5/9/2013
The Benefits of FTTH
Tony Al Makdissy
Board Member
Agenda
About Us
FTTH/B Global Ranking 2012
FTTH Market: MENA
Drivers For Change
Fiber In The Backhaul
FTTH: Key Economic Driver
Conclusion
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About Us
Non-Profit Organization covering MENA Region
Our Vision:
A sustainable future enabled by Fiber to-the-Home
Our Mission:
Accelerate FTTH adoption in MENA
Enhance Quality of Life
Members:
Vendors, SPs, Governments, …
About Us: Committees
Technology &
Training
Committee
Market
Development
& Intelligence
Committee
Policy &
Regulatory
Committee
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About Us: Partnership & Education
Regular cooperation with
ITU
Joint seminars with Fiber
Optics Association (FOA)
1st Certified FTTH Training
in the region
FTTH/B Global Ranking 2012
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FTTH Market: MENA
Highest average take-up rate of 41.1%
UAE is No. 1
Jordan (1% penetration rate), Saudi Arabia (1.7%),
and Qatar (22.8%)
Growth of 188.4% or 257,000 FTTH/B subscribers
between 2010 and 2012
Growth of 100.7% or 900,000 homes passed
Would You …
…rather give up your car or partner than your
broadband internet?
16%
YES
84%
NO
Source: Bitkom survey
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Drivers For Change
Internet
Users
2007 2011
TRAFFIC
= EXPLOSION
+
+
2016
Users
3.4B
Internet
users by
2016
Devices
19B
IP-enabled
devices by
2016
Applications
Video: 85%
of Internet
traffic by
2016
FTTH for Service Evolution
DRIVES
New
Revenues
Content &
Applications
New Devices
New
Services
Network
upgrade
Stimulates
Innovation
Bandwidth
Transformation
ENABLES
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Consumer IP traffic
120,000
100,000
Petabytes / Month
30% CAGR 2011–2016
Other
File Sharing (Other)
Web/Data (Other)
Web/Data (Video)
File Sharing (Video)
IP Video on Demand
Internet Video
80,000
60,000
2%
1%
11%
6%
19%
22%
40,000
20,000
0
86%
Video
39%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Source: Cisco VNI Global Forecast, 2011–2016
FTTH Vs. DSL
Download
of 1 gig
File
Upload of
Blu-ray
disc
content
- 27 min (5 Mbps DSL)
- 1.3 min (100 Mbps FTTH)
- 8 sec (1 gig FTTH)
- 11 h (10 Mbps UP)
- 7 min (1 gig FTTH)
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FTTH Vs. DSL
“I’m never having kids. I hear they
take nine months to download”
”
European Mobile Data Traffic
3.0
Exabytes per Month
2.5
2.0
1.5
68% CAGR 2011–2016
Mobile VoIP (0.6%)
Mobile Gaming (1.1%)
Mobile File Sharing (3.0%)
Mobile M2M (3.7%)
Mobile Web/Data (19.0%)
Mobile Video (72.7%)
1.0
0.5
0.0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Source: Cisco VNI Global Forecast, 2011–2016
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Fiber In The Backhaul
• LTE: High data rates, requires more capacity
• Legacy copper lines inefficient
• Need to invest in backhaul upgrades
Microwave or Fiber?
Fiber In The Backhaul
Challenges
Benefits
Capital
Investment
Long-term
Investment
Regulatory
Risks
Mutualization
Geographical
Limitations
Capacity
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FTTH: Key Economic Driver
• Accelerating the digitization system
• Developing enhanced national economies
• Catering demand for faster connectivity
• Great investment opportunity and significant
socio-economic benefits.
• High impact on economic development
FTTH: Key Economic Driver
E- Health
E-Government
Online Entertainment
E-Learning
Smart Grids
Cloud
Computing
Smart Systems
FTTH
E-books,Apps,
Music
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To Conclude
Where To Next?
www.ftthcouncilmena.org
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THANK YOU
“‫ــ ــرا‬
www.ftthcouncilmena.org
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