Advanced Access Architectures 2008

In addition to providing complete background on Advanced Access Architectures (AAAs), this report is going to focus on the progress to date of AAAs (or in some cases the lack thereof), changes in architecture, and especially how we are changing our forecasts (and why) for Advanced Access Architectures (AAAs) development. It is also introducing for the first time extensive cost analysis of the various forms of AAAs, and comprehensive traffic (bandwidth) requirements analysis and forecasts affecting AAAs.

(Please note that we will use the terminology Advanced Access Architectures (AAAs) throughout this report to refer to the collection of FTTx architectures and their variations. We feel that this is more comprehensive than simply FTTx.)

This report, more than any of our past five reports on the subject, will focus on:

• Bandwidth requirements, and options for obtaining that bandwidth
• Costs of alternatives in AAAs
• Forecasts for the acceptance of AAAs by customers
• The impact of AAAs on legacy high-speed access systems (e.g., xDSL)

Report Features

• Direct input from the major carriers —
AT&T Verizon Qwest
• Analysis of each RBOC Plan —
Deployment plans Locations of deployment Estimated costs Services
• New forecasts —
For AAA served households For AAAs passed households For equipment and fiber needed for PON and for FTTN types of AAAs For costs of the AAAs For the overall market for high-speed services (XDSL, cable modems, and AAAs) All forecasts are offered as comparisons to nominally stated plans of the RBOCs and the author’s projections of what will actually happen.
• New Cost material —
Comparing the fiber required for the various types of AAAs Comparing budget impacts for AAA deployment Plant segment costs Video costs
• New material on bandwidth demand and sources —
Forecast of bandwidth required in the residence Review of available bandwidth sources Review of other available and advanced alternatives for generating more bandwidth
• Discussion of next-generation PONS
WDM-PONs — Detailed discussion and listing of vendors and other activities 10-GPONs — Detailed discussion of architecture, and current status
• Discussion of the market drivers and the competitive situation
• Review of over 50 major vendors in the area
• Appendixes covering —
Equipment and fiber requirements for AAAs. Access architectures Approaches to video delivery — IPTV.
• This report contains nearly 200 pages and is profusely illustrated with over 100 figures, charts, graphs, and drawings.