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Understanding Public Broadband In Europe Amsterdam Salon – Beurs van Berlage June 11, 2007

Understanding Public Broadband In Europe Amsterdam Salon – Beurs van Berlage June 11, 2007. Starting 2007 and more hopes for this year. Fiber market is full of promises : Fiber is launched by big players; market is "pre-concentrating" NeufCegetel buys Mediafibre in Pau & Erenis in Paris,

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Understanding Public Broadband In Europe Amsterdam Salon – Beurs van Berlage June 11, 2007

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  1. Understanding Public Broadband In Europe Amsterdam Salon – Beurs van BerlageJune 11, 2007 Telecoms & Services

  2. Starting 2007 and more hopes for this year • Fiber market is full of promises : • Fiber is launched by big players; market is "pre-concentrating" • NeufCegetel buys Mediafibre in Pau & Erenis in Paris, • Iliad Free buys Citéfibre with its 25 employees and its 3000 km of fiber in Paris sewage network. • By March, NeufCegetel controls 13K customers over 90K of homes passed. • Orange – Free and NeufCegetel made public their offer. • As Free created momentum with DSL • ISPs are merging • NeufCegetel takes over AOL France and now Club Internet • SFR takes over Tele2 ISP activities • French ISP market is getting close to an oligopoly : Orange, Free and NeufCegetel. • Wifi market is newly developed by … mobile or MVNOs. • NeufCegetel bought Ozone, Paris libertarian Wifi operator, to give wings to its Twin offer. • SFR and Orange are competing head to head when a muni-project is launched. • WiMAX : • at least a dozen "departements" are launching tenders • when the Region (they belong to) is subleasing its frequencies to its own departements. • when the département is willing to get a commitment from WiMAX operators. • HDRR (TDF) has opened with Medialys, local broadband operator, its first 10 sites network covering rural areas in Loiret (Centre) in 802.16e. • WiMAX at 5,4 GHz is starting Telecoms & Services

  3. Broadband in France in 2007 • There are 13,5 M broadband customers on March 31. • The 50% penetration is reached as total homes are 26 M. • Upon which 6 M selected another operator than incumbent. • unbundling covers 62% of France population. • market price is € 30 for 8 Mo, unlimited calls (domestic + 12 major int'l + TV) • Municipal and local projects on May 2007 • There are 40 regional projects • Interesting to notice that some below muniprojects are born because of region providing capacity : ex Cherbourg (Manche Numérique) and Guéret Saint Vaury (Dorsal) • There are approx. 60 citywide projects with some priority given to "copper". • Municipal elections in 2008. • Paris 400 hot spots project is emulating the market. • Most projects are coming from regional/departement authorities. • Manche Numerique www.manchenumerique.fr • Set up of the BUS "backbone universel de services" : fiber network and unbundling DSLAM. • Wifi coverage for rural areas • Smaller projects like www.wificonflent.fr are providing rural broadband. • Sagatel fresh but tempered Wifi analysis for Arcep • Local operators are the key to develop last mile Wifi. • Mesh is good for professional usage • Mass market Wifi – driven by mobile ops – will stay a niche. Telecoms & Services

  4. Broadband in France in 2007 : three live projects • Debitex • Two departements of "Paris banlieues" are joining forces to launch a tender that will select a private operator to build and operate a FFTB network. It will pass 6000 companies located in 100 ZA (activities zones), 150 public buildings and all new homes under construction. • Tender launch on May 4 as a "delegation de service public". Opening planned for 2009. • Gard • Departement of Gard, Languedoc region, has launched 2 tenders first to build a Wifi-WiMAX operator (100 rural spots coverage) and second to operate the network. • Pays d'Albret • Le Pays d'Albret, located in Gascogne and where the Buzet wine is originated, has launched a tender to select a "farmer" to operate & market a WiMAX network to cover its communauté de communes. Telecoms & Services

  5. Snapshot at FTLF : Fiber to la… France 1/2 • Market price/look and feel already dictated by DSL players ? • NeufCegetel is starting in Paris @ € 29,90 with 50 Mbits symmetrical. • Orange "La Fibre" : it will roll-out in 5 major cities end of 2008 and plans 150 K customers. La Fibre will cost 44,90 with 100 Mbits • Iliad is also deploying in Paris and • Noos – Numericable (NC) , France unique cable player is of course a strong fiber challenger • SAC for home passed • Average subscriber acquisition costs per home passed are € 1500 to 2000. • Orange mentioned from € 807 to 1315 if/when Paris sewage network is used/not used. • Any public and/or local initiatives ? • Today only Orange and NC are dropping locations for FTTx outside Paris. • Arcep is well aware of fiber challenges and may want in due time to support or enforce : • Duct or network sharing • Unbundling • Local authorities can still use our famous law aka 1425-1. • Pau Broadband County aka Paullywood was France first munifiber project. Now part of Neuf Cegetel group. Telecoms & Services

  6. Snapshot at FTLF : Fiber to la… France 2/2 • Any public and/or local initiatives ? • Ministry of Industry is planning a label/brand to promote "logement [household] multimedia" to support fiber set-up in new building or homes. • Arcep, Ministry of Industry and the CRIP – Public Initiative Networks Committee are preparing another brand/label aka ZATHD – High Speed Broadband Activity Zones. • A nationwide group will define technical specifications and promote the label • This label will be given to local and regional areas, • Each ZATHD area will be responsible of its project and select by tender a farmer / partner to roll-out and or operate its area network. • Arcep and CRIP are also involved in exploring the world of regional civil works and municipal ducts as sharing totally or partially works & ducts is key. • Prepare business models if/when a municipality is opening its ducts. • Flat fee by linear meters, years, numbers of operators, users, Mbps, etc. • A balanced fee depending on the number of fiber zones in a given region. • Provide first technical data and information to ease fiber learning curve for municipalities. • Analyze French law regarding municipal rights of use. Should I pay a fee or not ? • One example, Paris • There are 1800 Km of fiber in Paris sewers. Paris wants 10, 000 Km. • Paris council and mayor decided to decrease its right of use by 25% plus an extra discount (divided by 15) for the last 400 meters from sewer to buildings. • Average price is now € 0,65/lm/year. Telecoms & Services

  7. To go further and dig around • www.arcep.fr • www.avvica.fr • www.fing.fr • www.manchenumerique.fr • www.wificonflent.fr • www.oten.fr • www.villes-internet.net • www.dorsal.fr • www.medialys.fr philippe.llau@tdf.fr Telecoms & Services

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