Table 3: selected Operators Investment Plans for ICT Infrastructure and National Stimulus Plans Country Announced Date Investment Goals and Targets Speeds EUR 780m (US$ 1,130m) Full conversion of core to NGN started in 2004; to be completed by 2012 Telekom Austria 20 Mbps 2004 Austria Australia Government 2008 US$ 3 bn Fibre all the way to the premises for 90% Australians 100 Mbps Australia Telstra Nov 2005 AU$ 10 bn IP core network by 2007-2010 for 90% HHs in 8 yrs 100 Mbps High-speed Broadway project for IP/MPLS network 2008-12 for 80% homes 100 Mbps Belgium Belgacom 2007 647m EUR CAD 225m (US$ 211m) BB coverage for unserved rural & remote communities over 3 years N/A Canada Government Jan 2009 20 Mbps 20 Mbps 100 Mbps TDC will establish NGN single IP-based network for 75% HHs 2009, 90% HHs 2010, 75% HHs 2010 Denmark TDC 2006 N/A 1 Mbps 2010; 100 EUR 200m (US$ 291m) in PPP Extending ultra-fast broadband for 100% HHs by 2016 Finland Government Sept 2008 Mbps 2016 France Government N/A Access to BB by 2010; mobile broadband by 2012 for all N/A EUR 3-4.5 bn (US$ 4-6.6 bn) France Telecom Jan 2006 1m HHs passed with fi bre in 2008; 4m HHs passed in 2012 N/A France by 2012 EUR 1 bn (US$ 1.46 bn) 100% coverage of high-speed Internet by 2010, focusing on rural communities European Commission N/A Nov 2008 EU EUR 150m (US$ 219 m) Nationwide capable BB access no later than end 2010. 2010- unserved areas. By 2014, 75% HHs broadband Target 50 Mbps Germany Government 2009 EUR 3 bn (US$4.4 bn) PSTN to be fully substituted by 2010 VDSL & HDTV for 30% HHs with 50 Mbps 50 Mbps VDSL and FTTC Deutsche Telekom 2005 Germany 2.1 bn EUR (US$ 3 bn) Tender for fi bre network roll-out for seven years from 2009/2010 100 Mbps FTTH/B Greece Government Sept 2008 EUR 223m (US$ 318m) Universal broadband coverage by Sept 2010 1.2 Mbps Ireland Government 2009 EUR 60m upgrade Migrate NGN core network and deploy fi bre network in towns 1-24 Mbps Ireland Eircom 2006 EUR 60m over Migration of access network to NGN for 98.5% population broadband 5.2% fi bre 2009 4 -100 Mbps Italy Telecom Italia 2006 2007-2017 Sept 2008 April 2009 Y 37.1 billion (US$ 395 m) ITS, improving IT infrastructure, training IT staff & new industries, with BB roll-out to rural areas Japan Government N/A 38 Confronting the Crisis: ICT Stimulus Plans for Economic Growth