Research Article

Infrastructure Sharing as an Opportunity to Promote Competition in Local Access Networks

Table 12

General economic results: FTTH(PON).

IndicatorRegion 1Region 2
Scenario 9Scenario 11Scenario 10Scenario 12
Operator 1Operator 2Operator 3Operator 1Operator 2Operator 3

Type of operatorIncumbent New entrant Incumbent New entrant
Payback period5> Study Period> Study Period> Study Period
Payback period (DCF)5> Study Period> Study Period> Study Period
NPV—year 1023.525.114 €77.930.761 €2.891.438 €74.554.064 €
IRR42.60%−15.42%−2.69%−35.24%
Cost per subsc. Y1 (CAPEX+OPEX)3.037 €92.052 €14.331 €3.494.104 €
Cost per subsc Yn (CAPEX+OPEX)102 €225 €68 €234 €
Total 10-year cumulative CAPEX17.024.848 €108.287.583 €6.617.710 €81.922.300 €
Total 10-year cumulative OPEX8.630.924 €7.914.193 €892.505 €2.920.012 €