Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Fiber to the Home displaces DSL in Japan
This article in America's Network says that 44% of Japan's fiber to the home (FTTH) customers are former ADSL subscribers -- and in Japan ADSL runs at up to 40 megabits per second. "That is not surprising since FTTH offers much more speed for only $15-$30 more per month," the article says. It continues, "FTTH service reliably provides 50% to 70% of the 100-Mbps upload/down speed advertised, [while] ADSL subscribers often only get about 25% of the optimum 40-Mbps rate."
Japan, with a population of 127 million, has gone from zero to 1 million FTTH customers in three years. The U.S., with over twice as many people, counts its FTTH subscribers in the tens of thousands.
Thanks to Dave Farber's IP list for the pointer.
Japan, with a population of 127 million, has gone from zero to 1 million FTTH customers in three years. The U.S., with over twice as many people, counts its FTTH subscribers in the tens of thousands.
Thanks to Dave Farber's IP list for the pointer.
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