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Zettabytes vices to end users or extend their fiber assets to provide backhaul for outdoor small cells. And as investment interest grows from non-traditional fiber in- vestors, “we can anticipate shared infrastructure to play a more promi- nent role in last mile fiber access,” says Deloitte. Just as wireless providers first built and maintained their own towers but then switched to a shared asset model (with tower companies providing a mecha- nism for wireless carriers to share the physical infrastructure), the same opportunity may apply to deep fiber. “Treating fiber as a real estate investment leased to multiple carriers to maximize asset utilization can provide a mechanism for carriers to poten- tially reduce operational costs and help minimize capital require- ments,” said Deloitte. The higher asset utilizations also provide any potential outside investors with more attractive returns. This sharing economy trend is already gaining traction in Eu- rope. Preliminary talks recently took place between Vodafone and BT Group Plc in the U.K. – where full-fiber coverage sits at 2 percent – that reportedly may lead to sharing the costs of fiber buildouts. A big proponent of the strategy, Vodafone has entered similar-type deals in Spain and Portugal, where fiber is directly available to more than 70 percent of buildings. “How the United States in- spires the next round of network infrastructure investment will likely determine whether it continues to lead the world in even greater inno- vation,” concludes Deloitte, “getting more people connected to faster networks, and bringing them the content they need at prices they can afford.” o Source: Deloitte analysis of company reports Ne Can Datacen Source: 451 Re What are the Aging i Increas From t Increa R N R Nee Uptim Increasing I/O R Need f Automation/ Increase R Source: 451 Research Technology Priorities for IoT Initiatives 2016 Average OPEX to CAPEX ratios Wireless Cable Wireline 2.7X 3.8X 5.2X loT Security loT Infrastructure Equipment loT Applications Big Data Analytics for loT IT Staff to Support loT loT Network Edge/Perimeter Aligning Corporate Policies loT Storage Aligning loT Across Multiple IT Groups Other 57% 44% 42% 40% 26% 25% 25% 19% 14% 4% Whic h of the following technologies or processe s are high priorities for your organ ization to deploy in 2017 for your IoT initia tives? Changes to IT Resources as a Result of loT Projects Over the next 12 months does your organization plan to make changes in netcarrier ™ telecom Join us in Austin, Texas! To set up a meeting connect@netcarrier.com Connect, Collaborate, Communicate NetCarrier nCloud September - October, 2017 | Channel Vision 39