In a message written on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 05:03:52PM -0500, Jay Ashworth wrote:
From: "Leo Bicknell" <bicknell@ufp.org> Looks like $500-$700 in capex per residence is the current gold standard. Note that the major factor is the take rate; if there are two providers doing FTTH they are both going to max at about a 50% take rate. By having one provider, a 70-80% take rate can be driven.
I was seeing 700 to drop, and another 650 to hook up; is that 5-700 supposed to include an ONT?
I believe the $500-$700 would include an ONT, if required, but nothing beyond that. "Hook up" would include installing a home gateway, testing, setting up WiFi, installing TV boxes, etc. So in the model I advocate, the muni-network would have $500-$700/home to get fiber into the prem, and the L3-L7 service provider would truck roll a guy and supply the equipment that comprise another $500-$700 to turn up the customer. In Google Fiber's model they are both, so it's probably $1000-$1400 a home inclusive. $1400 @4% for 10 years is $14.17 a month per house passed. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/