Telecom Italia and Fastweb Sign Cooperation Agreement nn Development Of Ngn Networks
14 September 2012 - 10:45AM
Italian Regulatory (Text)
PRESS RELEASE
TELECOM ITALIA AND FASTWEB SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON
DEVELOPMENT OF NGN NETWORKS Fibre to the cabinet (FTTCab) and next
generation technology to speed infrastructure and ultrabroadband
delivery to customers
Milan, 14 September 2012 Telecom Italia and Fastweb, Italy's two
leading telecommunications infrastructured operators, have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on the development of
their next generation FTTCab networks. Telecom Italia and Fastweb
have each launched their own development plan for a national next
generation network and the agreement will enable them to identify
and exploit opportunities in areas of common interest to optimize
costs and investments, by sharing existing passive infrastructure
and coordinating their realization efforts to speed the roll-out of
fibre optic. The Memorandum allows the two companies to share costs
and investments in infrastructure construction. The agreement rests
on a common conviction that network platforms based on FTTCab
technology and next generation electronics are the answer in Italy,
as in nearly all other European countries, to the rapid diffusion
of ultrabroadband services nationwide in line with the European
Digital Agenda goals. The accord also rests on the outcome of
trails with NGN networks based on FTTCab architecture in the city
of Pisa, which helped to identify the most cost efficient
approaches and jointly explore the performances of the
state-of-the-art VDSL technologies. The two operators will retain
total freedom and autonomy in the development of their own network
platforms, technology decisions and commercial offerings. The
Memorandum will be implemented in full compliance with industry and
antitrust regulations and will be open to all operators who wish to
coinvest in FTTCab infrastructure and platforms. "With this
agreement Italy's two leading TLC infrastructured operators confirm
their readiness to invest in next generation networks to bring
ultrabroadband access to the biggest number of Italians as quickly
as possible," stated Telecom Italia COO, Marco Patuano. "The
partnership with Fastweb on FTTCab further confirms the validity of
the company's technological and architectural decisions, also as
regards respect for our competitors and relations with other
operators. Telecom Italia intends to reach 100 cities with
ultrabroadband by 2014."
Fastweb General Manager Alberto Calcagno, stated: "Fastweb has just
announced a nationwide plan for ultrabroadband. This agreement with
Telecom Italia is the essential counterpart and extremely important
because it at last allows private investment in the realization of
multiple ultrabroadband networks to take off in Italy. Italians
will not only get very high speed Internet, but they will also be
given a choice. Coordination on spending and works will minimize
nuisance to the general public and will speed the arrival of
ultrabroadband in Italian homes, an indispensable resource enabling
the country to gain competitiveness and achieve the goals of the
digital agenda. This is the first agreement of its kind and could
represent an interesting model for coinvestiment for other European
countries. Fibre to the cabinet (FTTCab) is a latest generation
network architecture that involves running fibre optic cables to a
street-level cabinet normally around 500 meters from the homes,
which then connect to the cabinet via copper wiring. The advantages
are quicker infrastructure roll-out, reduced disturbance for the
general public and lower costs than other technological solutions.
It is currently being adopted by the majority of European TLC
operators in Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland. VDSL2 is a
latest generation technology which exploits an FTTCab network to
provide connection speeds ranging from 30 to 60-80 Mbit/s, and
allows for further technological enhancements to deliver over 100
Mbit/s. Such connections enable customers to enjoy TV and Internet
services to view HD films and use computers, smartphones and
tablets simultaneously.
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