Presentations

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11th February 2009

9.30 - "FTTH Council Europe, Building a Sustainable Future"

9.45 Official welcome by Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council
Europe (No presentation available)
9.45 - Opening speech
10.00 by Uffe Toudal Pedersen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation, Denmark
10.00 - Keynote Speech
11.00 by Don Tapscott, Chairman nGenera Innovation Network; Adjunct
Professor Management, University of Toronto
"Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything"
11.00 - Announcement location FTTH Council Europe Conference 2010:
11.10 Lisbon
(No presentation available)
11.30 - Plenary session: FTTH in The Nordics
13.00 Moderator: Hartwig Tauber, Director General of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Christian Berg, Chief Consultant, The Danish Energy Association

"From Megawatt to Gigabit"
• Ulf Grindgärds, Special Planner, The Regional Council of
Ostrobothnia "A Community-based FTTH Network KrsNET in
Ostrobothnia, Finland"
• Lars Hedberg, Secretary General, and Ulf Borbos, CEO, Swedish
Urban Network Association "Fibre to Rural Areas, the Swedish
Model"

• Jess Julin Ibsen, Executive Vice President & CTO, Net, TDC "An
Incumbents Approach to a Financially Feasible FTTH Strategy"

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS AT 14.30 16.00

Plenary
Case Studies: National Initiatives Going for FTTH

Moderator: Wolfgang Fischer, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Josep Ramon Ferrer Escoda, Director General of Telecommunications

 Infrastructure, Centre de Telecomunicacions de la Generalitat de Catalunya
"The FTTH Deployment through the Open Network of Catalonia"
(No disclosure of presentation)
• Prof. Panayiotis Tsanakas, Chairman, GRNET "FTTH Project – Greece –
Status Update"
• Hock Yun Khoong, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure and
Services Development Group, Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of
Singapore "Blazing the Trail – Singapore’s Next Generation Broadband
Network"

• Antti Kohtala, Counsellor of Communications, Chair of the National

Broadband Advisory Committee, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Finland "Making High Speed Broadband Available to Everyone in Finland"
Parallel Session 1
FTTH Market Worldwide

Moderator: Christian Emborg, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Roland Montagne, Head of Broadband Practice, IDATE "Market Panorama

Europe"
• Michael Render, President, RVA LLC Market Research and Consulting "The
Early North American FTTH Experience"
• Dr. Lynn Hutcheson, President, Communications Components, Ovum "FTTH
in Asia Pacific – Status Report"

• Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst, Heavy Reading "FTTH in Europe: Forecast &
Prognosis, 2008 - 2013"
Parallel Session 2
Sustainable Development and FTTH

Moderator: Christian Ollivry, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Christian Ollivry, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe "The
FTTH Configurator"
• Bill St. Arnaud, Chief Research Officer, Canarie "How FTTH Can Help
Reduce CO² Emissions"
• Dr. Marcus Weldon, CTO Wireline Networks Products Division, Alcatel-Lucent
"Eco-Sustainability on the Road to the Fiber Nation"

• Don McCullough, Head of Product Marketing, Ericsson "Leveraging

Broadband to Create a Sustainable World"

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS AT 16.30 18.00

Plenary
 Case Studies: Incumbents Going for FTTH

Moderator: Galit Wellner, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Alfonso Mariconda, Scenarios & Strategies, Telecom Italia "NGN2: Access

Network Evolution in Telecom Italia"
• Saemundur Thorsteinsson, Director, R&D, Síminn "Bringing Fibre to Icelandic
Homes: A Case Study for FTTH Deployment"
• Dr. Kátrin Schweren, EU Affairs Delegate, Swisscom "Swiss Fibre Optics or
Fibre Suisse: Multiple Fiber Multiply Innovation"

• Joacim Damgard, Director Sales, TeliaSonera Broadband Services Sweden

and Bengt Larsson, Broadband Coordinator, Örebro County Administrative
Board "Superfast Broadband Network in Örebro County"
Parallel Session 1
FTTH in EMEA: Drivers and Challenges

Moderator: Thomas Kallstenius, Vice-Chair of the Market Intelligence Committee of

the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Richard Jones, Partner, Ventura Team LLP "Fibre in the Gulf - Re-defining
the Rules"
• Charlie Davies, Senior Analyst, Consumer Practice, Ovum "Results of the
Socio-Economic Study of the FTTH Council Europe"
• Benoit Felten, Senior Analyst, Yankee Group "Results of the Portfolio of
Services Study of the FTTH Council Europe"

• Floyd Wagoner, Director, Global Product Marketing and Marketing

Communications, Motorola "Consumer Consumption of Video, and Beyond
HDTV: What's Next in the World of the End-User"
Parallel Session 2
FTTH Technology: Smart Solutions for FTTH Networks

Moderator: Chris Holden, Chair Deployment & Operations Committee of the FTTH
Council Europe

Speakers:

• Albert Grooten, Director Technology Broadband, Draka Communications

"Computer-aided Design [CAD] Opens up a Wider Perspective"
• Joachim Brunzel, Product Manager, ADC Krone "What Happens When 21st
Century Technology Meets 20th Century Building Wiring: Network Choices and
Construction Practices within the Multi-Dwelling Unit"
• Klaus-Dieter Langer, Head of optical access and in-house systems,
Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut "Broadband
Home Area Networks - Meeting the Needs of Today and Tomorrow"

• Alessandro Pirri, Product Manager FTTx Solutions, Prysmian Cables &

 Systems "The MDU Challenge for FTTH"

18.00 - Workshop
19.00
Parallel Session 2
Richard Jones, Partner, Ventura Team LLP
Making the Case for FTTx – A Workshop on the Key Business Drivers for
an FTTx Business and Where You Need to Focus Your Attention

12th February 2009

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS AT 9.15 10.45

Plenary
Case Studies: Municipalities & Utility Companies

Moderator: Sophie Pautonnier, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Philippe Le Grand, Managing Director, Manche Numérique "Real Broadband

in La Manche - FTTH Project"
• Jacques Robadey, Head of Strategy and Business Development, ewz
Telecom "FTTH Business Model: The ewz.zürich Case"
• Rafael Saorin, Innovation Manager, Unión Fenosa Redes de
Telecomunicacion (UFINET) "A Business Model Based on FTTH Infrastructure
Neutral Operator to Provide Service to Several Operators"

• Mikkel Jensen, CTO, Dansk Bredbånd "FTTH Is the Future – Content Is King
– Somebody Got To Pay"
Parallel Session 1
Innovative Services for FTTH

Moderator: Simon Aspinall, Chair Network & Service Revenues Committee of the
FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Jens Nielsen, Partner, NIDAB Networking, and Lars Peter Christainsen, CEO,
Altibox Danmark "Broadband Deployment and New Services in the Nordic
Region"

• Patrick van Eekeren, Partner, M&I/Partners "Economic and Socio-Economic

Effects of Telehealth"
Parallel Session 2
FTTH Technology: Smart Solutions for FTTH Networks
 Moderator: Christian Ollivry, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Christer Karlsson, CSO, Head of Strategy and Business Development,

Netadmin Systems "How to Bring Service Logic to the Networks"
• Christer Larsson, Sales Manager Telecom, Nexans IKO Sweden and Carsten
Schröder, International Sales Manager, Active Networking Systems, Nexans
Deutschland "Converging Energy and Broadband Strategies When
Implementing an FTTH Network"
• Per Olof Stark, VP Sales & Marketing, Packetfront "Next-generation Access
Wholesale"

• Klaus G. Kammermeier, Business Manager FTTH EMEA, Corning Cable

Systems "Diversity in FTTH Outside Plant Networks"

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS AT 11.15 12.45

Plenary
Case Studies: The Dutch Connection

Moderator: Kathleen De Smedt, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Bert Nijboer, CEO, Reggefiber "Reggefiber’s Fiber Ambition"

• Ed Vermeulen, VP Serviceprovider KPN Fiber, KPN Telecom
(No disclosure of presentation)

• Herman Wagter, Managing Director, Glasvezelnet Amsterdam "FttH

Deployment in Amsterdam : Theory versus Practical Experience"
Parallel Session 1
Economic Considerations for FTTH

Moderator: Karel Helsen, Member of the Board of the FTTH Council Europe

Speakers:

• Paolo Campoli, Senior Director, SP Architectures and Business Development,

European Market, Cisco "Building a Sustainable and Fibre-intensive Future"
• Stefan Doeblin, Chairman and Founder, Network-Economy Group "How to
Finance Local FTTH Projects in Europe"
• Dr. Matthias Pohler, Managing Director, TKI "How to Use the Real Options
Approach in Practice to Finance FTTH-Networks"

• Thomas Langer, Head of Communications and Media Equity Research,

Executive Director, WestLB "The Financial Crisis and Implications for Fibre
Projects - Not Only a German Perspective"
Parallel Session 2
 Regulation in Europe. Quo Vadis?

Moderator: Olivier Danthine, Chair Policy & Regulation Committee of the FTTH
Council Europe

Speakers:

• Finn Petersen, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Science, Technology and

Innovation, Denmark "FTTH – The Situation in Denmark from a Regulatory
Perspective"
• Chinyelu Onwurah, Head of Telecoms Technology, Ofcom "Ofcom and the
Future of Superfast Broadband"
• Albert Martí, Director of the Board of Directors, Comisión del Mercado de las
Telecomunicaciones (CMT) "Spanish Regulations on NGA Networks"
• Gerard Boogert, Program Manager NGN, Independent Post and
Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) "Access Pricing: a Key Element in
Effective NGN Access Regulation"

• Prof. José Amado da Silva, Chairman, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações

(ANACOM) "The Fibre Challenge: Ensuring A Level Playing Field"

14.15 - Keynote speech: The European Commission’s Perspective

14.45
by Bernd Langeheine, Director “Electronic Communications Policy”,
Information Society and Media Directorate-General, European
Commission (No presentation available)
14.45 - Presentation International Advisory Group: Global Ranking Update
15.00
Presentation of the update of the Global Ranking of the 3 FTTH Councils

Speakers:

• Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council Europe

• Shoichi Hanatani, President of the FTTH Council Asia Pacific
• Joe Savage, President of the FTTH Council North America

• Hartwig Tauber, Director General of the FTTH Council Europe

15.00 - Keynote speech: FTTH and Sustainable Development

16.00
by Prof. Michael Braungart, Founder, EPEA International
Umweltforschung "FTTH and Cradle to Cradle"
16.00 - Closing remark by Joeri Van Bogaert, President of the FTTH Council
16.15 Europe

EPIC WORKSHOP ON 12th FEBRUARY 2009

New Developments in FTTH
Organised by Thomas P. Pearsall, EPIC
Location: room 18 of the Bella Center

The session seeks to inform customers who install and maintain fibre
networks about new services and capabilities that will improve the
performance of fibre-based systems in the next five-year period, thereby
stimulating investment in new networks and connections

10.30 - Thomas P. Pearsall, EPIC "Introduction to Access Technologies"

10.40
10.40 - Erwan Nedellec, France Telecom "Network Features for Higher Capacity,
11.05 Architectures and Services"

In proposing new IPTV bundles and other high capacity services, Telcos
have to overcome the well-known limits of xDSL technologies by
deploying FTTH technologies. These new architectures embed huge
capacity for services delivery but who really knows if they are future proof
enough. In my presentation, I will summarize the existing and future
stakes for a FTTH operator, based on field experience.
11.05 - Jim Everett, Photonics 21 "Photonics-21 and FTTH"
11.30
Photonics-21 is a European Technology Platform that develops priorities
for R&D funding by the European Commission. I will present our
recommendations on innovations that are needed to accelerate FTTH
deployment.
11.30 - Godehard Walf, Fraunhofer HHI "Access Networks for 10 Gbps
11.55 Everywhere"

Bandwidth demands of business and private users are continuously

increasing. Existing and future services such as peer to peer traffic,
exchange of high-resolution pictures and movies, Web-TV, 3D-TV, Super-
HDTV are some of the drivers for this trend. Access rates of 1 Gbps for
the middle-term future and up to 10 Gbps for the far future are predictable.
From the economical point of view, a lifetime of the access fibre plant as
long as 30 years or even more is an important claim. Therefore, flexibility
and scalability are the main issues that have great influence in the access
network structure chosen today. The same situation applies to broadband
future-proof home networks.
11.55 - Dr. Mike Wale, Bookham "Technology Routes for Cost-effective, High
12.20 Performance, Next-generation Access Components"

Economic implementation of broadband access networks that are truly

scalable in capacity will require significant changes in technology in
comparison with those deployed to date. We examine the component
technology challenges for future networks and propose some promising
solutions. In particular, we look at alternative cost-effective ways of
providing high capacity wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) in the
subscriber network, the role of photonic integration and options for optical
amplification in next-generation access deployments.
12.20 - Christophe Kazmierski, Alcatel Thales 3-5 Lab "Optical Devices for Future
12.45 Access Networks"
 The presentation will describe European research on new optical devices
for next-generation access networks. Indeed, the increase of access
bandwidth and flexibility requires the development of new devices. Cost
issues will be discussed, since they are crucial for these networks. The
requirements and some R&D progress on optical devices for 10G-PON,
WDM-PON and budget and reach extension will be more particularly
described.
12.45 - David Smith, CIP "Technologies for Next Generation WDM-based FTTH"
13.10
There is increasing interest in a new generation of optical FTTH
architectures which can provide increased capacity by the use of the
wavelength domain. The WDM-PON architecture offers the dream
combination of contention free connectivity of point-to-point transmission
but with the fibre sharing benefits associated with a classical TDMA PON.
Whilst the vision of a dedicated wavelength to the home has often been
cited as the “end game” for FTTH significant advances are necessary in
the development of affordable but relatively high performance components
to achieve this. Early use of WDM in access networks is likely to have
more modest objectives and might be used to augment the capacity of
conventional time shared PON architectures. Based on our first hand
experience in developing enabling optical technology for “colourless”
WDM-PON architectures this paper will overview the current status of
optical components for use in next generation WDM based access
networks and discuss the cost/performance challenges.