Telekom Malaysia - Huawei

would increase TCO and lead to a possibility that
VDSL2-over-ISDN boards would be discarded
when ISDN customers migrate to POTS, resulting
in wastage. Adding to the complexity was the need
to take into consideration both ADSL2+ and ADSL
services. Swisscom adopted Huawei’s VDMF board,
which supports six modes in a single board, namely
VDSL2-over-POTS, VDSL2-over-ISDN boards,
ADSL2+ over POTS, ADSL2+ over ISDN, ADSLover-POTS
and ADSL-over-ISDN.
To sum up, Swisscom developed a clear scheme
for network upgrade and deployment; the CO-side
access platform would support access through both
fiber and copper. Optical fiber access was used for
P2P access by high-end and enterprise users while
copper supplied VDSL2 access outside of the top
20 cities. The dual optical and copper platform led
to a significant decrease in Swisscom’s TCO, while
helping the operator maintain its competitiveness.
Broadband access
acceleration in progress
On April 9, 2009, Swisscom announced that
Huawei’s industry-leading SingleFAN solution
had been selected for its next-generation FTTH
network project, which meant that Huawei was
now a Swisscom partner for the access network.
On November 24, 2009, Swisscom signed a largescale
VDSL2 framework agreement with Huawei.
Swisscom has been accelerating the deployment
of VDSL2 and P2P in 2011 as part of its efforts to
deploy more than 300,000 ultra-broadband lines
per year, enabling more and more subscribers to
enjoy digital TV and high-speed Internet.
Following the success of the broadband access
acceleration program, the operator has been able to
offer packages like Vivo Casa based on FTTH, which
provides 50Mbps downlink speed (with an option
for 100Mbps) and supports two high-definition
IPTV channels, thus enabling a complete high-speed
Internet surfing and HDTV experience, as well as free
landline phone calls across Switzerland. Outside of the
FTTH-rollout areas, Swisscom can provide packages
that bundle high-speed Internet, high-definition
IPTV and fixed telephony.
Expectations for the future
To provide subscribers with even higher
bandwidth on copper lines, Swisscom is interested
in utilizing technology enhancements currently
under development at Huawei. Swisscom
endeavors to maintain its edge in the market, while
providing urban and rural areas with broadband
services under the principle of “making broadband
services available everywhere.” With its current lead
in simultaneous fiber and VDSL2 deployment, it is
well on its way.
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