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Copper switch-off: European experience and practical considerations

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  • Godlovitch, Ilsa
  • Kroon, Peter

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In the third quarter of 2020, WIK-Consult updated its previous study of 2018 on challenges and opportunities regarding the switch-off of copper telecommunication networks in Europe (and the consequent migration to fibre networks). For this review questionnaires and interviews with NRAs and stakeholders were organized in 10 relevant European countries. Conclusions consider possible implications for policy-makers and regulators. Since 2018, further progress towards copper switch-off has been made in Estonia and Sweden, which were already frontrunners. However, the pace of migration has still been slow in countries such as Spain and Portugal, even though fibre is widespread in these countries. Then there are countries with still limited fibre deployment like Germany, Poland and the UK where only recently attention shifted towards the investments required. France and the Netherlands have 'escaped' this last group as concrete plans have been implemented to achieve copper switch-off and fibre roll-out by the incumbents. In general, where FTTH has been widely deployed, considerable benefits could be gained by switching-off overlapping copper networks. For the operator these are reduced operational costs and an improved business case for its fibre roll-out and for the customer improved quality of service. Beneficial for the environment and society are the reduced CO2 emissions of fibre networks in relation to the data consumed. (...)

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  • Godlovitch, Ilsa & Kroon, Peter, 2020. "Copper switch-off: European experience and practical considerations," Study Series, WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste GmbH, number 251540.
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