Apr 13, 2023Confidential | Sckipio

G.FASTUltra Broadband for the Masses

Mileend Gadkari

VP Business Development

mileend@sckipio.com

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OVERVIEW• Introduction to Sckipio• The Telco Challenge• How G.fast Helps• Q&A

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SCKIPIO OVERVIEW• First company to focus solely on G.fast modems• Founded Jan 2012• $10 million funding to date (Series A)• Investors: Genesis, Gemini, Amiti, Aviv• 30+ people with over

– 200 years in combined telcom experience– 50 million devices installed– Worked with over 80 telcos globally

• Contributed over 20% of contributions to G.fast in ITU• Member of Celtic, BBF and ITU

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THE TELCO CHALLENGEWhat’s going on?

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TELCOS STILL LOSING SHARE

1.5MDifferenceper year

Source: Leichtman Research Aug 2014

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SATISFACTION* WITH CURRENT BROADBAND

* Those who are very satisfied in MDUSource: Broadband Communities 2014

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CABLE GETTING STRONGER

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TRAFFIC IS EXPLODING

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NIELSEN’S LAW

NIELSEN’S LAW OF INTERNET

BANDWIDTH

Summary: Users' bandwidth grows by 50% per year (10% less than Moore's Law).

10yr CAGR = 57x

The new law fits data from 1983 to 2014.

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GOVERNMENTSPUSHING 2020 INITIATIVES

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The Apps of the Future

4K UltraHD

Cloud services (back-up, Internet of Things, UGC, etc.)

Real time 2-way UltraHD video chat (social, telemedicine, distance learning)

1Gbps

Basic Internet (social, shopping, search, news, etc)

OTT Video (Netflix, 4K YouTube, etc.)

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BROADBAND IS LIFE SUPPORT

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NOT AN EASY PATH WITH THE CURRENT OPTIONS

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OPTIONS

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30A

FREQUENCY DRIVES SPEED

17A

Frequency

VDSLBandwidth

What’s needed to get to fast enough speeds

100Mbps

200Mbps

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DSLAMS ARE TOO FAR

Source: Ericsson 2009

800-1,000 meters away

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MOVING DSLAM COSTLY

Source: Ericsson 2009

TOO EXPENSIVE

•POWER ISSUES

•RIGHT OF WAY

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INFLEXIBLE UP/DOWNSTREAM

70%

30%

VDSL RATES ARE FIXED DUE TO FDD

Downstream Upstream

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CROSS TALK AT HIGH FREQUENCIES• Share binders – especially in MDU

• High frequencies make cross talk much worse

• Need vectoring

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VECTORING CHALLENGESWITH VDSL2

Vectoring 1 transmitter

Vectoring 1 Receivers

Massive coordination task

Crosstalk

Vectoring 2transmitter

Vectoring 2 Receivers

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VDSL TRAINING ISSUES• Poor OLR

• Slow retraining – especially when vectoring

• Can lose critical services like VoIP

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POOR CHOICE

• Short-lived and too limited

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POOR CHOICES

• Short-lived and too limited

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PROBLEM OF LAST 200 METERS

• Trenching on premises

• Installation scheduling

• Right of way issues

• Roll-out delays due to

capacity of installers

• Very expensive overall

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FTTH CONSIDERED COSTLY HASSLE

Source: Broadband Communities 2012

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TNO STUDY NETHERLANDS

100%

33%

FULL FTTH HYBRID FIBER/ G.FAST

799 Euros

268 Euros

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POOR CHOICES

• Short-lived and too limited • Too expensive with poor ROI

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SOLUTIONITU AND BROADBAND FORUM TO THE RESCUE

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ITU CREATES G.FAST

G.fast

The performance of fiber at the installation price of ADSL

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BASIC G.FAST/FTTdp CONCEPTVDSL800-1,000 meters30-80Mbps

G.Fast<250 meters1Gbps

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USES REVERSE POWERVDSL800-1,000 meters30-80Mbps

G.Fast<250 meters1GbpsREVERSE POWER

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REVERSE POWERING• Leverages existing PoE standards

– ETSI TM6 for reverse power feed aspects

• Compatible with POTS– Ringing voltage and G.fast reverse power

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DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS• MDU

• Single Family

• Cellular backhaul

• Business

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INTERNET MATTERS IN MDU

Source: Broadband Communities 2014

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MDU/MTU USE CASES

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SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS

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G.FAST & FTTdp ARCHITECTURE

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G.FAST BASICS• 1Gbps over copper wiring

• 2-106MHz of bandwidth

• Vectoring standard

• 250 meters or closer via distribution point

• Time division instead of frequency division

• Reverse powered

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G.FAST IS MORE THAN SPEED• Significantly lower cost versus FTTH

• Customer self-install

• Faster roll-out (no customer visit coordination)

• Flexible use-cases (wireless & business applications)

• Flexible asymmetry ratio (up:down ratio)

• Coexistent with legacy xDSL

• Much more robust, fiber level quality over copper

• Better power management: Lower power, remote power feeding

• Optimized performance with vectoring

• Path to double performance (up to 200Mhz)

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G.FAST MAKES BUSINESS SENSE

• G.fast cost saving >$650/customer*

• Zero touch maintenance

• Faster ROI & customer satisfaction

• G.fast cost saving >$650/customer*

• Zero touch maintenance

• Faster ROI & customer satisfaction

G.Fast Eliminates or Reduces

• Trenching time & labor costs• Stranded Capital: ONT/CPE• Powering equipment• In-home installs• Customer scheduling• MDU legal & rewiring issues• Large PON splitters• Deployment delays• Take rate issues

Benefits of G.Fast

* Recent analysis by TNO shows G.Fast is 1/3 cost of FTTH

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IMPROVED MANAGEMENT

DPU Management using the Persistent Management (PMA) Agent Architecture

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ROLE OF PMA• DPU power down – driven by CPE

• Over the top provisioning feasible

NOTE: WT-301 and WT-318 addressed at the BBF

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STATUS OF G.FAST• G.9700/G.9701 Recommendations consented Q4 2013

• 2,500 comments resolved already – released v2

• Goal resolve all remaining comments Q4 2014

• CELTIC expects field testing in Q4 2014

• BBF expects interop testing events in Jan 2015

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How does the world win?• A more prosperous world

• A healthier world

• A better educated world

• A smarter, more responsive world

• A more fun and enjoyable world

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THE VISION ISN’T BROADBAND

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IT’S ULTRA BROADBAND

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PASSION

Bring the full potential of the

Internet to billions

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW

THANK YOU!

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