Power Utilities and FTTH: Focus on the FTTH strategies of key utility players across the world

May 2020 | 30 pages | ID: P6B13CD7E3B7EN
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Abstracts

Utility players are investing massively in full-fibre infrastructure. Why? What are the incentives to enter these specific markets and to diversify their activities ?

This report analyses five specific case studies of energy companies fully involved in FTTH markets in their home country.

These five cases serve to understand the diversification of their core business and provide insights to other power utilities considering if, and how, to diversify their business model.

The report offers a detailed perspective of player strategies in five countries.

• Denmark: Waoo
• Iceland: Lj?slei?arinn (Reykjavik Fibre Network)
• Ireland: SIRO
• Italy: Open Fiber
• United States: EPB

The analysis explores how each player is responding strategically to the changing landscape.

Based on this detailed one-by-one study, a synthesis of best practices is then made, extracting the key messages of the main business models implemented.

Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. POWER UTILITIES: GENERAL OVERVIEW

3. HOW TO MONETISE POWER UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE? – A PALETTE OF FIVE REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

3.1. USA
  3.1.1. Country Overview
  3.1.2. Case study: EPB
3.2. Iceland
  3.2.1. Country Overview
  3.2.2. Case study: Reykjavik Fiber Network (RFN)
3.3. Denmark
  3.3.1. Country Overview
  3.3.2. Case study: Waoo
3.4. Italy
  3.4.1. Country Overview
  3.4.2. Case study: Enel/Open Fiber
3.5. Ireland
  3.5.1. Country Overview
  3.5.2. Case study: SIRO

4. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

4.1. Power utilities that implement FTTH solutions are part of an ecosystem
4.2. Now is a good time for power utilities to diversify their core business and implement FTTH solutions
4.3. The strategies of the main utility player engaged in fiber business

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

2. Power utilities: general overview
  Figure 1: Map of current main FTTH initiatives taken by utility companies
  Figure 2: Main FTTH activity by power utilities in the world
3. How to monetise power utilities infrastructure?
3.1. USA
  Figure 3: Current state of FTTx subscriptions in USA, September 2019
  Figure 4: FTTH/B coverage in USA, 2015-2018
3.2. ICELAND
  Figure 5: Current state of FTTx subscriptions in Iceland, June 2019
  Figure 6: FTTP coverage in Iceland, 2015-2018
  Figure 7: Share of urban and rural households in Iceland, in 2018
  Figure 8: Two wholesale players providing fibre infrastructure to multiple ISPs
  Figure 9 : Reykjavik Fibre Network (RFN) connected homes (2009-2019)
  Figure 10: Reykjavik Fibre Network (RFN) revenue, 2018 and 2019
  Figure 11: From independant ducting infrastructures (until 2017) to collaborative projects with Mila
3.3. DENMARK
  Figure 12: Current state of FTTx subscriptions in Denmark, June 2019
  Figure 13: FTTH/B coverage in Denmark, 2015-2018
  Figure 14: Share of urban and rural households in Denmark, in 2018
  Figure 15: Waoo FTTH/B homes passed
3.4. ITALY
  Figure 16: Current state of FTTx subscriptions in Italy, June 2019
  Figure 17: FTTH/B coverage in Italy, 2015-2018
  Figure 18: Share of urban and rural households in Italy, in 2018
  Figure 19: Open Fiber FTTH/B homes passed
3.5. IRELAND
  Figure 20: Current state of FTTx subscription in Ireland, June 2019
  Figure 21: FTTP coverage in Ireland, 2015-2018
  Figure 22: Share of urban and rural households in Ireland, in 2018
  Figure 23: SIRO residential retail partners, 2020
  Figure 24: SIRO number of homes passed (June 2017 to December 2019)