Monday, September 21, 2020

Latest FTTH Stats from A.D. Little

As a rule, the countries with the highest fiber to home levels tend to be small city-states or  smaller countries. But among the top-10 globally are several medium-sized countries as well, A.D. Little reports. 


source: A.D. Little 


As always, there is a difference between making a product available and propensity to buy. Take rates may hinge on competition in each market, government support and regulatory framework. Faster deployment arguably is possible with wholesale models where all retail internet service providers use one physical network.


source: A.D. Little


The choice of physical media, measured here, is important, but an incomplete indicator of bandwidth. There was a time when FTTH meant 10 Mbps speeds. These days, speeds can be almost arbitrarily high. 



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