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Originally Posted by Juan
Regarding fibre to the home, see here:
http://www.telecommagazine.com/newsg...?HH_ID=AR_2576
Paul Reynolds the CEO of BT Wholesale is quoted as saying "I really don’t see a business case for widespread FTTH. It is not immediately apparent where the incremental revenue would come from that investment."
Looks like the unbundled operators will have to stump up the cash to put fibre into the local loop. |
Perhaps that might happen, but can they afford it?
But with regards to the BT quote and they can afford FTTH. I would point out to BT, can they afford
not to make that investment when a competitor like ntl can offer 20mb, 50mb etc.
Look at the States, the Baby Bells said no to FTTH until cable started offering faster broadband speeds, then they had a rethink and places like New York are getting/have already been fully fibered up.
I always look to the US, because what they do there always crosses over here several years later. Although, as I said on another thread, perhaps technologies like WIMAX may make this FTTH debate irrelevant anyway. Even ntl has publically said that they see the operation of using underground cables as becoming a thing of the past in the future. And wireless becoming the defacto broadcast/broadband medium. I guess at that point Cable Forum will need to find a new name
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A rather relevant article re ntl vs Sky Broadband and other ISPs here:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/editor...s-the-Limit/p1