http://spedr.com/2dkz8
The report shows significant growth in FTTH connections globally with a predicted 129.2 million FTTH connected households on 2013 compared with 35.98 million in 2008.
In the Executive Summary the report concludes that "Mass-market FTTH is inevitable". Certainly good news for those of us extolling its virtues. However don't get too comfortable... in the UK we are potentially ten years behind other countries who have embraced the Fibre Generation and could fall even further behind.
As the above chart shows the UK is forecasted to remain the LAST of the major economies
in terms of total connected households and close to the bottom in terms of percentage penetration.
Frankly this is shameful. How can one of the leading economies not keep pace with development? How can we pour money into failed industries where many of the recipients are not even UK companies (I'm thinking of the motor industry) and fail so drastically to build an infrastructure that will allow us to remain a global economy of the future.
At this rate Britain will become a second world country within the next 10 years. Are you prepared to live with that? I'm not. Many others like me are unwilling to put up with this any longer and are looking to take control of their own broadband destinies. Many of these folks will be at the FTTH Colloquium and BSG COTS meeting in Hull next week. Register to attend, or follow the event online - details at www.fibrevolution.com
Work together to build The Fibre Generation.
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