FTTP broadband coverage grew by 30% in 2018 to reach 1,298,185 premises in the UK, according to a report from the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic. The scale of investment in the UK’s independent network sector over the past year has reached an impressive level, with £3.36bn of private funding being committed. The growth of fibre optic (FTTH) connections is outpacing that of copper (PUB), with installations increasing year on year, INCA said. The figures in the report are notably lower than those recently provided by Ofcom, which reported that ultrafast full fibre networks exceed 1.8m premises in January. This is due to INCA focusing on independent altnets and excluded Openreach’s rollout of FTTP.
FTTP broadband coverage grew by 30% in 2018 to reach 1,298,185 premises in the UK, according to a report from the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic. The growth of fibre optic (FTTH) connections is outpacing that of copper (PUB), with installations increasing year on year, INCA said. The figures in the report are notably lower than those recently provided by Ofcom, which reported that ultrafast full fibre networks exceed 1.8m premises in January. This is due to INCA focusing on independent altnets and excluded Openreach’s rollout of FTTP.