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Perfecting FTTH:
Cost Effective Design with the End in Mind
Deaton Smith & Jaime Espinosa
Corning Incorporated
Vision: Another 150 years of Corning
Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and
ceramics.
Founded:
1851
Headquarters:
Corning, New York
Employees:
~39,000 worldwide
2011 Sales:
$10 Billion
We create and make keystone components that
enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control,
telecommunications, and life sciences.
We succeed through sustained investment
in R&D, 160 years of materials science and
process engineering knowledge, and a
distinctive collaborative culture.
Fortune 500 Rank (2010):
350
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Corning Market Segments and Additional Operations
Display
Technology
Telecom
• LCD Glass
Substrates
Optical Fiber &
Cable
• Glass Substrates
for OLED and
LTPS-LCD
Hardware &
Equipment
• Fiber optic
connectivity
products
Environmental
Technologies
Emissions Control
Products
• Light-duty gasoline
vehicles
• Light-duty and
heavy-duty on-road
diesel vehicles
• Heavy-duty nonroad diesel vehicles
• Stationary
Life
Sciences
Cell Culture &
Bioprocess
Assay & HighThroughput
Screening
Genomics &
Proteomics
Corning® Gorilla®
Glass
Display Optics &
Components
Optical Materials
Semiconductor
materials
Specialty fiber
Polarcor™
Optics
Aerospace and
General Laboratory
Defense
Products
Ophthalmic
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Other
Products
& Services
Specialty
Materials
Emerging Display
Technology
Drug Discovery
Technology
New Business
Development
Equity Companies
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Cormetech, Inc.
Dow Corning Corp.
Eurokera, S.N.C.
Samsung Corning
Precision Materials
Co., LTD (SCP)
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A Culture of Innovation
Focus on Solving Difficult Customer Problems
1879
Glass envelope for
Thomas Edison’s
light bulb
1934
Dow
Corning
silicones
1952
Glass
ceramics
1970
First low-loss
optical fiber
1982
Active matrix
liquid crystal
display (LCD)
glass
2007
Thin, lightweight,
cover glass with
exceptional
damage
resistance
Ultra-bendable
fiber
Pre-1900 1910
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1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2006
Label-free
screening platform
for drug discovery
1915
Heat-resistant
Pyrex® glass
1947
Processes
for mass
producing
the television
bulb
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1964
Fusion
overflow
process
1972
Ceramic
substrates
for
automotive
catalytic
converters
Environmentally
friendly LCD glass
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Corning FTTH Experience
A Global Track Record of Success
Americas
Canada
3 Large Telcos
USA
2 Major Telcos
EMEA
Asia Pacific
Western Europe
3 Large PTTs
>10 alternative carriers
China
2 Major Telcos
Several trials
Middle East
3 Large incumbents
SAPAC
1 Major Telco
Africa
1 Major Telco
Australia
2 Major Carriers
NBN Tasmania
>100 small carriers
South America
3 Large Telcos
> 30M Homes Passed
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> 9M Homes Passed
~ 4 M Homes Passed
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Market & Technology Trends:
A Renaissance for Fiber in the Access
• Consumers are beginning to demand
fiber-based gigabit service
• Industry leaders are making public
announcements of large FTTH initiatives
• There is increased public awareness of
the challenges facing the industry and
municipal responsibility to participate in
solution creation
• The competitive landscape is evolving
quickly: speed to market is critical. “First
to the subscriber wins.”
• So much activity leads some industry
leaders anticipating labor shortages
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Market & Technology Trends:
Wireless Access as a Natural Complement to FTTH
Building infrastructure to
meet today’s needs is
not good enough
Build with the end in
mind: universal, high
speed access
Source: AT&T Analysis “A Small Cell Augmentation to a Wireless Network Leveraging Fiber-to-the-Node Access Infrastructure for Backhaul and
Power”
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FTTH cost for US benchmark
Cost Highly Dependent on a Few Deployment Factors
US Benchmark Basic Assumptions
• Buried/Aerial mix*:
50%/50%
• SFU/MDU mix**:
70% 30%
• Carriers build primarily to areas
with the best business case
40%-75%
− Suburban/urban/high income/
high broadband penetration
− Build in areas of highest competition
• Over provisioning
1.2
− Network built to support existing
premises with some room for growth
• No redundancy for residential users
• “Demand drop” connect on service request 30%-50%
• ONT moving from outdoor to indoor
− Placed immediately inside home access
$1200
* Underground labor/deployment is 2-3 x higher cost than
aerial
**SFU is typically 25% higher cost than MDU
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FTTH – Total Cost Equation
FTTH Characteristics
• Labor and installation account for half of
the cost of deployment
100%
Actives
25%
75%
Passives
15%
• Availability of skilled labor is a challenge
with large scale deployments
• Involves the installation of cable and up
to 40 different hardware components
• Challenge is to reduce skilled labor
requirements to enable deployment with
a given level of man power
Eng/Mgmt 10%
50%
Optimization
Focus
25%
Labor
50%
$0
Labor costs make up an increasingly higher percentage of the total cost as
equipment suppliers reduce network component/solution costs
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FTTH – Total Cost
Technology Considerations in Access Networks
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Correct Cable and Fiber technology choice is critical to ensure optimal cost and performance
targets can be reliably attained throughout the lifetime of network
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Rights of way and restrictions on cabling deployment have a direct bearing on cable technology
choices
Capacity
Requirements
Rights of Way
• One-time
installation
• Constrained space
• Stranded loose
tube cable
• Ribbon cable
Application
• Duct Installation
• Direct Buried
• Aerial Deployment
(Ribbon)
• Unconstrained space
(LT or CT cable)
• Aerial (LT)
• Drop Connection
Advanced
Features
Fiber Technology
• Ease of Cable • SMF-28® Ultra fiber
Access:
G.652D + G.657.A1
- FastAccess®
- RPX®
• Gel-free
(Enhanced Bend + Low Loss)
• SMF-28e+® LL fiber
Low-Loss G.652.D
• SMF-28e+® fiber
G.652.D
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FTTH – Total Cost
Technology Considerations in Long-Haul Networks
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Making the optimum fiber technology choice is critically important to delivering long-haul
network solutions that are cost-effective and meet the most challenging bandwidth needs
Selecting the correct fiber and cable technology combinations help ensure optimal transmission
performance can be relied upon over the lifetime of network
Fiber Technology
• Ultra-Low Attenuation
• SMF-28® ULL Fiber
G.652
• Low Attenuation
• SMF-28e+® LL Fiber
• SMF-28® Ultra Fiber
Capacity
Requirements
• One-time
installation
• Stranded loose
tube cable
• Ribbon cable
G.652
• Low Dispersion
• LEAF® Fiber
Rights of Way
Protection Needs
Advanced
Features
• Environmental
• Tensile strength
• Aerial deployment
• Moisture protect
• Duct
(blown or pulled)
• Crush / Impact
• Direct Buried
• Chemical
• Bending
• Ease of Cable
Access:
- FastAccess®
- RPX®
• Gel-free
• Abrasion Resistance
• Rodent/Termite
Resistance
NZDS G.655
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FTTH – Total Cost
Aerial or Duct/Buried Cables Depending on Rights of Way
Duct/Buried Cable
Aerial
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2
3
SMF-28® ULL fiber
SMF-28® e+ LL fiber/
SMF-28® Ultra fiber
SMF-28® e+ fiber
Focus on
Dispersion
Focus on
Attenuation
• Fiber types (all of them qualified):
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LEAF® Fiber
Cable Types
Cable designs are optimized for aerial installation:
• Figure-8 Loose Tube (12-288FC): designed for easy installation
on short-span pole and building-mounted infrastructure
• ADSS Loose Tube (12-288FC): All-dielectric self-supporting
(ADSS) cable design (metal free) for longer span deployment
on/near high voltage/power lines
• ADSS Ribbon Cable (24-144FC): ADSS ribbon cable design
(metal free) for shorter span deployment on/near high
voltage/power lines
• Fiber types (all of them qualified):
1 SMF-28® ULL fiber
SMF-28® e+ LL fiber/
2
SMF-28® Ultra fiber
3
SMF-28® e+ fiber
Focus on
Dispersion
Cable Types
Cable design are optimized for each deployment type:
• Duct: Loose Tube (12-432FC) or Ribbon Cable (12-1728FC)
Optimized for blowing or pulling into ducts
• Buried: Loose Tube (12-432FC) or Ribbon Cable (12-864FC)
Designs feature increased crush/impact protection required
for direct burial
• MiniXtend: for maximum flexibility and scalability
• MiniXtend Stranded Loose Tube (12-144FC),
• MiniXtend Central Tube (up to 12FC): for more compact
and flexible cable
Deployment Scenarios
• For use in regions with no/few restrictions of aerial deployment
or where use of existing poles/towers is permitted (e.g. utility
companies who already have right of way for power cable)
Focus on
Attenuation
Deployment Scenarios
• Ducts offer a fast, scalable and highly protective deployment
solution for high fiber-count cabling when aerial solutions are
either impractical or there are right of way issues
• Direct buried cables offer an alternative means of
deployment in the absence of duct infrastructure
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LEAF® Fiber
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FTTH – Total Cost
Installation Methods
• Install duct, cable, or both
• Example
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Plow or trench in duct system
Pull or “Jet/Blow” in cable later
Can install multiple ducts, use one now
Directional drilling in constrained locations
Install Type
Speed
Cost
Constraint
Plowing
Medium
Medium
ROW/Soil
Trenching
Low
High
ROW/Soil
Lashed Aerial
High
Low
Access to Poles
Duct (Pull)
Low
Low
Access to Duct
Duct (Jet/Blow)
Medium
Low
Access to Duct
Directional Drill
Low
High
High Cost
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FTTH Architectures
– Home Run
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FTTH Architectures
– Local Convergence
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FTTH Architectures
– Distributed Split
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FTTH Architectures
– Fixed & Wireless Converged
Architecture of today with LTE macro sites (4 per KM2 )
[Separate FTTH/Mobile Network]
FTTH/Mobile Fixed Line Centric Network
Base
station
on
rooftop
Base
station
Small cell
Microwave
connection
1 KM2
Central
office
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Market Trends and Network Challenges
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Lower Loss Enhances Infrastructure Agility
Central
Office 1
SMF-28e+® LL fiber
NOT-SPOTS
SMF-28® Ultra fiber
Central
Office 2
Central
Office
NOT
SPOTS
Extends network reach:
• Reduction of “Not-Spots” is a key
objective to maximize subscriber
coverage
• 10% cable attenuation reduction leads
to 20% increase in subscriber area
coverage
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Enables Central Office Consolidation
• To rationalize access network equipment and real estate in order to reduce
costs, some incumbent telcos are reducing the number of central offices that
they operate
• Central office consolidation naturally increases the loop or link lengths in the
access network
• Low loss fiber naturally enables longer access network link lengths, such as are
required to achieve central office consolidation
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The Compatibility Challenge
Low attenuation fiber
• Different fiber types present many challenges:
• Mode Field Diameter (MFD) mismatch
Core
Macrobend improved fiber
• Deployment and maintenance speed
Low-loss
G.652.D fiber
Bend improved
G.657.A1 fiber
e.g. SMF-28e+® LL fiber
e.g. ClearCurve® XB fiber
• What operators are saying:
We’re happy to pay a bit more on the materials side if it lowers the
skill levels required and time to deploy
Access
Source: Diffraction Analysis & Corning market research, 2013
Different fiber types can lead to complexities and added cost so compatibility matters
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The Value of Low Attenuation Fibers in Long-Haul Networks
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Performance Optimization
EQUIPMENT REDUCTION
NETWORK REACH
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Optical Switching
Network Longevity
CAPACITY ROBUSTNESS
100G, 400G & Beyond
REPAIR RESILIENCE
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Total Cost Curve:
Total Cost ($)
Full Splice
Take Rate (%)
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Total Cost Curve:
Total Cost ($)
Semi-Splice
Take Rate (%)
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Total Cost Curve:
Total Cost ($)
Light Splice
Take Rate (%)
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Total Cost ($)
Case Study
Total Cost ($)
Take Rate (%)
Total Cost ($)
Take Rate (%)
Take Rate (%)
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Optimization Around Subscriber Density
Urban
Suburban
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0%
50%
100%
Take Rate
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Rural
0%
50%
100%
Take Rate
0%
50%
100%
Take Rate
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Converged Access Architectures:
Cost Effective Access Network Coverage
Wireline
Converged
Wireless
As little as a
3% cost
increase
(FTTH ->
FTTH/mobile)
New sub or
new mobile
site = add a
drop
Delivers
universal
connectivity
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Perfecting FTTH:
Cost Effective Design with the End in Mind - Summary
• The access network is undergoing a renaissance and fiber is at the heart
of it.
• Consumer demand is pulling for gigabit and fiber, major players are
deploying.
• The penetration of fiber to the end device is accelerating as consumers
demand ubiquitous, high-speed fixed line and mobile connectivity.
• Fixed and wireless build opportunities often dove-tail and the opportunity
for enormous savings is real.
• Some carriers are able to deploy at costs approaching parity to legacy
plant upgrades.
• Savvy carriers are planning for “what’s possible” rather than “what’s
necessary.” As such, many are willing to “break the mold” in the process.
• Solution optimization and maximized leveraging of capital are key to
improving the fiber business case: technology agencies, subscriber
density, take rates, installation rates and labor availability are primary
factors.
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Why Corning Optical Communications?
• 160 years of materials science
and process engineering
knowledge
Dedicated Engineering Services
group with 50+ engineers ready to
provide:
• 40+ years of telecom industry
expertise
• 24/7 technical support
• Field support
• Corning scientists invented the first
low-loss optical fiber in 1970
• ~10% of revenue invested in R&D
• System/network design
• Experienced system engineers
provide design support for any
• Corning’s patent portfolio ranked
1st
network application
• Global network of world-class
manufacturing facilities
• The most widely-deployed brand
of optical fiber in the world
• 1.5 billion km deployed worldwide
• Quality architecture ensures most
consistent, high-quality products
• Focus on continuous
improvement
in Industrial Materials on The Patent
Scorecard™ since 2007
• Product and market knowledge for
system upgrades/optimisation
• Problems solved through
innovation and engagement with
our customers
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Thank you!
Questions?
Jaime Espinosa
Market Development Manager, Integrators
USBN Carrier Networks
[email protected]