Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 3 March 2015 | Page 25

AT E C – F I B R E T O T H E H O M E ( F T T H ) FTTH – Where to from here? The Fibre to the Home (FTTH) market has exploded over the past year and every second ISP is trying to enter the market. Although possibly a lucrative business line, there are many pitfalls and obstacles to consider and overcome in order to become a world class FTTH provider. Atec fibresuburb have been in the market since 2004 with their first FTTH deployment in 2006. With a mixture of estates, hotels and business parks, we have been at the forefront of FTTH deployments as well as keeping up with and implementing new technologies. When considering implementing FTTH at your estate, here are a few things to consider: Why FTTH – Make sure you understand your needs and choose a provider that can deliver a future-proof solution that caters for all of them. If you want to run IPTV and high speed internet, make sure the technology can handle it and can be scaled in future when UHD or 4K TV’s becomes more readily available. • Which Service Provider – Choose an ISP that has a track record, a solid customer base and the credentials of rolling out various types of technologies such as GPON, point to point or any hybrid version that will cater for your needs. • Open Access or not? – Make sure any network that is installed at your estate is at least Open- Access-Ready. If the ISP closes down or provides terrible service, you want the ability to appoint another ISP that can at the least operate on the same network. • Increase resale value – A properly installed fibre network will increase the resale value of the properties. It minimises the risk of service down time due to copper theft, and allows centralised TV distribution which improves aesthetics as less satellite dishes are needed on the estate. Atec fibresuburb provides various models from owning, to renting to a financed type costing model, that allows us to customise a solution suitable to the customers needs and budget. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected] OR 086 11 22 832 fibresuburb ATEC, YOUR TECHNOLOGY PARTNER OF CHOICE.