Aantal Europese FTTH aansluitingen bedraagt 14 mln in 2012

European FTTH deployments to hit 14 mln in 2012 - study

FTTH deployments in Europe reached over 2.5 million homes in 2006, forecast to rise to over 14 million in 2012, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan. Several service providers across Europe have made commitments to deploy FTTN or FTTH networks in the next three to five years. In addition, the availability of gigabit passive optical networks technology has made such deployments more economically viable. However, DSL, which uses existing copper access networks to deliver broadband, is well entrenched i