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The ultra-fast broadband access market (FTTH/B and VDSL combined) is expected to grow steadily in the coming years, to reach 198 million subscribers around the globe by 2015. Naturally, the rate of progress will not be the same across the board, as each national market will be shaped by the country’s intrinsic features and its players.

Against a backdrop of pioneer rollouts and recent announcements, several questions emerge on the topic of FTTx:

• How is the FTTx market segmented (public vs private initiatives, telcos vs utilities…)?

• At what pace will FTTx networks be deployed, and using which technologies?

• What strategies will the different players employ post-rollout to enhance migration from broadband to FTTx?

• What regulatory measures could impede operators’ investments?

• What impact will FTTH have on the current broadband market and competition?

• Which role are cable operators playing and how are they positioning themselves on the market?

Our FTTx Watch Service is specifically designed to provide operators, vendors, government bodies, regulators and local authorities with a comprehensive analysis of the issues affecting this promising market.