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

BoR (11) 06b
Fastweb has invested, since 2000, more than 5 €billion for the development of a NGA
network based on FTTH architecture, in the Italian main cities such as Bologna, Genova,
Milano, Torino, Roma, Napoli and Bari.
Current coverage of the above mentioned NGA network corresponds to about 2 millions
home passed with about 300.000 customers connected with FTTH.
In September 2010, Fastweb has started offering 100 Mbit connection on its fiber network
for residential customers (previously targeted at business customers).
1.2.2 Announced roll-out plans
� Have competitors announced roll-out plans for NGA networks? For which period? When
answering this question consider the aspects addressed mentioned in 1.1.1.
Main alternative operators (Fastweb, Vodafone, Wind and Tiscali) have recently proposed
a plan for a joint development of a NGAN.
The main elements of such plan for NGAN are:
� Implementation of a single network for all operators via a separate FiberCo;
� Use of an FTTH-P2P architecture with full unbundling offered also to third parties on a
non discriminatory basis;
� Migration of all customers to the NGAN with a gradual switch over plan;
� Target of covering 10 millions of inhabitants located in 15 Italian main cities within 5
years, investing 2,5 €billion;
� Extension to 30 million inhabitants located in the 500 biggest municipalities in 5-10
years investing 8,5 €billion
2 Wholesale products to reach an access point
Please note: the following questions relate to NGA wholesale access products as defined in
ERG‟s/BEREC‟s NGA Reports only. Current generation wholesale access products are dealt
with in the questionnaire of the Remedies PT monitoring ERG WLA/WBA CPs.
The following sub-items should be answered for each of the following access products. Under
each answer, provide information for the main operators providing these products, to the
extent that information is available on access products provided by non-SMP providers:
a) Available: on a voluntary/mandated basis (please provide figures (number of the
respective wholesale products) as of June 30 2010)
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