Peter Ludin, Vice-President EMEA Telecom Solutions, Draka Communications Demands of a modern network, how to balance network quality & costs, creating value through innovation and current & future innovations in the passive layer.

1. “The Spirit of Innovation”
Draka Communications
Peter Ludin
Draka Communications | Telecom Solutions
Vice‐President Sales
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2. Who we are
Publically listed company:
Revenue of € 2 billion (2009)
Draka is one of the largest cable
manufacturers in the world and the
leading OFC manufacturer in Europe.
Headquarters in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Global presence:
68 factories, sales and support
offices in 32 countries. Over 9,400
Revenue split: per group employees in Europe, the Americas,
geographical region Australia and Asia.
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3. “The Spirit of Innovation”
Peter Ludin, Draka Communications
1 The impact of the Digital Age
What are the demands of a modern network?
Network operators dilemma
2 How to balance network quality & costs
The Power of Innovation
3 Creating Value through innovation
The proof is in the pudding
4 Current & future innovations in the passive layer
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4. Impact of the Digital Age
…. on society
Communication in the digital age comes in
the form of voice, email, text, photos,
video, web‐links, and numerous social
networking platforms.
These new forms of digital
communications affect us as individuals
and influences the functioning of our total
social interactions. Societal opinions are no
Social Media Landscape longer formed from print, TV & radio, but
rather spread across the internet in
moments through peer to peer platforms.
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5. Impact of the Digital Age
….on our daily life and behaviour
Modern life without these forms of communication is almost unthinkable.
Expectations are for uninterrupted, high quality, always available services. There is
a complete dependence by individuals and society on the digital infrastructure.
So, individuals, society and daily life expect:
100% Flawless Telecom Services
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6. Network operators dilemma
How to balance network quality & costs
Network operators are cost driven:
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)
The one‐time costs that are involved to deploy
a new Telecom network infrastructure
Operational Expenditure (OPEX)
The recurring costs to operate the new
Telecom network infrastructure, including
maintenance, repair and control costs
Focus on Total
Cost of Ownership
(TCO)
Value chain
[Project
[Cable] [Connectivity] [Engineering] [Installation] [Civil Works] [Finance]
Management]
4 % 13 % 7 % 10 % 38 % 23 % 5 %
of CAPEX of CAPEX of CAPEX of CAPEX of CAPEX of CAPEX of CAPEX
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7. ‘Power of Innovation’
Network layers
Flawless services
1. New & Exciting applications that
require high bandwidth will drive
Service demand.
Layer
Minimum latency 2. Improvements in performance of
(time delay) & active equipment along with cost
Active Layer large bandwidth reductions allow for more efficient
OPEX.
Passive Layer Foundation with 3. Innovations in passive network
extreme reliability make deployments more
& lifetime effective while reducing the
CAPEX and OPEX.
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8. ‘Power of Innovation’
Innovations on the Service Layer
Service
Layer
Active Layer
New & exciting applications that require high bandwidth will
drive demand.
Passive Layer
VoIP ‐ Telephony
eHealth –
teleMedicine
Real‐time
teleconferencing
Cloud computing
Video‐on‐demand
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9. ‘Power of Innovation’
Innovations on the Active Layer
Service
Layer
Active Layer
Improvements in performance of active equipment along with
cost reductions allow for more efficient OPEX and sometimes
Passive Layer even reductions in CAPEX.
DWDM PON Systems put together multiple
signals and send them at the same time along a
fiber, with transmissions taking place at different
wavelengths.
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10. ‘Power of Innovation’
Innovations on the Passive Layer
Service
Layer
Active Layer
The latest fiber innovation: BendBrightXS 200μm enables
production of a high fiber count cable with an outer
Passive Layer diameter of less then 16mm with more than 696 fibers.
Reduction of Total
Optical fibers Cost of Ownership
+ (TCO)
Optical fiber cables
Innovative Cable Solutions
Innovative Fiber Technology
“Creating customer value through innovation”
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11. ‘Power of Innovation’
Innovations on the Passive Layer
Service
Layer
Active Layer
Innovations in passive network make deployments more
effective while reducing the CAPEX and OPEX.
Passive Layer
Reduction of Total
Optical fibers Cost of Ownership
Optical fiber cables (TCO)
Connectivity Products
Telecom Tools
Network Design Software
+
Draka SmartDrawXS technique
Innovative Passive Layer Solutions
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12. ‘Power of Innovation’
Innovations on the Passive Layer
Service
Layer
Active Layer
Innovations in passive network make deployments more
effective while reducing the CAPEX and OPEX.
Passive Layer
Optical fiber cables Reduction of Total
Cost of Ownership
Connectivity Products
Network Engineering
(TCO)
FTTH . . .
Project Management
Network Installation +
Civil Works
Turn‐key Solutions
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13. Thank you for your attention
www.draka.com/communications
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