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During the last few years Europe has made considerable progress towards
building national Next Generation Networks based on fibre infrastructure. The
timetable for this exercise differs between countries, but most will have
completed the migration from legacy copper networks to an All-IP architecture
by 2020.
There are a number of stimuli which have encouraged investments in NGNs. The
European Union’s programme that member states provide 30Mb/s broadband to all
citizens by 2013, and 50Mb/s services by 2020, has provided the impetus and
momentum for regional infrastructure upgrades. It has also given the impetus
for the numerous spectrum auctions, in several bands, which are needed to
realise the 2020 targets. These auctions may generate up to €20 billion for
European governments to 2015.
In addition, all operators have been encouraged to build out networks
through encouragement from governments keen to exploit the internet as a
vehicle for socio-economic development, while competitive pressure from altnets
has pushed some incumbents to invest in their networks at a faster pace than
they may otherwise have chosen.
An additional pressure on telecoms infrastructure during the next decade
will emerge from national requirements to reduce carbon emissions, requiring
more intelligent electricity grids managed through upgraded telecom networks:
governments are committed to generating at least 20% of electricity from renewable
energy sources by 2020. In conjunction with the energy sector, the concept of
trans-sector synergies have also come into play, with governments being among
the principal beneficiaries by utilising telecoms infrastructure to deliver
services. Principally, these include various health, education and transport
services, as well as a wide range of socially-inclusive enterprises.
NGNs are also addressing the continuing decline in revenue from traditional
fixed telephony and mobile voice services. This decline will continue
inexorable as a greater proportion of calls are made through VoIP and mobile
VoIP. In addition, revenue basic from SMS services are being affected by online
and alternative messaging services fostered by community portals and emerging
platforms. Given these pressures, future revenue growth will come from high-end
data services which require more capable networks offering higher bandwidth.
Most mobile data is sent through fixed-line IP backhaul from the work or home
environments, further enforcing the need for network upgrades as operators
concentrate on their mobile divisions.
For more information see – Europe- Telecommunications Infrastructure and NGNs
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