Altice has drawn significant attention from the French telecom world since it announced 3 months ago that it would deploy fiber throughout France without public subsidies. The unexpected pledge brought further uncertainty to a national broadband plan struggling to
Is Free about to launch 10Gb/s offers in France ?
Before we get into this, let me make one thing clear: this article is pure speculation. We have no insider information about this, neither have we talked to anyone inside Free about it. It’s very likely we’re wrong. But
FTTH Consumer Experience in Europe
This is the last webinar of a series of four presenting the results of a 3 country study into FTTH attitudes and perception. This final installment puts in perspective the results from the three countries and examines the impact of
FTTH Consumer Experience in France
This is the third webinar of a series of four presenting the results of a 3 country study into FTTH attitudes and perception. This third installment presents the results of the French study. The study was undertaken in collaboration with
Table Ronde du G9+ le 24 Juin
(Apologies for non-French speakers but since this is an announcement for a French event in French, it didn’t seem to make much sense writing it in English.)
Le 24 Juin, le G9+, un Think Tank formé d’anciens
Net Neutrality Debate à la Française
Since the recent (and thankfully short lived) decision by Free to block Google’s advertising content for users of their set-top box, the French net (from government to activists) has been abuzz. Even the international tech press has commented on what
Promises, promises
Well, looks like I overpromised on my blogging. I had all these great plans for last week, and then real life and (thankfully) real work hit me in the chest like a sledgehammer.
As some of you may be aware,
Orange takes the lead on FTTH, Free and SFR pare down TV Distribution
Late last week, French regulator ARCEP published the latest numbers for French FTTH. They’re not looking particularly sexy in terms of acquisition. Not that this comes as a surprise, considering how little marketing and sales action has been happening. However,
Bouygues Telecom to serve THD92 customers
THD92 is the largest Public-Private Partnership in fiber broadband deployment in Europe, and yesterday it passed a very significant milestone. THD92 is an open fiber access network that should ultimately connect all dwellings in the 92 département (roughly 600 000
The Accelerating Stall of the French FTTH Deployment
