OTE builds its FTTN+VDSL (pilot) sites. And we have pictures to prove it!
After a short pilot in the area of Piraeus, OTE started deploying fiber ducts for its FTTN+VDSL network in Zografou, (an area near the university campuses, completed packed with apartments rented to students). Adslgr.com has the story and some nice pictures. OTE’s deployment includes 12 fibers to each KV (outside distribution frames – cabinets) grouping up to 8 KV per fiber cable (of 96 fibers) to reach a maximum of 2000 end-users. The interesting point however is that OTE installs duct capacity in the urban backhaul that far exceeds the VDSL requirements. As stated occasionally by executives of the organization, OTE will deploy FTTH in the future over its FTTN/VDSL network. This explains the additional capacity in the backhaul.
Still, the question is when will OTE offer retail VDSL services. EETT released to the press (what it has stated last year when OTE first announced its plans) that the VDSL market (i.e. sub loop unbundling and WBA) will be analyzed and regulated accordingly to enable fair competition among industry actors, by the end of 2010. Remember that in Germany, after DT’s plans for VDSL the German regulator decided that the VDSL network of the incumbent will be regulated and access to it will have to be provided to alternative operators (following relevant infringement procedures by the European Commission). So I’d consider it rather unlikely that OTE will not have to issue a Reference Offer for the network.
It is interesting to see how the relevance of the WBA (market 5) – bit stream – increases while the importance of network infrastructure access (market 4) – unbundling - is reassessed (within the context of fiber enabled access networks of course).
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