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Dutch find FTTH courage
The blogosphere is buzzing today with the news that KPN and Reggefiber plan to spend €6–7 billion in an ambitious project to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across the whole of The Netherlands over the next 5–7 years.
The Netherlands is currently 12th in the global FTTH rankings, which are compiled every six months by the three FTTH Councils, with fibre reaching 1.4% of the population. This development will certainly move the country up the list.
Of course, it helps that the Netherlands is a relatively small country, with a high population density — the highest in Europe, not counting “island” states like Malta and Gibraltar. There are around 7 million homes to pass, which makes the cost per home around around €1000, and the carriers plan to foot the bill entirely by themselves, without government aid.
The original article breaking the news in Dutch paper Trouw is here, the headline of which translates rather ungracefully as “KPN and Reggefiber stabbing 6 billion in national glasnet”.
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