be easy to get
Obligation to announce and to coordinateNeed to co-utilize existing ducts if spare capacity
available
• Mobile:
No free use of public ground
Co-regulated by environmental law and protection of landscape
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Cost model of FTTH greenfield rollout
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Profitable Cluster Einfasernetz P2P ULL
Profitabilität für Cluster 1 bis 10Profitable clusters (60% Pop): 7.8 – 8.9 Mia CHF
Total rolloutSingle fiber: 21.4 Mia CHF
Multifiber 4 fibers 23.9 Mia CHF (1 Operator)
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NGA deployment : Swiss features• Part of Governmental strategy on information society.
• Good quality infrastructure (ducts, utilities, spare capacity). Strong Cable industry in Switzerland.
• FTTH Cooperations in Cities. Swisscom & UtilitiesRound Table, mediated by the Regulator. „4 fibers“
• Multistakeholder working group, lead by Government: Broadband mapping and publication of examples. Transparency and awareness.
• Political debate regarding possible changes is focussed on investment and coverage.
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NGA development in the OECD
2002
-Q4
2003
-Q2
2003
-Q4
2004
-Q2
2004
-Q4
2005
-Q2
2005
-Q4
2006
-Q2
2006
-Q4
2007
-Q2
2007
-Q4
2008
-Q2
2008
-Q4
2009
-Q2
2009
-04
2010
-Q2
2010
-Q4
2011
-Q2
2011
-Q4
2012
-Q2
2012
-Q4
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Switzerland
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Korea
Iceland
Sweden
Fixed (wired) broadband penetration, historical leading OECD countries through, Dec. 2012
Source : OECD
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Rollout in Switzerland
2012
2020
2012
2012
2020
2020
2020
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
FTTH/B
Vectoring
VDSL
DOCSIS 3.0
2012 2013LTE
According to Operator announcements
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Jointly developped Guidelines
• Dedicated for local actors : Cantons, Communities, Operators • Transparency • Fostering NGA-deployment• Activation of local forces
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Broadband mapping: services, bandwith, technologies, choice, antenna sites
Download ≥ 100Mbit/s
> 90 – 100 %
> 50 – 90 %
> 10 – 50 %
> 0 – 10 %
See: www.Breitbandatlas.ch
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Discussed changes in regulated access pricing
• Short run proposals: Duct access according to „Investment Renewal Accounting“.
LLU of Copper: prices based on Fiber costs, taking into account differences in quality and service levels.
Interconnect based on NGN, glide path to avoid sharp changes.
• Long run proposals:Expand into technologically neutral access regulation.
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Related political Telecom issues
• Universal Service Obligations:• Short run proposals:
increase the garanteed bandwith (1 - 2 Mbit/s).
Long run:Discuss the scope and the financing mechanism.
• Radio networks - radiation levels:• Debate on the further deployment of mobile communication
infrastructure in relation with public health.
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Other cross-departemental strategies or activitivies in the field of
• Strategy E-Government• Strategy E-Health• Strategy for protecting against Cyber Risks • Strategy to deal with Internet Domain Names • Strategy Critical Infrastructures• Program on Youth and Media Protection• National network for E-Inclusion