Research and Markets: Fttx Roll-Out And Capex In Developed Economies: Forecasts 2010 - 2015

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/94d217/fttx_rollout_and) has announced the addition of the "Fttx Roll-Out And Capex In Developed Economies: Forecasts 2010 - 2015" report to their offering.

The speed and nature of next-generation access (NGA) roll-out continues to be a dilemma for many fixed-line operators in Europe and North America. They face competitive threats from cable and increasingly from wireless operators, but the cost of full fibre access remains worryingly high and higher-speed copper alternatives, though less expensive, have an uncertain shelf life. Major operators are drawing up and amending long-term investment plans regularly, with the result that they vary considerably in different markets.

This report highlights the major drivers for and inhibitors to the two main types of FTTx roll-out by telcos: VDSL and FTTH. It provides forecasts for 33 individual countries in 4 global regions with mature telecoms economies (Central and Eastern Europe, Developed AsiaPacific, North America and Western Europe). The forecasts cover VDSL and FTTH network roll-out, subscriber take-up and capex from the present through to the end of 2015. They are based in part on operators own projections. The report highlights the discrepancies between the levels of investment in different markets.

FTTx roll-out and capex in developed economies: forecasts 2010 - 2015 answers your key questions:

• How far will FTTH roll-out extend and what will it cost?
• What will be the major drivers of cost erosion?
• What are current take-up rates like and how will these develop in relation to homes passed?
• How do the elements in the cost-to-pass and the cost-to-connect for VDSL and FTTH stack up?
• Is investment in FTTH too risky in an increasingly wireless world?

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive summary
• Recommendations
• Document map Forecast
• Basic roll-out forecast comments
• Western Europe
• Central and Eastern Europe
• North America and Developed AsiaPacific
• The highest levels of capex will be in Western Europe
• Document map Market drivers and inhibitors
• Summary of current market drivers and inhibitors
• Cablecos have a head start on telcos in the roll-out of NGA
• Cable providers success in attracting users to higher-speed services will determine the scale of telcos FTTx roll-outs
• The economic climate is likely to have a negative impact on government intervention schemes
• The lack of innovation at a service and device level critically hinders the case for FTTH
• Bandwidth, not proprietary services, appears to be the best selling point for FTTH
• Top-level breakdown of the relative costs of FTTx technologies
• Our baseline assumption is that FTTH costs 3.4 times more to pass and connect than VDSL
• Several factors will combine to erode like-for-like capital costs by about 10% per year
• The model considers the increasing incremental costs of roll-out to less-favourable demographics and topologies
• The model also takes into account the cost variances between countries
• Specific circumstances have enabled the swift development of FTTB/H in parts of DVAP and CEE
• LTE is a real threat to, and a better investment than, FTTH
• Market definition
• Regional breakdown used in this report
• List of tables and figures

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