1. intra-modal competition
unbundled
point-to-point
dark fiber
to-the-home
provider
Herman Wagter
CEO
Glasvezelnet Amsterdam
(Citynet)
Urban Fiber in Europe
Investment for
intra-modal competition

2. European capitals : high density, multidwelling units, underground cables
Amsterdam, over households, 70 % rental.
High density

3. Local loop investment urban (high density)
Capex: 10 % fiber, 10 % other stuff, 30 % labor inside building, 50 % labor outside building.
So why skimp on fiber?
In suburbs: more fiber, less labor in building.

4. Existing, shared, reallocation possible
Amsterdam, over households, 70 % rental.
High density

5. Topology , technology, unbundling
Point to point
Any technology ( Ethernet, Gpon, 10 Gpon, Lambda) in any mix
Full unbundling loop for competitors
Colo
Home
1 : 8 split
1 : 4 split
Staged PON
Gpon, 10 Gpon upgrade
Unbundling per 8, or patch closet in street
Colo
1 : 64 split
Deep PON
Gpon,
Only Bistream wholesale , or patch closet in street
Colo

6. POP: local switch house
Ethernet, PON and ??
Citynet: more than point-to-point connections per POP
Active Ethernet
GPON
1 : 32 optical split in POP
Future
Like this. Even more efficient for GPON: better utilization ONT.
POP: local switch house
Cross-connect in POP to technology
With or without splitters
Per home selectable