New developments in the global broadband market: fiber-to-DSL hybrid approach becoming the first choice

New developments in the global broadband market: fiber-to-DSL hybrid approach becoming the first choice

The optical fiber technology has attracted much attention, and DSL and cable face each other at a price and speed. Hybrid access is a trend based on market response, consumer needs, and enterprise costs.

The point topic report pointed out that although optical fiber is the new darling of network technology, DSL and cable are not willing to be overwhelmed, and the global broadband market has begun to change.

Point topic believes that to persuade consumers to choose to use your broadband technology, in such a fierce competition, there must be two selling points to win, that is, the price and speed. According to statistics, in the past year and a half, the cost of purchasing 1 m ADSL is 40% lower, while that of purchasing 1 m cable is 30% lower, while that of optical fiber is 17% lower. On average, cable enterprises around the world have increased the network speed of their entry-level services by 21% over the past year and a half, while optical fiber increased by 15% and ADSL by 17%.

DSL and cable enterprises have developed new technologies, such as adsl2 + and DOCSIS 3.0, to improve network speed. In contrast, fiber development lacks new capabilities. The reason is that optical fiber has advantages, so it is not worried about threats from ADSL and cable. However, the disadvantage of optical fiber is that the deployment cost is too high. Hybrid methods have become a method for enterprises to build networks.

British Virgin Media has upgraded its entire network to support DOCSIS 3.0, so the company can provide 50 m broadband services, with a monthly charge of about $80; british Telecom also began to set FTTC (fiber-to-road), which can provide a 40 M bandwidth speed and use VDSL as the line support for connecting households.

Among the network access technologies adopted by consumers all over the world, 65% is DSL, 21% is cable, and 12% is optical fiber. The trend dominated by DSL remains unchanged for 10 years. In some countries where optical fiber has become the dominant market force, hybrid FTTC or other hybrid connection methods are usually used.

Point topic believes that optical fiber alone cannot bring satisfactory progress to the number of FTTH users. Hybrid methods can save the cost of enterprises and ensure profits in a short period of time. After all, for consumers, as long as they can spend the least money to enjoy the fastest and best broadband speed, it is not their concern to use any technology to achieve their goals.