FTTx coverage and capex: worldwide trends and forecasts 2024–2030

03 April 2025 | Research

Rupert Wood | Stephen Burton

Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (19 slides); Excel | Fibre Infrastructure


"The level of investment in FTTP is not correlated with wealth on a country level."

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This report analyses and forecasts the coverage (premises passed) and capex for gigabit architecture and technologies during 2024–2030. The data annex also provides historical data back to 2010. The report covers 70 individual countries, from the most advanced through to those effectively re-introducing fixed networks to the mass market.

Metrics covered in this report

  • Coverage (premises passed)
  • Overbuild ratios
  • Capex (network and connection)
  • Split by architecture/technology:
    • FTTP (split by incumbent and alternative operator)
    • cable DOCSIS
    • FTTB/LAN

Geographical coverage

The report and accompanying data annex provide forecasts for 10 regions and 70 individual countries.

Region Countries

Western Europe 

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK

Central and Eastern Europe

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine

EU27 countries 

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden (data for the Republic of Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta is rounded up)

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

China

China

Emerging
Asia–Pacific (excluding China)

India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

Developed
Asia–Pacific

Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan

North America

Canada and USA

Latin America

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay

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Authors

Rupert Wood

Research Director, expert in infrastructure, fixed networks and wholesale