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
ARCEP investigates efficiency of FTTH mutualisation in dense areas
If you’ve been following the French telecom scene these last few days, you can’t have missed the turmoil that the regulator’s latest announcement led to. For those who missed it, the French telecom regulatory authority -the ARCEP- published on January
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
Has Ofcom Gone Far Enough in Regulating Openreach ?
Last week Ofcom finally released its long awaited Strategic Review of Digital Communications. It was this document that could have formed the basis for structural separation. It did not.
As I argued a number of times, structural separation
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
FTTH Consumer Experience in Sweden
This is the first webinar of a series of four presenting the results of a 3 country study into FTTH attitudes and perception. This first installment present the results of the Swedish study. The study was undertaken in collaboration with
FTTH Consumer Experience in Portugal
This is the second webinar of a series of four presenting the results of a 3 country study into FTTH attitudes and perception. This second installment presents the results of the Portuguese study. The study was undertaken in collaboration with