BoR (11) 06b BEREC report NGA Country Cases - IRG

BoR (11) 06b
are connected via its NGN Ethernet core network. They also have plans to launch a QoS
enabled ADSL product.
1.1.2 Announced roll-out plans
� Has the incumbent announced roll-out plans for NGA networks? For which period? When
answering this question consider the aspects addressed mentioned in 1.1.1.
Eircom announced in June 2010 plans for a FTTH trial to pass 10,000 homes/premises.
The trial is based in two exchange areas; one in the Dublin suburb of Sandyford and the
other in the provincial urban centre of Wexford in the south east of Ireland. In addition to
FTTH Eircom included FTTC in the trial at two exchange areas in the Dublin area and the
total number of homes to be passed was increased to 16000, (8000 each for FTTC and
FTTH). It has offered OAO‟s an opportunity to participate in the trial on a joint venture
basis and to this end, has established an industry forum which it chairs to work on and
agree both the commercial and technical details of the anticipated offer. The agreed offer
is expected to be completed by the end of this year with work to commence in March
2011 to last 6 months, with a launch date set for September 2011.
The preliminary description of the FTTH service by Eircom envisages 2 types of offering;
� NGN Fibre based bitstream with a wholesale multicast facility
� Fibre PON unbundling with a dedicated splitter per Operator
The proposed FTTC service consists of two types of offering:
� NGN Fibre based bitstream with a wholesale multicast facility
� Cabinet launched VDSL2 services from an Operator DSLAM with associated feeder
fibre between the exchange and the cabinet.
� VDSL2 based FTTC Bitstream Access
1.2 Competitors (other telcos, cable)
1.2.1 Actual roll-out
� Illustrate the current status of NGA roll-out of competitors (e.g. telcos or cable operators)
in your country. Consider the aspects addressed in 1.1.1. and add number of NGA lines
(passed/connected). Please provide figures as of June 30 2010.
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