Will Copper Switch-off Come Soon? (2019 Report): An In-depth View of Copper Decommissioning Initiatives

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DUBLIN, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Will Copper Switch-off Come Soon?" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Based on operators' first-hand experiences with copper switchoff initiatives in Europe, Asia, and North America, this report aims at providing an in-depth view of how copper decommissioning initiatives take place, of what is at stake for the various parties and of how players are balancing the many diverse and sometimes countervailing interests at work behind the switch-off of legacy networks.

As deployments of ultra-high speed networks continue their progress, operators have to decide on the fate of their legacy copper networks. Literally, they must deal with their exit from the era of copper.

Aging copper-based infrastructure is increasingly costly to maintain, especially when the operator is confronted with customers' growing expectations for network performance and quality of service impacted by FTTP standards.

Over the past couple of years, incumbents have started to announce their copper switch-off dates and implement the dismantling of their legacy networks.

However, NGA deployment plans are not going universally at the same pace, and although the migration to fibre is ongoing steadily, a significant proportion of broadband accesses still relies on ADSL.

Key Topics Covered

1. Executive summary

2. The copper switch-off: current status
2.1. What is copper switch-off'?
2.2. Maintaining both fibre and legacy networks puts operators under pressure
2.3. Decommissioning copper networks should enable significant savings
2.4. Decommissioning copper involves four major steps
2.5. Client migration is a critical aspect of legacy network shutdown
2.6. The complexity of copper switch-off processes demands investment efforts
2.7. The entire telecommunications ecosystem is impacted by the copper switch-off

3. Drivers and obstacles to decommissioning copper
3.1. Switching off copper is incentivised by financial and political aspects
3.2. However, switching off legacy networks demands long-term investments
3.3. The copper switch-off becomes profitable in the longer run

4. Worldwide copper switch-off Outlook
4.1. The copper incumbents have been gradually announcing roadmaps to shutdown

5. Case studies - Copper switch-off initiatives
5.1. Telenor - Norway
5.1.1. Norwegian NRA mandates operators to comply with broadband universal service obligations
5.1.2. Telenor's well-advanced project will be a game-changer for the Norwegian broadband market
5.2. China Unicom - China
5.2.1. Broadband China strategy is accelerating large-scale fibre rollout
5.2.2. Strong government support stimulated China Unicom copper switch-off projects
5.3. Telefonica - Spain
5.3.1. Fast FTTH deployments enabled good level of fibre coverage in line with Spanish Digital Agenda
5.3.2. Telefonica project eyes, first and foremost, being a commercial operation
5.4. Orange - France
5.4.1. ADSL remains the dominant access while FTTH deployments are ongoing
5.4.2. The Orange copper switch-off initiative is a complex operational project with a long pathway to return on investment

6. Conclusions

Companies Mentioned

AT&T
China Mobile
China Telecom
China Unicom
KPN
Openreach
Orange
Portugal Telecom
Swisscom
Telecom Italia
Telefonica
Telenor
Telstra
Telia
Verizon

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