"Triple play" services and
Equal Access Network
Alfrēds Asars
LATVENERGO TELEKOMUNIKĀCIJAS
alfreds.asars@latvenergo.lv
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AGENDA
• Company Overview
• LT Triple Play
– Fiber Access
– TV delivery
– Voice delivery
– Internet Access
• Concept of Equal Access Network
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LATVENERGO AND THE LATVIAN STATE
JSC Latvenergo
 the largest turnover of any company in Latvia and one
of the largest in the Baltic States
 the largest electricity and heating generator in Latvia
with over 1 million customers
 generates more than half of the country's electrical
energy requirement, based on green (hydro) energy
 the country's one of the largest taxpayer
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LATVENERGO VISION
LATVENERGO – competitive and primary
choose by customers solution provider in
energetic and telecommunication field in Latvia
and Baltic
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LATVENERGO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LT)
SHORT CV
< 2002
LT provides telecommunication services
for Latvenergo internal needs;
2003
Liberalization of telecommunication
market in Latvia;
LT provides leased lines services
(international and domestic) for external
customers;
2003
LT deploys Pan Baltic IP/MPLS and
launches IP VPN services;
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LATVENERGO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LT)
SHORT CV
2004
LT launches International IP Transit
services (international and domestic);
2005
LT launches Voice services;
> 2006
IP TV, Broadband Access, FTTH,
Triple play and much more in near
future
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TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF LT
INFRASTRUCTURE
 IP nodes
80
 SDH (STM-1/16/64) access nodes
64
 PDH access nodes
 digital switches
158
77
 number of subscribers (4Q05)
5001
 Latvenergo underground fibre optical
cables and OPGW and ADSS line length (km)
1024
 underground fibre optic cables and OPGW
lines length in cooperation with Lattelekom (km)
1847
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TRIPLE PLAY: Why ?
Telco’s side:
• Services bundling - Higher ARPU
Customer’s side:
• Service integration (for example: Internet surfing
& E-mail from TV set)
• Unique or exclusive content and services
• Extra value to property
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LT TRIPLE PLAY: Fiber Access
IP/MPLS backbone
In-Building cabling
Fiber (SM)
Fiber (MM)
Fiber (SM)
Fiber (SM)
In-Building cabling
Cat5e
Splitter (1:32)
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LT TRIPLE PLAY: TV delivery
IP TV Headend:
IP Streamer,
Middleware
Video
Source
Video
Source
DHCP, AAA
IP/MPLS
backbone
IP TV Multicast streams
(All Channels)
IGMP
signaling
DRG
STB
TV set
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IP TV Multicast stream
(1 Channel)
LT TRIPLE PLAY: Voice delivery
IP Telephony
system
PSTN
DHCP, AAA
IP/MPLS
backbone
H.323 or SIP
Call signaling
Voice conversation
DRG
Analog phone
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LT TRIPLE PLAY: Internet Access
Internet
DHCP, AAA
IP/MPLS
backbone
DHCP Address
Alocation
Internet connection
DRG
Analog phone
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LT TRIPLE PLAY: Services packages
Triple Play
Services
Internet
(UP/DOWN)
IP TV
Voice
“SOLIS”
2 / 2 Mb/s
26 or 60
TV channels
up 2 phones
“VELO“
5 / 5 Mb/s
26 or 60
TV channels
up 2 phones
“FORMULA”
10 / 10 Mb/s
26 or 60
TV channels
up 2 phones
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IP TV SCREEN
Electronic Programming Guide
(EPG). EPG provides you the
latest TV programms schedules
information, complete with a brief
description of each program.
Posibility to create separate users
accounts, change and update
important settings, such as
Parental Controls.
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LT TRIPLE PLAY: Solution key elements
• Modern IP TV Headend: IP TV streamer and
middleware;
• Modern technologies for installation of fiber
infrastructure;
• Next Generation IP Network:
QoS, Muticast routing;
• H.323 for providing Voice services;
(SIP coming soon)
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LT PARTNERS AND VENDORS
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WHAT’S COMING NEXT ?
Video on Demand,
Games on Demand,
Pay per View,
Timeless TV,
Network Video Recording
Meters readings,
Home surveilance
etc.
AND EQUAL ACCESS NETWORK
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WHAT IS EQUAL ACCESS NETWORK
Def.: Wholesale access on equal terms for
Subscriber Service Providers
It means, that:
• multiple Service Providers simultaneous on one
access line;
• separation between network and services on the
service level;
• subscriber has billing relationship with service
providers.
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WHY EQUAL ACCESS NETWORK
• Shares the risks and revenues of broadband
deployment.
• A non-discriminating business model where
everyone competes on equal terms.
• Increases the freedom of choice for the end
users.
• Improves service-take-rate and thus ARPU.
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EQUAL ACCESS IN ACTION
Internet
from Company X
PSTN
Voice from
Company Y
IP/MPLS
backbone
TV from
Company Z
DHCP, AAA, Billing,
Service Selection Portal
Video
Source
Video
Source
DRG
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You shall not plan the future with the past
Edmund Burke
Thank you !!!
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