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. 2022 Dec 12;82(2):211–227. doi: 10.1007/s11235-022-00971-6

Table 3.

Cost calculation (OPEX)

Equipment Annual operation cost (€)
VDSL G.Fast FTTH
OPEX
Cabinets 13,230 6930
Distribution center 5145 2364 2364
Year Existing Copper cable (€) Duct and fiber (€) Cabinets (€) DSLAM equipment* (€) Distribution center**(€) Batteries, cooling system (€)
Maintenance cost
2020 872.87 365.19 533.71 1085.75 485.73
2021 872.87 719.64 1053.59 2088.42 952.92
2022 872.87 709,29 1040.01 2011.30 935.74 4250
2023 872.87 699.30 1026.69 1939.74 919.77
2024 872.87 689.68 1013.64 2858.71 1385.45 4250
2025 872.87 680.41 1000.86 3648.97 1817.81
2026 872.87 671.49 988.37 3470.01 1773.66 4250
2027 872.87 662.93 976.16 3305.97 1733.21
2028 872.87 652.72 964.27 3155.76 1696.18 4250
2029 872.87 646.86 952.69 3018.29 1662.33
2030 872.87 639.35 941.46 2892.96 1631.43 4250
2031 872.87 1349.70 930.59 2778.69 2410.59
2032 872.87 1994.35 920.12 2674.86 3085.12 4250
2033 872.87 1926.50 910.08 2580.82 2969
2034 872.87 1863.52 900.50 2496.01 2869.17 4250
2035 872.87 1805.33 891.40 2419.90 2782.31
2036 872.87 1751.95 882.84 2352.01 2707.55 4250
2037 872.87 1703.47 874.84 2291.88 2643.68
2038 872.87 1660.08 867.43 2239.05 2589.70 4250
2039 872.87 1621.98 860.63 2193.06 2544.72
2040 872.87 1589.38 854.47 2153.427 2503.25 4250

DC distribution center, OCR optical consolitation rack, ODF optical distribution frame, OLT optical line termination, SFP small form-factor pluggable

*Including DSLAM, control-service board,fiber patch cord, SFP, ODF, filtered reglets

**Including OCR rack, OLT, OLT cards, switch, patch-cord