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

Table 6

FTTH (PON) architecture components by category.

Cost categories	Costs
Equipment costs	(1) OLT (ports and chassis); (2) splitter (primary split); (3) splitter (secondary split); (4) ONU; (5) fiber modem; (6) optical repeater.
Installation costs (Equip.)	(1) OLT (ports and chassis); (2) splitter (primary split and secondary split); (3) ONU and CPE; (4) optical repeater.
Housing costs	Cost of building remote nodes—splitter cabinet/closures (secondary split). The cost for building the CO is not included.
Civil works (Labor )	Cost of the labor required and include (1) trenching costs (digging and ducting costs) of feeder and distribution plant; (2) cable installation—pulling (cable not included) the cable on the feeder and distribution plant.
Cable costs	Cost of the necessary fiber optics (installation not included). Include the fiber cable required for the feeder and distribution plant.