Recent Ofcom policy rulings should help streamline the process of laying fibre and facilitate the growth of competing full fibre networks across the UK, according to the regulator's strategy director. Talking at The Great Telco Debate on 28 November, Clive Carter said the fibre industry was attracting record levels of investment and that the cost of rolling out FTTH, currently less than £500 per property, keeps falling. He said: "The UK is now in a position where it can compete with countries like Germany or France for business from overseas investors who are looking for an alternative to traditional fixed line broadband."
Recent Ofcom policy rulings should help streamline the process of laying fibre and facilitate the growth of competing full fibre networks across the UK, according to the regulator's strategy director. Talking at The Great Telco Debate on 28 November, Clive Carter said the fibre industry was attracting record levels of investment and that the cost of rolling out FTTH, currently less than £500 per property, keeps falling. The regulator said it aims to create a competitive market, providing consumers with a range of choices supported by multiple, independently owned full fibre networks.