Slide 1: FTTH's roll out in France
FTTH’s roll out in France Yves Parfait SVP, Head of Orange France Fiber program June 2013
Slide 2: Demand for VHBB is present, and fibre is the ultimate technology
demand for VHBB is present, and fibre is the ultimate technology to cope with an « always-on » culture widely spread thanks to ADSL increasing number of connected devices boom of cloud services requiring rapid upload low latency services 2 FTTH Presentation June 2013 Orange/Fibre
Slide 3: A lot of players are investing in Very High Broadband
a lot of players are investing in Very High Broadband the cable operator is modernizing its network strong investments in FTTH with 4 nationwide ISPs and a real take off : – +46% in home passed and +60% in customers y on y to reach : – 2.4m home passed and 365k customers end of March 2013 – of w
Slide 4: Possible colocation: a symmetric regulation, pushing for investment sharing
a symmetric regulation, pushing for investment sharing Connected Eligible Houses Customers dense areas (20% pop) Connecting Points (BP) BP BP Orange’s Central office BP Mutualization or shared access wholesale access in both Possible colocation point cases cost oriented FT’s Above 12 Dwelling Units
Slide 5: Orange's FTTH program will cover 60% of population in 2020
Orange’s FTTH program will cover 60% of population in 2020 €2bn investments between 2010 and 2015 15 millions households covered by 2020 5 FTTH Presentation June 2013 Orange/Fibre
Slide 6: And the remaining 40%...?
and the remaining 40 %...? a mix of technologies can be used: FTTC-VDSL, satellite, LTE and to some extent FTTH funding from E.U., French state and local authorities are legitimate when no private investment is announced within a 3-year period of time, to compensate for the cost differential in