FTTH/B Global Ranking

Fibre-to-the-home Global Alliance

May 2022
 Methodology
Ø Bottom-UP Methodology – Data and Assumptions are reset every year based on newly gathered data
Ø Used for FTTH Council Europe, FiberConnect MENA Council and FTTH Council APAC researched by IDATE
Ø Utilises a combination of
Ø Desk Research – Utilising regularly published reports from regulators and leading industry players on
FTTH/B market evolution, including EU Commission and per-country Government resources.
Ø IDATE Internal resources – large information source on Fibre Market research, updated twice yearly.
Ø Direct contact, interviews and questionnaires with leading industry players and IDATE partners, used
to verify data already gathered.
Ø Information exchange with FTTH Council Europe, MENA and APAC members
Ø North America figures provides by the Fiber Broadband Association
Ø Sub Saharan Africa figures estimated @Sep 2021 via figures provided by the Digital Council Africa for
March 2021.

Important definitions
Subscribers: The number of Premises which are connected to a network and are already subscribers

Penetration rate: Subscribers – as a proportion of Total Households

 Global Ranking - FTTH/B Markets - September 2021 – Countries with more than 25% penetration
UAE 97,0%
Singapore 95,8%
China 94,9%
South Korea 91,1%
Hong Kong 86,2%
Andorra 84,6%
Qatar 84,0%
Mauritius 81,0%
Barbados 79,1%
Iceland 78,4%
New Zealand 70,2%
Uruguay 69,1%
Spain 68,4%
Japan 64,6%
Sweden 64,4%
Norway 64,1%
Portugal 56,5%
Lithuania 54,1%
Bahrain 53,6%
Bulgaria 52,3% 20 Countries > 50%
Latvia 49,7%
Romania 47,8% Excludes Russia and Belarus
France 47,0%
Vietnam 44,5% FTTH subscribers FTTB subscribers
Taiwan 44,2%
Kuwait 42,7%
Denmark 39,6%
Slovenia 39,5%
Finland 38,5%
Estonia 38,2%
Chile 35,3%
Slovakia 34,1%
Trinidad and Tobago 33,8%
Luxembourg 33,7%
Malaysia 32,1%
Oman 29,0%
Brazil 26,9%
Malta 26,7%
Hungary 26,4%
Switzerland 25,1%

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 Global Ranking - FTTH/B Markets - September 2021 – Countries with less than 25% penetration
Ecuador 24,5%
Netherlands 24,4%
Canada 22,6%
Saudi Arabia 22,5%
Czech Republic 22,4%
Thailand 22,0%
United States 21,5%
Kazakhstan 20,9%
Australia 19,7%
Mexico 19,6%
Turkey 18,8%
Poland 17,7%
Ireland 16,6%
North Macedonia 15,9%
Indonesia 15,7%
Ukraine 15,7%
Jordan 15,2%
Bolivia 14,1%
Serbia 13,7%
Philippines 13,7%
French Polynesia 12,7%
Israel 12,2%
Argentina 11,8%
Jamaica 11,6%
Croatia 11,2%
19 Countries < 10%
Italy 9,3% Excludes Russia and Belarus
Colombia 9,1%
Cyprus 8,8%
Puerto Rico 8,8% FTTH subscribers FTTB subscribers
Paraguay 8,7%
Peru 7,0%
Bahamas 6,7%
Costa Rica 6,4%
Germany 6,3%
United Kingdom 5,9%
South Africa 5,3%
Morocco 3,8%
India 3,3%
Austria 3,3%
Belgium 2,4%
Iraq 2,3%
Algeria 1,7%
Greece 1,5%
Angola 1,3%

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Thanks for your attention!
Fibre-to-the-home Global Alliance