The report predicts that some variant of fibre – be it Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH), Fibre-To-The-Premises (FTTP) or Fibre-To-The-Building (FTTB) – will be used by 59 percent of fixed broadband subscribers globally by 2025. In total, fibre-based connections (FTTH/P/B) are expected to grow by 51 percent and FTTC/VDSL by 28 percent between 2018 and 2025. In the same period, ADSL-based connections are forecast to drop by 39 percent, said the study.
In terms of countries, 89 percent of the predicted 1.2 billion subscribers in 2025 will come from the current top 30 broadband markets. Fixed broadband adoption in these top 30 markets is expected to grow by 22 percent between 2018 and 2025, with developing economies in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Mexico likely to see the highest growth in this period. Global adoption, including the rest of the world, is forecast to grow by 24 percent, added the report.
