Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

Katz, Raul L. “Ultrabroadband Investment Models.” IDATE Communications &
Strategies. Special issue – Ultrabroadband: The Next Stage In Communications
(2008). Print.

Abstract:
This paper explores why investment models might help explain different fiber deployment patterns, thereby conditioning the path to telecommunications-based ultrabroadband. The delivery of ultrabroadband to the residential market requires additional infrastructure investments beyond Fiber to the Home (FTTH). However, since FTTH is the path to delivering telecommunications-based ultrabroadband, fiber deployment could indicate which geographies would benefit from the new service in the long run.