AN ENGINEERING COST AND POLICY ANALYSIS OF INTRODUCING FIBER INTO THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBER LOOP

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter presents an analysis of the principal engineering and economic issues that have emerged as telephone companies consider rewiring nation's residences with fiber optics. Assuming significant future reductions in component costs, running optic to home is likely remain more expensive than copper, where current loop plant costs are roughly $920 per subscriber. To realize introduction a Integrated Broadband Networks (IBN), it must be justified on basis additional revenue producing services, such delivery entertainment video. Fiber network capable providing both voice video services can constructed for $1800 $2500 passed. Future developments microelectronics, lasers, photodetectors, powering architectures will greatly influence economics evolution.