ics for HFC DSL in more locations throughout the network, and a higher density drives up costs. Deployment of broadband networks capable of delivering the triple-play services (TV, Internet and voice telephony) may mean that for fibre-based local loops, fibre will be placed deeper into the access network, closer to the premises. The service providers' decision as to where to place the electronics and terminate the fibre will have a major impact on how the network is costed. Pioneering countries like South Korea are installing fibre closer to the customer - within less than a kilometre via fibre-to-the-curb/cabinet/basement - and using copper INFRASTRUCTURE TO 2030: TELECOM, LAND TRANSPORT, WATER AND ELECTRICITY - ISBN 92-64-02398-4 © OECD 2006 2. TELECOMS INFRASTRUCTURE TO 2030 Table 2.13. Deployment installation costs for local loop fibre pure and hybrid schemes, USA, April 2005 Fibre deployment to premises, FTTP (FTTH, FTTO) Passive optical network Active optical network Maximum copper length Minimum estimated bandwidth 62.5 Mbps 62.5 Mbps Assumed take-up rate Cost per Subscriber USD 7 104 USD 3 970 Cost per Subscriber, home passed USD 2 802 USD 1 782 Hybrid Fibre and Coax from remote cabinet Non-hardened remote DSLAM Hardened remote DSLAM Serving area interface, SAI deployment or fibre (digital subscriber line access to the node, FTTN 5 000 feet from remote cabinet module) via 20-Mbps ADSL2+ Maximum copper length 5 504 ft 5 400 ft Minimum estimated bandwidth 16 Mbps 16 Mbps Assumed take-up rate Cost per Subscriber USD 668 USD 496 Cost per Subscriber, home passed USD 169 USD 114 Hybrid Fibre and Coax - fibre to the curb (FTTC) Non-hardened remote DSLAM Hardened remote DSLAM then coax to premises, home or office Maximum copper length 900 ft 900 ft Minimum estimated bandwidth 35 Mbps 35 Mbps Assumed take-up rate Cost per Subscriber USD 2 382 USD 1 778 Cost per Subscriber, home passed USD 953 USD 758 Mark Labbé, "Laying the Fiber: A Detailed Cost Analysis - Plan to reuse and adapt infrastructure as fiber evolves t