Open Access Networking Clause Samples

Open Access Networking. (OAN) Opportunities‌ Open Access Networking (OAN) is emerging as an important solution to reduce overall access network investment costs and also reduce maintenance and operations. SODALES is fully committed to provide support to Open Access standards, and more specifically, to allow fully compatibility with bitstream Open Access, as this is the most cost-effective way to share telecom networks. The new horizontal network architecture leads to a re-structuring of the traditional telecommunications business model towards three commercially independent business areas:  The Network Owner of the passive network that provides the passive technology: e.g. empty conduits, fibre optics or copper wires, passive distributors.  The Network Operator that provides the active technology, operates the network, and conveys the services to the end customer.  The Services Provider who supplies and markets the services: telephony, Internet, TV, other added value services. In real world conditions network owner and network operator partner with one another. However there will be many Service Providers that can offer their product portfolio in parallel via the same network access to the end consumer. Dividing the business model horizontally allows other service providers to give their end- customers access to their portfolio. This extends the options open to end-customers. Competition emerges between the service providers and the new network access becomes more attractive to end customers. To the open-access network operator this means that, in comparison to the classical vertical business model, network utilization is increased significantly and financing is therefore easier and safeguarded. In the future it is also conceivable that a company could adopt several roles on the open access market. Therefore, in open access business relationships it is important that no discrimination is made as regards access between each of the business areas, or in another words no preferential treatment is accorded. The following figure shows the OAN model.