ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Future Technology Trends and ONP Implications Andrew Houghton and Peter Scott European Commission Directorate-General XIII

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION  Introduction: European Commission  Convergence and Competition  EU Telecoms Policy  Liberalisation  Open Network Provision  Interconnection  Technology Developments  ACTS Programme

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 CONVERGENCE and COMPETITION  The Green Paper:  “The Convergence of the Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology Sectors, and the Implications for Regulation”  The Internet / Electronic Commerce / Digital broadcasting / Broadband access networks: old rules no longer fit and old rationale may no longer be valid  Principles / Issues Focus on bottlenecks at a either end of value chain; balancing fair competition with investment incentives; Horizontal v. vertical regulation; Key role for competition rules; Workable rules; Defining market boundaries

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 HARMONISATION MEASURES -Interconnection (July 97) -ONP Adaptation (July 97) -Licensing (April 97) -Satellite PCS (April 97) -Amendment to Voice Telephony (CP June 97) THE 1998 POLICY PACKAGE LIBERALISATION MEASURES - Cable TV (Oct 95) - Mobile (Jan 96) - Full Competition (March 96)    GUIDELINES / NOTICES - Costing / Financing USO - Access Guidelines - Internet Voice Telephony Notice   RECOMMENDATIONS -Interconnection Pricing -Cost accounting (to be published)

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998LIBERALISATION  Alternative Infrastructure / Cable TV (from 1996)  Mobile Communications  Own or Third Party Infrastructure  Direct Interconnection  DCS1800 and DECT Services to be licensed  for Voice Telephony and Infrastructure  transitional periods allowed for certain Member States

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 OPEN NETWORK PROVISION   The framework for Europe-wide regulatory principles   Harmonisation of network interfaces and interoperability  Interconnection Directive  Open access to public telecoms networks and services  Costing and financing of Universal Service

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 UNIVERSAL SERVICE  Scope : Voice Telephony / Emergency and Operator Services / Payphones / Soft disconnection / Call-barring and Touchtone dialing + Access supporting Fax & Modem  Costing and Financing  Net Cost Approach  Universal Service Fund or Supplementary Charges  Recover “unfair burden”  Who contributes ?

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 INTERCONNECTION - KEY PRINCIPLES  What is Interconnection?  Physical / Logical linking of networks  What is Significant Market Power?  Not just market share  Costs and Pricing  Additional obligations if SMP established  Non-discrimination  Cost-orientation  Mobile-fixed interconnect  Requests for access  Cost-accounting / Separate accounting

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998INTERCONNECTION  Priority to Commercial Negotiation  NRAs given powers to intervene  Obligations / Rights to Interconnect  Provision of (i) public telecoms network or publicly available telecoms services (ii) Leased lines (iii) International circuits, or (iv) Service providers allowed interconnect rights under national licensing regime  Transparency  Publication of standard interconnect offer (1 July 1997)  Interconnect agreements open to any interested party  Unbundled offerings

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 LICENSING IN A LIBERALISED ENVIRONMENT  Licensing to continue at national level  Preference to general authorisations, but.....  Individual licences:  Use of radiofrequency, numbers or rights of way  Universal service obligations  Special competition safeguards AND  Public voice telephony / or public networks / or networks using radiofrequency

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 EU RTD Framework Programmes 2nd3rd4th5th Framework Programme RACE 1 RACE 2 ACTS Info Society

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 What is ACTS ? 220+ projects Each project has partners from several countries Partial funding by the EU for EU countries non-EU participation RTD projects lead to trials Concertation process (between projects) A dvanced C ommunications T echnologies and S ervices

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Interactive Digital Multimedia Services Photonic Technologies High-Speed Networking Mobility and Personal Communication Networks Intelligence in Networks and Services Quality, Security and Safety of Communication Systems and Services Horizontal Actions 175 MECU 112 MECU 81 MECU 124 MECU 108 MECU 47 MECU 34 MECU 681 MECU Community Funding for ACTS

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 BROADBAND ACCESS TECHNOLOGY Fibre-To- The - x (FTTx) Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC) Twisted-pair copper/ digital subscriber line (xDSL) Wireless (UMTS, MBS...) Digital Broadcast (satellite, terrestrial) (DBS...)

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Photonics Projects in ACTS HORIZON OPTICAL NETWORKS CUSTOMER ACCESS MULTIPLEX TRANSPORT SUB-SYSTEMS COMPONENTS SWITCHING ROUTEING WOTAN KEOPS OPEN METON PHOTON MEPHISTO MOON PELICAN DEMON SONATA TOBASCO B-BANDLOOP PLANET COBNET FRANS PRISMA UPGRADE SPEED MIDAS ESTHER HIGHWAY VERTICAL PHOTOS CAPITAL FAST BLISS OSC ACTUAL PLATO REPEAT LOIS APEX

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Access Networks 1998 Coaxial Cable Optical Fibre Wireless/Radio Copper Pair Video Server Remote Node Internet Server Core Network Local Switch Distribution Point Flexibility Point CaTV Head-End

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 OLT SDH Ring (STM-1 or STM-4) ONU Single Business customer 155Mbit/s Passive Splitter ATM 25 2Mbit/s Multiple Residential/ Small Business customers (Reuse of existing copper in customer drop) ATM 25 SIM n x VDSL n x 51Mbit/s Office ONU ONU with multiple VDSL cards NT Multiple Residential / Small Business customers (new network) ATM 25 SIM ONU with E1, POTS, ATM25, Ethernet cards POTS ISDN Voice/ datamux Legend: OLT: Optical Line Terminal ONU:Optical Network Unit SIM: Subscriber Interface Module NT: Network Termination ODN: Optical Distribution Network ODN Broadbandloop

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Access Network 2002 Coaxial Cable Optical Fibre Wireless/Radio Copper Pair SIP Voice Services Service Integration Point Data Services VOD Services Optical Network Interface Splitting Point CaTV Head-End Core Network

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Access Network 2002 (R) Coaxial Cable Optical Fibre Wireless/Radio Copper Pair SIP Voice Services Service Integration Point Data Services VOD Services Optical Network Interface Splitting Point CaTV Head-End Core Network

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 METON: Optical Network in Metropolitan Area OXC ATM OADM ATM OADM ATM OADM ATM OADM OXC ATM OXC ATM OXC ATM Servers Access Node Backbone Node ATM OADM OXC ATM Key Features Direct links to distanced nodes Off-loads transit traffic of intrmediate nodes Savings in number of line terminals Distribute traffic load dynamically Effective cable-cut protection Local Node

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March TOBASCO Phase 3 Fibre to layer C, WDMPON CATV Tx 1.5  + 1:64 split 4 * 622/155 = 2488/622 WDMPON+ CATV overlay CATV Rx Cable Contrl 1:40 split Bi-directional Coax Network 1.5  - Capacity/LUP 975/250 kb/s optical 800/200 kb/s coax APONOLT APONONU C BA CM TV BB

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 CONCLUSIONS  Comprehensive and Flexible Policy Framework for 1998  Role of Competition Rules set to grow  Technology-neutral Approach  Technology Evolution and Convergence will be Main Drivers of Market Developments  Minimum Regulation is Best Regulation

ANCIT WORKSHOP Torino, March 1998 Further Information EUROPA Server: ISPO Server (Information Society Project Office) CORDIS (Community R+D Information Service) ACTS