ACCESS NETWORKS EVOLUTION AND PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION - EURESCOM-PROJECT-306

This article describes the achievements, from Brs perspective, of the EURESCOM (European Institute for Research and Strategic Studies in Tel ecommunications) Project 306 - 'Access Networks Evolution and Preparat ion for Implementation:, which investigated fibre in the loop in non-g reen-field situations. The need for collaboration is explained and hou r the project has worked towards achieving common agreement on a broad range of access network issues. The implications of this work on furt her collaboration are explored.