Develop your gigabit future - Brussels April 2017

In 2014 Total Telecom launched Gigabit Copper, a conference dedicated to the technologies enhancing the abilities and extending the life of existing copper networks. The event has been hugely successful and has grown to be the foremost conference for those interested in G.fast and other copper extension technologies, but now time has moved on.

It is not that telecom operators have lost interest in getting more out of their existing copper infrastructure, but rather that the debate has moved on. Today the discussion is how copper, fibre and other technologies can cohabit to fulfil the ultimate aim of providing gigabit access.

Gigabit Access will encompass the enhancement of legacy copper networks, but will also look at the opportunities provided by other next generation access technologies, primarily fibre, to provide the consumer with efficient, reliable and cost effective gigabit access.

In keeping with the Total Telecom ethos of covering the business of telecoms, Gigabit Access will not be a highly technical conference, but instead will be the opportunity for those tasked with monetising superfast broadband access to come together to explore strategies, meet potential partners and learn from global best practice.

Gigabit Access will be a strategic two day conference attracting more than 200 of the most senior and strategic executives in the field to learn, share and network.

BOOK YOUR PLACE AT GIGABIT ACCESS

• Anna Krzyzanowska, Head of Unit Broadband, European Commission
• Geert Standaert, CTO, Proximus
• Oliver Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Point Topic
• Paul Callan, Head of Access Network Strategy, Eir
• Raf Meersman, Chief Executive Officer, Comsof
• Krzysztof Kozłowski, Director, Orange Labs, Director, Network and Service Platforms, Orange Polska
• Matjaz Pogacnik, Director of Access Networks, Telekom Slovenije
• Alexandre Fonseca, Executive Manager, Altice Labs and CTO, Portugal Telecom
• Micha Berger, CTO, Telenet Group
• Rupert Wood, Research Director, Analysys Mason
• Carlo Filangieri, SVP Open Access, Telecom Italia
• Frank Hellemink, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Kabel Deutschland Gmbh
• Steve Haines, Group Managing Director, BT
• Konstantinos Chalkiotis, VP Mobile Access, Deutsche Telekom
• Hans Witdouck, CEO, Eurofiber Belgium
• David Cullen, Director - Regulation and Policy, ITS Technology Group
• Dana Tobak, CEO, Hyperoptic
• Staffan Ingvarsson, CEO, Stokab

Visit totaltele.com/access to book

The event was very interesting and very well organized - Regulatory Director, Metroweb Italia 

COPPERING UP - The G.fast issue...

In the March 2015 issue of Total Telecom+ we talk copper ahead of the Total Telecom Gigabit Copper conference on the 25 March in Munich.

Technology - Operators are keen to get the most out of their copper before investing heavily in FTTH

Business - Fibre uptake is accelerating in Europe but the continent still needs to up its game.

Geography - Italy can it catch up on high-speed broadband?

Event: Come to Gigabit Copper to discover the G.fast opportunity - operators register for limited free places.

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Robin Mersh, CEO, Broadband Forum talks: "G.fast is a low cost, low power, low complexity solution"

Robin Mersh joined the Broadband Forum as Chief Operating Officer in July 2006, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in July 2010. Robin has authored many articles and has spoken at and chaired many broadband industry conferences and exhibitions, and has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 18 years.



TT: How fast is fast enough?

RM: This depends on the services being delivered. However, what the operator needs is enough flexibility to deliver the correct bandwidth, wherever it is needed, at a competitive price.
G.fast is the latest and greatest generation of DSL technology being specified by ITU-T and has been developed to help operators meet broadband targets by expanding the footprint of their fiber networks. It is a global solution for service providers looking to meet the growing customer demand and will provide from 300 to 800 Mbps with fast, cost-effective deployment, a breakthrough in self-install capabilities due to a unique reverse-power feature, and even the option to use the technology for mobile backhaul.

TT: Why is copper still important? 

RM: Copper is still extremely important as it is widely deployed in operator networks and can deliver all the services in a modern broadband network. Through our work at the Broadband Forum, we aim to give operators a way to boost their existing copper deployments as a valuable part of the multi-access platform that is emerging around the world. Technologies such as G.fast and high speed VDSL2 work well with fiber, providing operators the ability to capitalize on existing investments, whilst effectively engineering hybrid FTTx solutions to minimize costs, all the while maximizing the speed and reach of their superfast broadband networks. We provide the tools necessary for service providers to transform copper deployments into high speed DSL access, giving it renewed value and making it a key player in today’s converged superfast broadband network.

TT: Is fiber in competition or complimentary to copper prolonging technology? 

RM: G.fast is complementary and designed to support Fiber To The Distribution Point (FTTdp) deployments and may be the best thing that has ever happened to deliver 'fiber' speeds. It operates over the final copper drop wires between the fiber termination at the Distribution Point Unit (DPU) and the user. This is typically 50 to 100 metres, but G.fast is specified to operate up to at least 250 metres.

G.fast is attractive to operators because it is a low cost, low power, low complexity solution that combines the best aspects of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) and legacy ADSL2. Specifically, FTTH-like data rates (up to 1 Gbit/s) along with customer self-install (there’s no need for truck rolls to bury fiber on customer property or for technician appointments to install equipment in customer premises).

The specifications, test plans and...To read the rest of Robin's interview then view the Telecoms leaders interviews.

Robin will be speaking at Gigabit Copper on 25th March (Munich). To attend book your place now. 

12 #G.fast acronyms you need to know!

I love this from our friends at Sckipio, their G.fast media primer. I hint of tongue in cheek, but their 12 key pronunciations are fab....

 Key Pronunciation Guide

• G.fast:gee dot fast
• ITU:eye tee you
• Gbps:Gigabits per second (billion bits)
• Mbps:Megabits per second (million bits)
• Kbps:kilobits per second (thousand bits)
• Telco:tell ko (like co in Pepsico)
• FTTH: fiber to the home
• FTTdp: fiber to the distribution point
• DSLAM:dee slam
• DOCSIS:dock sis (like sister)
• MDU:either em dee you (or multi-dwelling units)
• TDD: either tee dee dee (or time division duplexing)

Sckipio are one of the sponsors of Gigabit Copper, hosted by Total Telecom in Munich on the 25 March. Find out more about the event or to book, visit the website

www.totaltele.com/copper 

Make G.fast a reality with Sckipio, BT and the Broadband Forum

Gigabit Copper Speakers

You’ve read the news of how Sckipio have demonstrated revolutionary speeds over copper, using G.fast. You have seen how BT have shared plans to deploy G.fast technology in trial locations, and you know something about the standards work conducted by the ITU – but you want to know more. 

Total Telecom have brought together the experts from Sckipio, BT, and the ITU, together with the Broadband Forum, Swisscom, ADTRAN, Point Topic and more to deliver Gigabit Copper – an insightful one-day conference examining how you can capitalise on your existing copper infrastructure to deliver superfast broadband in a fast and cost efficient manner. 

Join us in Munich on the 25 March to engage with your peers and explore the options for you to go to market with a compelling proposition. 

Book by Friday 13 February 2015 to benefit from the best price, visit 
http://www.totaltele.com/copper 

Featured speakers: 
> David Baum: CEO and Co-Founder, Sckipio. Previously co-founder of CopperGate communications 
> Robin Mersh: Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Forum. 18+ years experience including C&W and BT 
>Werner Heinrich: Director Product Management EMEA & APAC at Adtran. Previous experience at Huawei 
> Trevor Linney: Head of Access Network Research at BT 

Improve your knowledge of G.fast and other copper extension technologies by joining expert speakers and your peers at Gigabit Copper http://www.totaltele.com/copper

The 6 most innovative companies making the most of G.fast technology

LEARN ALL ABOUT GIGABIT COPPER

G.fast has the green light but are you making the most of it?

In December the International Telecommunications Union ratified G.fast and certification is rumoured to be scheduled for the autumn. But is the telecoms community moving fast enough to take advantage of this technology?
Here are just some of the most innovative companies utilising G.fast technology.

Sckipio Technologies
The Israeli start-up founded to focus on G.fast technology is the current leader in this field. They have been working with many ODMs and service providers to accelerate the growing demand for G.fast technology.
And at International CES 2015, Sckipio demonstrated the first demo of ultra high definition television using G.fast technology over a G.fast broadband network.

ADTRAN
With the launching of its G.fast product by the second quarter of 2015 ADTRAN is taking G.fast from concept to reality. ADTRAN and G.fast are particularly active in Europe due to the difficulty of deploying all-fibre networks in part of Europe and telcos in the region are incredibly eager to utilise the technology and ADTRAN are making the most of the demand.

Broadcom
Broadcom have revealed a G.fast chipset family and G.fast capabilities for its gateway system on a chip. Providing the highest density approach for end-to-end G.fast equipment design.
As one of the first vendors to launch G.fast deployments, Broadcom has already made some vital ground in this relatively unknown market.

Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent’s ultra-broadband G.fast solution is set to become available early this year and will allow operators to provide their subscribers with much faster internet services. This means that operators can get fibre-like speeds over copper and rolled out to as many people as possible.
Alcatel-Lucent continue to push the boundaries further, as their Bell Labs has most recently demonstrated the capabilities of XG-FAST, extending the possibilities of copper even further.

Huawei and BT
One of the biggest waves in G.fast technology came when Huawei and BT trialled G.fast in a UK residential community. Whilst the trial encountered difficulties, there is no doubt that it accelerated the commercialisation of G.fast and brought us to where we are now.

These are just some of the key innovators utilising G.fast technology and these innovations will be discussed at Gigabit Copper conference 25th March, Sheraton Munich Arabellapark, Munich. The place where we can explore a variety of DSL technologies, provide a platform to understand the most appropriate places for roll out and discuss the future business model once G.fast has been deployed.

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Find out why copper is leading the way in telecoms

Earlier this year, we repositioned our Viewpoints section as the Knowledge Network, giving the articles greater prominence in our newsletter and on the website, and readership has gone through the roof.

But what is really interesting is to see what you read most 2014, and both number 1 and number 12 are about copper - guess that explains why we've launched Gigabit Copper for 2015!

So if you haven't read all of these articles, they make great Christmas reading...

Here in order of popularity are the top dozen viewpoints from 2014:

Leading the way, the most popular viewpoint of 2014

Revolutionising copper to relieve the backhaul bottleneck

Published in October, by Stephen Cooke, CTO, Genesis Technical Systems - this Knowledge Network article generated more than 4 times the average readership. Read it here

And here's the rest...

Where Should You Focus Investment in Your Projects? Insight provided by Juniper Networks

Building a cloud to drive transformation of traditional enterprises and industries - Huawei

Enabling Business and Operations Excellence for a Better Connected World - Huawei

Of course, not all viewpoints have to be written, and Changing Customer Expectations are driven by blurring borders between mobile and fixed & voice and data was a video interview conducted with EE's Mansoor Hanif, Director of RAN Development and Programmes at the Total Telecom IPX Summit in September.

Pre-dating our Knoweledge Network branding, Nitin Bhandari of Skyfire none the less wrote a compelling article, ranking high without even the extra promotion that more recent viewpoints enjoyed! Mobile video: give your network a sporting chance

Transparency is the key to drastically cut network operators' $15bn annual outage revenue loss by SpatialBuzz

Another great video interview from the IPX Summit, Get IP & TDM on equal footing and IPX will take off featuring Dan Warren, Senior Director of Technology at the GSMA

The UK's SmartCity Revolution sees CityFibre's Mark Collins speak with Total Telecom

At number 10, Telstra give their view on Expanding Business into Asia: Why It’s Important and How to be Strategic

An insight into the Wifi-Offload technology and lab testing solutions is another slightly different format, being delivered as a webinar featuring Anritsu's François Ortolan

And last, but not least in the top 12, another appearance for copper! G.fast forward to copper and fibre harmony, Ronan Kelly of Adtran

If you are interested in what Adtran and CityFibre are saying, both will be speaking at Total Telecom events in 2015. Adtran are sponsors of Gigabit Copper (Munich, March 2015) and CityFibre are speaking at Connected Britain (June, London) 

Publish your own Knowledge Network article with Total Telecom, email info@totaltele.com 

5 viewpoints you should read: Copper, Cloud, Projects, Customer Experience

Since the Total Telecom Knowledge Network was launched in August there have been some

outstanding article submitted. Here's the most popular from the last 30 days:

Revolutionising copper to relieve the backhaul bottleneck
Genesis Technical Systems

Building a cloud to drive transformation of traditional enterprises and industries
Huawei Technologies

Where Should You Focus Investment in Your Projects?
Juniper Networks

Transparency is the key to drastically cut network operators' $15bn annual outage revenue loss
SpatialBuzz

Changing Customer Expectations are driven by blurring borders between mobile and fixed & voice and data
EE at the IPX Summit

To find out about submitting your own Knowledge Network article, click here

Discover why the time is right for #GigabitCopper

Total Telecom have been observing with interest the explosion of copper extension technologies and speaking with the movers and shakers of the copper world to discover why it may be the answer to wide spread adoption of superfast broadband.

Watch this series of video's, including Oliver Johnson of Point Topic - chair of the upcoming Total Telecom Gigabit Copper conference and Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum.

Innovation Award Finalist Talks Backhaul

Genesis Technical Systems, finalist for the Innovation Award at the 2013 World Communication Awards, spoke to Total Telecom about their new product mBond and how this combines with the revolutionary DSL Rings.



You can read the Genesis press release on Total Telecom:
Genesis named Total Telecom innovation award finalist
There is still time to book your seats for the World Communication Awards, visit www.worldcommsawards.com 

Copper Counting - #Wholesale Breakfast

Back in February, Total Telecom+ looked at how telecom operators were using techniques to maximise the life and ability of the copper cables (Counting the Coppers - Page 17) and what impact this might have for FTTH. So it should be interesting to see how the discussion goes at next weeks Wholesale Breakfast with Total Telecom event, where one of the discussion points is "Can we continue with copper?"

Looking at the line up of speakers including Justin Fielder of Easynet, Daniel Kurgan of BICS and Jonathan Nierenberg of IDT Global, moderator David James might have his work cut out keeping control of the debate.

Attendance at the event is already looking strong with companies including China Telecom Europe, Colt, Deutsche Telekom, Easynet, Everything Everywhere, Gamma, iBasis, IDT, Mediatel, MLL Telecom, SEACOM, Telekom Malaysia, and Telstra coming along, but there's still time to register if you want a seat.


For this meeting, we will return to the fabulous 76 Portland Place, and attendance is free for telecom operators and service providers (just £295 for everyone else). It starts at 08:30 on the 4 July 2012.


To find out more or register for the event, visit www.totaltele.com/breakfast