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Research and Markets: Copper Decommissioning: Costs and Benefits for Operators
[December 11, 2014]

Research and Markets: Copper Decommissioning: Costs and Benefits for Operators


Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lc3jq3/copper) has announced the addition of the "Copper Decommissioning: Costs and Benefits for Operators" report to their offering.

Copper network decommissioning is becoming an increasingly significant topic as operators seek to replace legacy infrastructure with fibre and wireless alternatives. A number of operators are already proceeding with the process, which enables us to compare their different approaches.

This Viewpoint provides:

  • Numerical analysis of the potential revenue benefits for operators from extracting and selling copper infrastructure and selling property that is no longer required after coppr decommissioning
  • An examination of the costs involved
  • Case studies of the copper decommissioning strategies of Bezeq, MGTS, NBN Co, Telstra (News - Alert) and Verizon.



This report provides a series of case studies on operator strategies for decommissioning their copper networks, and considers the costs and revenue associated with this.

  • It covers operators in four countries (Australia, Israel, Russia and the USA).
  • The report details a number of elements related to copper decommissioning for each of the operators:
  • Expected timeline and progress made so far
  • An assessment of increased revenue potential for example, from selling exchange equipment and copper and upselling customers to new products
  • An assessment of the potential for reduced costs for example, lower opex costs for FTTH networks than for DSL
  • Potential barriers for example, regulatory limits and customer willingness.
  • For the purposes of this report, decommissioning includes either the entirety of the local loop or, as in the case of FTTC roll-outs, the E-side from exchange to street cabinet. We consider cases where copper is decommissioned in favour of both FTTx and wireless technologies.

Companies Mentioned


  • Bezeq (Israel)
  • MGTS (Moscow, Russia)
  • NBN Co (Australia)
  • Telstra (Australia)
  • Verizon (News - Alert) (USA)

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lc3jq3/copper


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