Laure de la Raudière, president of the Telecommunications Authority (Arcep), sees a slowdown.concerned with fiber deployment rates in medium dense areas (Amii) and dense areas“. Operators have delayed their investment efforts in less densely populated areas (RIP) implemented by local authorities. However, without complete fiber coverage of subscribers, there will be no disconnection of the copper network. The countdown is still on by Orange. Marketing of copper-based services, particularly ADSL, will cease in 2026 and the network is due to be decommissioned in 2030. Then the fiber optic network will take over. At least in theory.
“Arcep validates copper network closure batches. We may ask Orange not to block certain lots if they are not sufficiently covered by fibre“, the president of Arcep insists. But Orange has made the closure of the copper network one of its priorities, primarily due to cost concerns. The fewer ADSL subscribers, the higher the service cost per subscriber. Then, based on ecological considerations. running two fixed networks is a distraction, especially since copper consumes at least three times as much electricity as fiber. The economic equation is likely to turn unfavorable for Orange very quickly. However, it is the incumbent operator that is at the forefront of deploying fiber to dense areas, and Amii is in the crosshairs of Arcep’s boss.
More than 400,000 subscribers are concerned
“A well-constructed and well-operated fiber network is required to encapsulate copperLaure de la Raudière claims. However, Arcep estimates that 2% of deployed fiber lines have a higher than average incident. However, the industry players have committed to carry out the necessary works to restore the networks. Thus, Altitude will occupy more than 70 aggregation points by 2024, mainly in Esson and Calvados, representing 30,000 lines and XP Fibre, 900 aggregation points representing 400,000 lines.
Capturing existing installations is in addition to ongoing deployments and new customer onboarding. “50% of fixed subscribers have switched to fibre, this means there is still 50% to installrecalls Laure de la Raudière. And then, it will be necessary to manage the customers who will change the operator“. Therefore, action plans must be developed to guarantee the proper payment of the network. “Subcontractors working for operators must also have the means to carry out the work in good safety conditions while guaranteeing the quality of operation. This raises the issue of value sharing between subcontractors and principals“Adds the head of Arcep, who relies on labeling approval of subcontractors.
Source: Le Figaro
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