The number of European fibre subscribers rose by more than one fifth to 51.6 million in the past year, but the UK is lagging, according to a study by Ultrafast Broadband Country Ranking. The study showed the UK had around 2%-3% fibre penetration in its domestic market, compared to top performer Latvia, which had more than 50%. “Fibre has been an important part of our broadband strategy for some time and we are pleased that it continues to be supported by government policy as well as industry investment,” said Mike O’Lear@@ Openreach and Vodafone also plan to connect three and five million homes respectively.
The number of European fibre subscribers rose by more than one fifth to 51.6 million in the past year, but the UK is lagging, according to a study by Ultrafast Broadband Country Ranking. The study showed the UK had around 2%-3% fibre penetration in its domestic market, compared to top performer Latvia, which had more than 50%. UK telecoms company TalkTalk plans to bring full-fibre speeds of 1 Gbps to three million homes, investing £1.5bn ($2.1bn) over the next few years. Openreach and Vodafone also plan to connect three and five million homes respectively.