Choosing broadband access solution for modern residential buildings in densely populated urban center

Broadband access today is a result of many years of growing demand and represents the best choice for telecom operators to secure telecommunications market position. Data traffic is constantly increasing and brings higher profit to operators compared to voice traffic. Newest broadband services demand next generation broadband access infrastructure. Investment in better infrastructure is key for implementing new services. Telecom operator needs to decide how complex (and expensive) should its infrastructure be in order to serve as long - term broadband solution and at the same time make profit from providing broadband services, including more and more popular triple - play. Choice rests on multitude of factors, which include existing infrastructure quality, population density, dominant building type and geographical household distribution. This article analyzed densely populated area with dominantly residential buildings, which is a feature of urban centers and residential - business zones. It is important to say that urban centers have increased demands for broadband services, a result of larger business subjects concentration, research and educational institutions from elementary to university level. Article goal is to give answer to rising question: which technology is the best for telecom operators from aspect of implementation speed and profitability in given area, and that can rise up to challenge of providing ever demanding broadband services and provide a way for transition to FTTH infrastructure.