Economic situation could hit fibre uptake – analyst

Fibre accounts for more than two thirds of broadband connections globally, according to new research published this week, but there’s a question mark over whether growth will continue against a tricky economic backdrop.
There were 1.377 billion fixed broadband connections worldwide as of the first quarter of this year, according to Point Topic. That’s a growth rate of 1.59% compared with the final quarter of 2022, or 21.6 million net adds, which is about on par with the average addit