In the wake of Google Access CEO Craig Barratt’s “goodbye Access” post on the Google Fiber blog yesterday, there are papers left, right and center predicting the end of Google Fiber. Barratt’s post tries to sound upbeat, but in essence
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Edge datacenters will require denser fiber networks
Yesterday I was at the Datacloud Congress in Monaco, where I had the opportunity to chair a session about the latest trends regarding dark fiber in Europe. The event is a must-go in the field of datacenters and cloud computing,
The Verdict is In: FTTH Wins
A few weeks ago I published a piece entitled Calling Fiber by its Name. Based on a decision by French authorities, operators offering coaxial (FTTLA) or copper (VDSL) fiber based products can still use the word Fiber in their
Calling Fibre by its Name
From a technology standpoint, the various flavours of next generation networks connecting the home have pretty clear distinctions: FTTH, FTTB, FTTC, etc. may sound barbaric to the layman but they have exact definitions. From a marketing standpoint though, it no
Electricity and Fiber: A Match Made in Heaven?
The recent announcement by national electrical company ENEL that it intends to deploy Fiber to the Home to most Italian homes has created a lot of noise and tension in the Italian market, and deservedly so. It is a very
The Impact of Market Structure on Broadband Profitability
In the last few years, Diffraction Analysis has been vocal about the virtues of structural separation. It’s not because we’re getting paid to push that view (we’re not, sadly for us) or because we think vertically integrated markets are unfair
Time to think about switching that copper off?
Earlier this week, a short article on Total Telecom was widely distributed in broadband circles. Entitled Portugal Telecom Selling Off Its Copper it outlines how, now that Portugal Telecom has reached a critical mass of fiber to the home customers,
Is Google Fiber (Finally) Changing the Broadband Game ?
Past my initial enthusiasm all these years ago, I’ve always been a bit of a Google Fiber skeptic. The long-term impact of Google Fiber on the US Broadband market is often (in my opinion) over-rated, as AT&T’s flat CAPEX lines
Are fixed networks obsolete in the Smart City era?
Every day we read articles describing how wireless sensor networks will drive change in cities all around the world, bringing connectivity to street furniture, vehicles, utility networks and so on… In particular numerous Smart City enthusiasts regularly praise low power
THD Seine = RIP ?
The French Fiber PPPs are called RIP, Réseau d’Initiative Publique (Public Initiative Network). An unfortunate acronym, perhaps, considering the largest one of these seems to be in big big trouble. THD Seine is the largest such network in Europe, with