Press Conference Warsaw FTTH market and hot issues on FTTH in Europe Hartwig Tauber, Director General, FTTH Council Europe FTTH Council Europe A sustainable future for Europe enabled by Fibre to the Home FTTH Market FTTH/B Global Panorama 2014 – total subscribers 9.5 M 10.6 M 100 M 12.4 M 1.7 M 1.5 M Source: FTTH Global Councils, February 2014 FTTH/B Global Ranking Household Penetration of countries* with more than 1% household penetration *Economies with at least 200,000 households Source: IDATE for FTTH Council Europe, February 2014 FTTH/B European Ranking – end 2013 Household Penetration of countries* with more than 1% household penetration *Economies with at least 200,000 households Source: IDATE for FTTH Council Europe, February 2014 FTTH in Poland 2014 • • • • • Total number of December 2014 FTTH/B subFTTH/B data scribers is Nb of Subscribers Nb of Homes 97.000 Total FTTH/B in Poland 97 000 This is 0,73% Netia 71 000 of households Orange Poland 6 000 Netia has nearly Multimedia Polska na Architecture doubled their Inea 20 000 FTTH 45% number of subscribers on their FTTB 55% FTTH/B network since end 2013 Inea had a good start with their FTTB Access line Copper 0% network and they already have Ethernet/CATx 100% 30% take-rate Coax 0% Poland has a good mixture of FTTH and FTTB networks Technology PON Ethernet 95% 5% passed 526 000 425 000 15 000 18 000 68 000 European Region FTTH/B Forecast Source: Heavy Reading for FTTH Council Europe, February 2014 Note: Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the Building (FTTB) Subcribers FTTH – Hot Topics from an European point of view Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Photo-Source: Süddeutsche.de Technology Neutrality What is “neutral”? Time to reconsider “Technology Neutrality” •If you define targets in a way to ensure that as many access technologies fit into it? •If you define targets that ensure that Europe stays competitive and makes future-proof choices and then just see what access technologies fulfil those targets? Does the concept of “Technology Neutrality” mean that you are not allowed to say what you want? •If you want FTTH, then say it! •If you want 5G, then say it! Important: If public money is involved, only future-proof solutions should be supported! Connectivity & Inclusion Digital Agenda broadband targets already define a digital divide (30/100 Mbit/s) Are rural areas less important than cities? Who decides if a household is only eligible for 30 Mbit/s? Already today: SMEs move from villages to cities Young people and families move to places with high speed internet Challenges: The market will not ensure equal broadband coverage in cities and rural areas There is a need for cooperative models with public involvement to ensure full FTTH coverage Defining the borders between market areas and cooperative areas is challenging and will be different in member states “We need to decide if we want to have a Europe of Mega-Cities of an Europe of prosperous regions” New Finance and Industry Models • They need to service their owners / share holders • Profit, dividends and positive short term outlook are important • Regional development or implementation of “broadband plans” are not of interest • Every roll out needs to deliver maximal profit at minimum invest • Looking at FTTH as long-term infrastructure • Considering to separate high risk services, medium risk network operation and low risk passive infrastructure • Passive FTTH infrastructure does not always need subsidiaries – if the right model is chosen, “only” financing instruments are necessary How do private operators work? What do we need in rural and semi-rural areas? Transparency Need to be more clear and honest on broadband products Consumers should know: • What speed they really get (maximum / average / minimum) • Difference of down- and upload-speeds • Quality of service parameters (e.g. latency) Misleading use of “fibre” should be stopped Exclusive Results: FTTH/B users study • FTTH/B users are significantly more satisfied with their broadband • FTTH/B users spend 30% more time online than DSL users • • FTTH/B users are more frequent users of new or niche online services FTTH/B users are significantly more interested in future service concepts • The fibre platform offers a cross-sell opportunity to customers who are satisfied with their broadband solution ‘Very Interested’ in Future Service Concepts 15% Medical Monitoring at Home 23% 20% 21% VoD Archive 13% Connected Home Alarm 20% 11% HD Video-Conversations on TV 19% 13% Remote home Monitoring 17% 9% Live Tuition in the Home 15% 0% DSL 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% FTTH/B Source: FTTH Council Europe / Diffraction Analysis / Paradox’ Opinion / OpinionWay Conclusion FTTH is not just faster internet – it is THE infrastructure of the 21st century!
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