Reportlinker Adds Local Authorities & FTTx

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Reportlinker Adds Local Authorities & FTTx

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This market reports provides an inventory of the main FTTH rollouts initiated by
local authorities in Asia, the United States and Europe. It examines the ways in
which local authorities can intervene in the process and the different business
and legal models that have been implemented, then lays out the advantages and
risks for local authorities involved in deploying Ultra Broadband
infrastructure.

Key questions

What are local authorities` decision-making criteria for extending fibre to
subscribers?

What are the terms and means of involvement?

On what hypotheses are the implemented business and legal models based?

What role does regulation play in local authorities` initiatives?

What are the issues involved in a financial investment and what role do
financial organisations play?

How do local authorities incorporate Ultra Broadband into their long-term
strategy?

Introduction

1. Panorama of FTTx initiatives by local authorities in Europe

1.1. Very high broadband in Europe: 2008 market situation and the role of local
authorities

1.2. The backing of neutral, open access networks in Northern Europe

1.2.1. The Swedish example

1.2.2. Local authorities` FTTH projects in urban areas: the Dutch example

1.2.3. The role of utilities

1.3. The premises for local authorities` FTTx initiatives in France

1.3.1. Regulatory framework

1.3.2. More than 100 "broadband" projects by local authorities

1.3.3. Emergence of the first FTTx projects by local authorities

1.3.4. Service solutions offered by FTTH project assignees to operators

1.4. The legal context in Europe: Compliance with Competition Law and State aids

1.4.1 Compliance with regulations on State aid and a service of general economic
interest(SGEI)

1.4.2 Compatible State aids

1.4.3 Principle of the private investor in market economy

2. United States: local authorities and supplementary operators

2.1. The broadband and very high broadband market in the United States

2.2. Regulations

2.3. Specific features and forecasts to 2013

2.4. Local authorities` FTTx projects in the United States

3. Asia: appealing to local players but dominated by private operators

3.1. South Korea

3.1.1. U-Cities projects

3.1.2. Summary of factors affecting local authorities` involvement

3.2. Japan

4. Summary

4.1. Principal methods used for local authorities` intervention

4.1.1. Local authorities as public domain administrators

4.1.2. Local authorities as developer-contractors of the territory

4.1.3. Local authorities, major players in very high broadband deployment

4.1.4. Varying implications: in practice and in theory

4.2. Main advantages and risks for local authorities

List of Figures and Tables

Figure 1: Changes in the number of FTTH/B subscribers in the main European
countries

Figure 2: New FTTH/B subscribers, per country, between June 2007 and June 2008

Figure 3: Diagram of the Swedish model

Figure 4: Rise in the number of Kms of sheathing laid by power utilities in
Denmark

Figure 5: Rise in the number of homes connected by power utilities in Denmark

Figure 6: Rise in the number of FTTH/B subscribers generated by power utilities
in Denmark

Figure 7: Forecast coverage by Danish power utilities to 2015

Figure 8: Field of local authorities` intervention, following the 2004
regulatory changes in France

Figure 9: Share of investments in France, by type

Figure 10: Main broadband projects in France with a PSD or a PPP, mid-2008

Figure 11: The City of Montpellier and its Pégase optical network

Figure 12: FTTH architecture in Montpellier

Figure 13: DEBITEX project

Figure 14: The metropolitan community of Angoulême`s Sostice VHB network

Figure 15: Technical solutions installed by the assignee Covage in dwellings
using FTTH networks

Figure 16: FTTx share of the US broadband market (June 2008)

Figure 17: Market shares of FTTx operators in the United States (June 2008)

Figure 18: Changes in the number of FTTH/B and VDSL subscribers in the United
States

Figure 19: FTTH market by type of player in the United States

Figure 20 - FTTH networks implemented in March 2008 by municipalities in North
America

Figure 21: Cities involved in the UTOPIA MetroNet network

Figure 22: Programme for certifying buildings in South Korea

Figure 23: Changes in FTTH/B and VDSL subscribers in South Korea

Figure 24: End market: FTTx in Japan`s broadband market

Figure 25: NTT`s annual investment in FTTH/B

Figure 26: Main FTTx suppliers in Japan

Figure 27: Examples of "combined projects" in Japan

Figure 28: Main advantages of micro-trenching

Table 1: Significant FTTH/B & VDSL deployment at end-June 2008 in Europe

Table 2: Rates for services available on the Västeras network

Table 3: Main FTTH/B projects deployed by power utilities in Denmark

Table 4: Average cost of networks in operation in France, covering more than 60
000 inhabitants, mid-2008

Table 5: Average Civil Engineering cost in France depending on the installation
technique used (electronic communication network)

Table 6: FTTH/FTTB projects likely to be launched in France during the period
2009-2012

Table 7: Strengths and weaknesses of local authorities

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