IP Democracy: FTTH in Europe

Courtesy of the ITU Strategy Unit and Policy Newslog, this study by European consulting firm IDate showing the status of fiber-to-the-home deployment in Europe.

The study, commissioned by the European Fiber-to-the-Home Council, shows the status of fiber-based communications across the continent.

By the end of June 2005, there were approximately 646 570 FTTx subscribers in EU 181 and roughly 2.51 millions Homes/Building passed showing a penetration rate of 25.8%. Compared to mid June 2004 this represents a growth of 18% for subscribers and 28% for Homes/Building passed. There are still no major deployments in the 10 new members and we should also notice that nearly 97% of these FTTx Subscribers are concentrated in 5 countries (Sweden, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway).

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on February 5, 2006 3:14 PM to IP Democracy