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

1.1.2 Announced roll-out plans
BoR (11) 06b
� 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.
There are no recent announcements from the incumbent. The 2009‟s objective of
implementing a “nation-wide” FTTH network, passing 1.000.000 homes, has been already
achieved by PT during 2010. The roll-out continues.
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.
Providers of fixed broadband access services in operation: ADSL is provided by 15
operators, cable modem is provided by 7 operators and optical fibre (FTTH/B) by 12
alternative operators 1 .
Fixed operators: Optimus (formerly Sonaecom) and Vodafone, both developing FTTH
GPON networks.
Cable operators: ZON and Cabovisão, offering FTTH in greenfield areas and HFC-
DOCSIS 3.0 (including the development of FTTLA, Fibre to the Last Amplifier) in the areas
already covered by coax cable.
At the end of Q2, the total number of connected subscribers is [Confidential]:
Homes passed by Optimus and ZON reached, respectively [Confidential] homes in the
main urban areas (out of 5.602.413 in total in Portugal) at the end of 2009.
1 Of those, currently only 4 alternative operators are effectively developing NGA networks.
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