Fibre to Europe

Opening address

Keynote session

The New European Commission Broadband Strategy and Future Challenges

Telecommunications is one of Europe 's most important and vibrant sectors, with annual revenues of €290 billion. Providing over 4% of the European population with employment in communications, fibre projects have a place in recovery of the economic landscape. Hear in this session how the European Commission foresees challenges and impacts around:

•  The new broadband strategy: What will it look like?

•  Economic and investment impacts of fibre projects

•  Current strategic regulations and their impact on fibre deployment

•  Meeting the needs of the European end-user in a digital information age

Session 2

Taking Your Life to New Horizons

The FTTH Council Europe believes that the development and deployment of fibre based broadband access networks will enhance the quality of life for European citizens. He is currently leading the FTTx products line at ECI Telecom. He is bringing over 14 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and semiconductor. In this session you will hear:

• FTTH Worldwide: Global Ranking and Analysis

• FTTH in Europe: market status

• Analysis of situation in Eastern Europe

• Analysis of situation in European “FTTH Countries”

• Discussion for reasons why Europe is lagging behind

• Market Forecast for FTTH

Peleg Erlich, Member, Board of Directors, FTTH Council Europe.

Session 3

Fibre Optic Network Projects for the Future in Partnership

Swisscom is building the fibre-optic broadband network of the future. Now fibre-optic cables have been laid to neighbourhoods (fibre to the node) and to large companies (fibre to the office), residential customers and SMEs are next in line. In this case-study hear how you can achieve:

•  Network technology as a driver for competition in the high speed world

•  Quick uptake in the business world

•  Fibre infrastructure in a partnership model

•  Project deliverables in a partnership

Session 4

Delivering benefits from fibre roll-outs: a UK perspective

Analysys Mason has recently completed a project for a UK regional development agency to identify the next generation broadband projects that can produce greatest economic benefit for local communities. This session will cover the key issues in creating high value broadband applications, including:

•  Aims and concerns of community stakeholders

•  Potential sources of project funding

• Fibre applications that deliver greatest value for end-users

Andrew Daly, Consultant, Analysys Mason

Panel discussion

The Connected European through Innovation in Fibre Delivery

Join these leading strategists to talk about how fibre can best move forward into the deploying fibre to Europe . Discuss with the multi-national panel your concerns and challenges in an open forum designed to inspire innovative connection with fibre. The panellists include:

•  Andrew Daly, Consultant, Analysys Mason

•  Matjaz Pogacnik, Chief, Network Development, Telekom Slovenjie , Slovenia

•  Frank Mather, Analysis and Policy Planning, Directorate General Information Society, European Commission

Session 6

Infrastructure Strategy and Project Risk

Telekom Slovenije has embarked upon a fibre build programme ‘F2' that aims to achieve coverage of 70% of the population by 2015. The programme is a key part of Telekom Slovenije's strategy to compete with new entrants and cable operators. Estimated cost of F2 is EUR450 million which is being part-funded by a EUR100 million loan from the European Investment Bank – the loan is also being used to fund xDSL and WiMAX rollout to areas beyond the FTTH coverage.

•  Creating opportunity for investment

•  Delivering the infrastructure required for programme success

•  Getting the deployment strategy right to minimise risk