Supports China Unicom's first large-scale GPON deployment. China Unicom is deploying GPON in volumes across China for the first time Breakthrough order for Ericsson to supply to more than 10 provinces across China Enables high-speed broadband access for millions of Chinese subscribers A new deal between China Unicom and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will meet the needs of millions of Chinese people requiring an enhanced experience when accessing internet and streaming real-time multimedia applications.
Under the contract, Ericsson will supply its gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution in more than 10 provinces across China. With Ericsson's high capacity EDA 1500 GPON system, China Unicom will offer the highest speed and capacity broadband access on the market. The contract marks China Unicom's first large-scale deployment of GPON technology. The GPON infrastructure and smart management system will enable China Unicom to roll out fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-building across the country faster and at a lower cost.
More Prioritised Bidders Announced for UFB Initiative. Date :13 December 2010 | Source :Crown Fibre Holdings Strict Embargo: 0830 13 December 2010 Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH) has announced the selection of a further three parties for priority negotiations in the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) initiative. The three parties are: Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited: covering 25 candidate areas;Enable Networks: covering Christchurch and Rangiora ; andFlute Joint Venture represented by Aurora Energy Limited: covering Dunedin These three parties have provided attractive proposals to CFH , including a combination of access prices in line with those announced last week, the ability to complete the UFB build within the Government’s allocated budget, as well as having industry experience and financial strength,” said CFH Chairman Simon Allen. “CFH is very encouraged by these three proposals.
“CFH is also open to these parties partnering in their candidate areas in order to deliver greater infrastructural utilisation. Approved Agreements: Shortlisted: 1. Telecom NZ gears up to participate in or compete against NZ Government FTTH network. Telecom New Zealand says it has submitted its final proposal in it bid to win the lion's share of the New Zealand Government's planned FTTH network, warning that it will compete if its proposal is not accepted. Under its $NZ1.5b Ultrafast Broadband (UFB) initiative the NZ Government aims to bring fibre to 75 percent of homes within 10 years. To achieve this it as set up a government company Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH), which will form joint ventures - local fibre companies - with the successful bidders for different areas. In August 2010 Telecom NZ made an offer of full structural separation if it were selected to build not only the entire $NZ1.5b UFB network serving major centres, but also the $300m planned rural network.
However, the two projects are being run quite separately - Crown Fibre Holdings has no role in the rural broadband initiative. Telecom CEO, Paul Reynolds, said: "Our proposal meets all of the key components of the UFB vision. FTTH charges to decrease sharply in near future | FTTH charges to decrease sharply in near future. VietNamNet Bridge – The FTTH (Fiber To The Home) service fees have been decreasing rapidly over the last five years, since the services were officially provided in Vietnam. Internet service providers believe that the charges would continue decreasing in the time to come. Charges halved after five years In Vietnam, FPT Telecom is considered the “pioneer” in providing FTTH services by applying the technology in a trial basis in December 2006. At that time, FPT Telecom gave four FTTH service packages of 4, 8, 16, 20Mbps with the initial installation costs of eight million dong, while the monthly subscription fees were 3 million, 6 million, 12 million and 15 million dong per subscribers, respectively.
By July 2010, Vietnam had had seven FTTH service providers who offer the charges ranging between 1.5 million dong a month and 30 million dong, depending on the access speed. CMC TI is offering six packages with the lowest fee at 1.5 million dong and the highest at 30 million dong. China’s Internet to be fully fiber-optic in 3 years. China Telecom, the country’s state-owned telecommunications operator, plans to reach 30 million users for its fiber optic broadband service this year, and have the entire country run on fiber optic infrastructure in three years.
Under the Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government will focus heavily on developing the telecommunications infrastructure, with total investments reaching 2 trillion yuan (roughly $300 billion), around 80 percent of which is allocated for broadband development. The big plan? To cover every city in China with the fiber broadband service in three years and convert all copper lines to fiber, China Daily reported.
China Telecom chairman Wang Xiaochu states that Internet infrastructure in China has great potential. The country boasts the world’s largest user base at 457 million customers, but that figure accounts for only 30% of China’s population. BSNL offers better, faster connectivity. UFB prices: good news and bad news | InternetNZ. 20 Apr 2011 There has been one overriding goal of the Government’s Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) efforts so far- reduce prices to drive up customer uptake. Whether it’s the network architecture or excruciating negotiations, it’s all been about keeping prices down.
That’s a good thing. Even if low prices are only a “necessary but not sufficient” factor to drive customer uptake (there’s other important stuff too like data caps). My view is that initial UFB prices are great. Wholesale Prices Keep in mind that UFB prices are set as caps on wholesale prices for different products in a contract between the Government and the private partner in the Local Fibre Company (LFC) for a ten year period. Also keep in mind that “nominal” prices are what we pay, the sticker price.
What will wholesale prices look like? The entry product is 30 Mbps downstream, 10 Mbps upstream, 2.5 Mbps CIR (Committed Information Rate). So it's a decrease in real terms but an increase in nominal terms. Is that a good thing? 1.