ERICSSON DEEP FIBER ACCESS

Get it right from the start
choosing fiber Access technology
The commercial success of your Full Service Broadband
network can be measured in many ways. It must meet or
maybe even exceed the terms of your business plan. It
has to deliver what your subscribers want. And it has to
break-even early and pave the way for future profits. In
order to do all this, the overall fiber strategy has to be carefully
considered.
we’re with you from squAre one
Fiber access is a challenging mix of technology choices,
business models and regulatory issues. There are no easy
answers and there’s no single best solution on the market
today. Which option is best for you usually depends on
your available business models, your bandwidth dimensioning,
outside plant options, labor costs, geography and
national regulatory constraints. Our advice is to regard
your fiber access plant as a valuable asset that should be
considered a long-term investment and dimensioned with
sufficient capacity to provide future flexibility. If properly
designed, the service life of a modern, fiber-optic cable
plant should exceed 25-30 years. Compare that to the 3-8
years expected lifetime of the active equipment deployed.
With more than 40 years in the fiber-optic cable industry,
Ericsson has the experience required to make sure that
There is no doubt that deep fiber access is the future-proof
solution for ultimate broadband. Once deployed, a fiber
access plant provides unlimited bandwidth that is only limited
by the capacity of the active equipment – which can
easily be upgraded as technology advances. But there are
lots of tricky decisions to make along the way there. Take,
for example, the discussion of P2P fiber versus PON.
Ericsson considers P2P fiber and GPON-based P2MP
to be complementary approaches. Both of these technologies
could very well be used in the same network to
provide a comprehensive and flexible access solution.
bAlAncing cApeX And opeX
Deep fiber access deployment often requires a considerable
upfront investment, mainly due to expenses tied to
civil works. However in some cases, opportunities to reduce
OPEX can justify the transition from older access
technologies to deep fiber access or a decision to use
FTTH instead of FTTC. In some places it has been possible
to reduce OPEX with 40% to 60% as compared to
the costs of operating copper access networks. It all
your needs are met and that you reach your goals. A partnership
with Ericsson also means a wide range of benefits.
We’re a true end-to-end supplier of complete fiber access
solutions that include business and technology consulting,
solutions analysis, network design services, passive
and active infrastructure and competence development.
We provide project management and ensure efficient solutions
integration, data migration and multi-vendor verification.
And our involvement doesn’t have to end with
implementation. Our managed services also encompass
network hosting and operations.
Our open approach means that we offer solutions for
point-to-point (P2P) Ethernet over fiber or CAT5 and pointto-multipoint
(P2MP or Passive Optical Network, PON)
based on GPON with an option of using VDSL2 in the last
drop. A Full Service Broadband network includes features
such as Quality of Service, multicast support, end user
traffic separation, service differentiation, high in-service
performance and a telecommunications management solution.
That’s how we can help you deploy a future-proof
solution whatever your individual network requirements
may be.
FTTH is the future – it’s just a matter of time
depends on the quality of the existing copper network and
whether an operator is ready for an upfront investment in
future technology or just prefers to upgrade the existing
network.
copper And fiber
In many ways, copper and optical fiber complement each
other. An operator might have a broadband copper network
for the access and an optical fiber network for the
backhaul. VDSL2 is an excellent option for services over
existing copper from a building basement or a nearby
street-side cabinet. For incumbent operators, a typical
installation uses GPON for new (greenfield) suburban
homes; VDSL2 for existing (brownfield) apartments and
suburban homes; and dedicated P2P fiber gigabit services
for corporate and business customers.
p2p fiber And gpon
P2P fiber provides symmetrical bandwidth and dedicates
a single fiber for each end user. This enables easy and independent
customer management and flexible upgrades.