Strange Dynamics in the UK FTTx Market

The UK has been a market of particular interest for me in the last few months, partly because as I noted in a previous post, we have seen a lot more private initatives in FTTH there than in most

FTTH Council Europe Conference Take-Aways

The Diffraction Analysis Booth

It's been a little over a week since the 2012 edition of the FTTH Council Europe conference ended in Munich. It's been the most attended of the Council's conferences ever,

So this is what 1 Gbps feels like…

Firebrand is trialling 1 Gbps service in Bournemouth over City Fiber Holdings' network. This is what a speedtest on that network looks

Things to expect from the Munich FTTH Council Conference

I'm getty pretty excited at the approach of the Munich FTTH Council Conference on February 14-16th. The first reason is the keynote speech. To be honest, the keynote speakers in previous years (with the exception of Carlota Perez) had failed

Boosting copper: necessary and dangerous

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Google expands from KCK to KCM !

In a way, it's like these long waits for the bus when nothing is coming, and you grow really impatient

Fujitsu, Virgin and Talk Talk rock BT’s boat

(Note: whenever I mention BT in this post, I mean the BT group, including openreach, wholesale and retail)

Incumbents are facing

Is Telefonica finally getting serious about FTTH ?

I've often said and written that Spain was one of the markets that would be the latest in seeing FTTH become a reality.

Milan FTTH 2011 is behind us…

I just got back from Milan last Friday, after four super-hectic days.

There's little doubt that this was the most successful of the European FTTH Council Conferences, not just in number of attendees (more than 3000 apparently) but in terms

Milan FTTH Conference Wrap-Up

I just got back from Milan last Friday, after four super-hectic days.

There’s little doubt that this was the most successful of the European FTTH Council Conferences, not just in number of attendees (more than 3000 apparently) but in terms