Title :
Comparison of Cost for Different Coverage Scenarios between Copper and Fiber Access Networks
Author :
Jensen, Michael ; Nielsen, Rasmus Hjorth ; Madsen, Ole Brun
Author_Institution :
Center for Network Planning, Aalborg Univ.
Abstract :
As the demand for bandwidth in broadband Internet connections to private households are increasing, the current copper network in Denmark is facing a considerable upgrade to meet the governments goal of equal access to everyone. In this paper an analysis is presented concerning the coverages of households for a variety of xDSL technologies. A cost estimation has been made when expanding the current copper infrastructure to provide VDSL connections to all households in a municipality in Denmark. This is compared to the price of providing fiber to the home (FTTH) in the same area. Furthermore, the prices of providing FTTH to the coverage areas of those comparable with VDSL are estimated
Keywords :
Internet; digital subscriber lines; VDSL connections; broadband Internet connections; communication network planning; copper access networks; cost estimation; coverage scenarios; fiber access networks; xDSL technologies; Bandwidth; Cable TV; Copper; Costs; Digital TV; Government; IP networks; Internet; Modems; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Communication Network Planning; Degrees of Coverage; Deployment Cost; ICT-infrastructure; Next Generation Net-work Technologies; Upgrading Cur-rent ICT-infrastructure;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Communication Technology, 2006. ICACT 2006. The 8th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Phoenix Park
Print_ISBN :
89-5519-129-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICACT.2006.206391
