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ANCIT WORKSHOPTorino, 30-31 March 1998

Future Technology Trends and ONP Implications

Andrew Houghton and Peter Scott

European Commission

Directorate-General XIII

[email protected]


OUTLINE OF PRESENTATIONOUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

Introduction: European Commission

Convergence and Competition

EU Telecoms Policy Liberalisation Open Network Provision Interconnection

Technology Developments ACTS Programme


CONVERGENCE and COMPETITIONCONVERGENCE and COMPETITION

The Green Paper:“The Convergence of the Telecommunications,

Media and Information Technology Sectors, and the Implications for Regulation”

The Internet / Electronic Commerce / Digital broadcasting / Broadband access networks: old rules no longer fit and old rationale may no longer be valid

Principles / IssuesFocus on bottlenecks at a either end of value chain;

balancing fair competition with investment incentives; Horizontal v. vertical regulation; Key role for competition rules; Workable rules; Defining market boundaries


HARMONISATION MEASURES- Interconnection (July 97)

- ONP Adaptation (July 97)

- Licensing (April 97)

- Satellite PCS (April 97)

- Amendment to Voice Telephony

(CP June 97)

THE 1998 POLICY PACKAGETHE 1998 POLICY PACKAGE

LIBERALISATION

MEASURES- Cable TV (Oct 95)

- Mobile (Jan 96)

- Full Competition (March 96)

GUIDELINES / NOTICES - Costing / Financing USO

- Access Guidelines

- Internet Voice Telephony

Notice

RECOMMENDATIONS- Interconnection Pricing

- Cost accounting (to be published)


LIBERALISATIONLIBERALISATION

Alternative Infrastructure / Cable TV (from 1996)

Mobile Communications Own or Third Party Infrastructure Direct Interconnection DCS1800 and DECT Services to be licensed

1.1.98 for Voice Telephony and Infrastructure

transitional periods allowed for certain Member States


OPEN NETWORK PROVISIONOPEN NETWORK PROVISION

The framework for Europe-wide regulatory principles

Harmonisation of network interfaces and interoperability

Interconnection Directive Open access to public telecoms networks

and services Costing and financing of Universal Service


UNIVERSAL SERVICEUNIVERSAL SERVICE

Scope : Voice Telephony / Emergency and Operator Services / Payphones / Soft disconnection / Call-barring and Touchtone dialing + Access supporting Fax & Modem

Costing and Financing Net Cost Approach Universal Service Fund or Supplementary Charges Recover “unfair burden” Who contributes ?


INTERCONNECTION - KEY PRINCIPLES INTERCONNECTION - KEY PRINCIPLES

What is Interconnection?Physical / Logical linking of networks

What is Significant Market Power?Not just market share

Costs and Pricing Additional obligations if SMP established

Non-discrimination Cost-orientation

Mobile-fixed interconnect Requests for access Cost-accounting / Separate accounting


INTERCONNECTIONINTERCONNECTION

Priority to Commercial NegotiationNRAs given powers to intervene

Obligations / Rights to Interconnect

Provision of (i) public telecoms network or publicly available telecoms services (ii) Leased lines (iii) International circuits, or (iv) Service providers allowed interconnect rights under national licensing regime

Transparency Publication of standard interconnect offer (1 July 1997)Interconnect agreements open to any interested partyUnbundled offerings


LICENSING IN A LIBERALISED ENVIRONMENTLICENSING IN A LIBERALISED ENVIRONMENT

Licensing to continue at national level

Preference to general authorisations, but.....

Individual licences:Use of radiofrequency, numbers or rights of wayUniversal service obligationsSpecial competition safeguards ANDPublic voice telephony / or public networks / or networks

using radiofrequency


EU RTD Framework Programmes

2nd 3rd 4th 5th Framework Programme

RACE 1 RACE 2 ACTS

1987 1991 1995 1999

Info Society


What is ACTS ?

• 220+ projects

• Each project has partners from several countries

• Partial funding by the EU for EU countries

• non-EU participation

• RTD projects lead to trials

• Concertation process (between projects)

Advanced Communications Technologies and Services


Interactive Digital Multimedia Services

Photonic Technologies

High-Speed Networking

Mobility and Personal Communication Networks

Intelligence in Networks and Services

Quality, Security and Safety ofCommunication Systems and Services

Horizontal Actions

175 MECU

112 MECU

81 MECU

124 MECU

108 MECU

47 MECU

34 MECU

681 MECU

Community Funding for ACTS


BROADBAND ACCESS TECHNOLOGY

• Fibre-To- The - x (FTTx)

• Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC)

• Twisted-pair copper/ digital subscriber line (xDSL)

• Wireless (UMTS,

MBS...)

• Digital Broadcast (satellite, terrestrial) (DBS...)


Photonics Projects in ACTS

HORIZON

OPTICALNETWORKS

CUSTOMERACCESS

MULTIPLEXTRANSPORT

SUB-SYSTEMSCOMPONENTS

SWITCHINGROUTEING

WOTANKEOPSOPENMETONPHOTONMEPHISTOMOONPELICANDEMONSONATA

TOBASCOB-BANDLOOPPLANETCOBNETFRANSPRISMA

UPGRADESPEEDMIDASESTHERHIGHWAY

VERTICALPHOTOSCAPITALFASTBLISSOSCACTUAL

PLATOREPEATLOISAPEX


Access Networks 1998

Coaxial Cable

Optical Fibre

Wireless/Radio

Copper Pair

VideoServer

RemoteNode

InternetServer

Core Network

Local Switch

DistributionPoint

FlexibilityPoint

CaTVHead-End


OLTSDH Ring (STM-1 or STM-4)

ONU

Single Business customer

155Mbit/s

PassiveSplitter

ATM 25

2Mbit/s

Multiple Residential/ Small Business customers(Reuse of existing copper in customer drop)

ATM 25

SIMn x VDSL

n x 51Mbit/sn x 51Mbit/s

Office ONU

ONU with multiple VDSL cards

NT

Multiple Residential / Small Business customers (new network)

ATM 25

SIM

ONU with E1, POTS, ATM25, Ethernet cards

POTS

ISDN

Voice/datamux

Legend:OLT: Optical Line TerminalONU:Optical Network UnitSIM: Subscriber Interface ModuleNT: Network TerminationODN: Optical Distribution Network

ODN

Broadbandloop


Access Network 2002

Coaxial Cable

Optical Fibre

Wireless/Radio

Copper Pair

SIP

VoiceServices

ServiceIntegration

Point

DataServices

VODServices

OpticalNetwork Interface

SplittingPoint

CaTVHead-End

Core

Network


Access Network 2002 (R)

Coaxial Cable

Optical Fibre

Wireless/Radio

Copper Pair

SIP

VoiceServices

ServiceIntegration

PointData

Services

VODServices

OpticalNetwork Interface

SplittingPoint

CaTVHead-End

Core

Network


METON: Optical Network in Metropolitan Area

OXC

OXC

ATMOADM

ATMOADM

ATMOADM

ATMOADM

OXC

OXC

OXC

ATM

OXC

ATM

OXC

ATM Servers

Access Node

Backbone Node

ATMOADM

OXC

ATM

Key FeaturesDirect links to

distanced nodes

Off-loads transit traffic of intrmediate nodes

Savings in number of line terminals

Distribute traffic load dynamically

Effective cable-cut protection

Local Node


6

TOBASCO Phase 3Fibre to layer C, WDMPON

CATVTx

1.5+

1:64 split4 * 622/155 = 2488/622

WDMPON+ CATV overlay

CATVRx

CableContrl

1:40 splitBi-directionalCoax Network

1.5-

Capacity/LUP975/250 kb/s

optical800/200 kb/s

coax

APONAPONOLTOLT

APONAPONONUONU

CBA

CM TV

BB


CONCLUSIONS

Comprehensive and Flexible Policy Framework for 1998

Role of Competition Rules set to growTechnology-neutral Approach

Technology Evolution and Convergence will be Main Drivers of Market Developments

Minimum Regulation is Best Regulation


Further Information

• EUROPA Server:http://www/europa/eu/int

• ISPO Server (Information Society Project Office)http://www.ispo.cec.be

• CORDIS (Community R+D Information Service)http://www.cordis.lu/

• ACTShttp://www.infowin.org/

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