Building the Fibre Nation: Progress and Policies

There is no longer any debate about if or why fibre should be deployed in the access network; rather the issue is now focused on "How" and "When". Indeed, fibre - a transformational technology whose impact today is equivalent to fixed-line telephony in the 1880s and mobile telephony in the 1990s - is rolling out at some level in all major economies. Even so, focused rollouts to rich, densely populated cities are only one step on the road to the Fibre Nation. This paper summarises the remedies and best practices available to national and regional governments, municipalities, regulators and operators, based on a comprehensive review of fibre projects and programs worldwide.