Competition in the communications market hinders the introduction of new technologies?
For the first time in history, the number of new Internet connections via optical fiber (FTTH) has exceeded the number of new connections via cable modems, according to Point Research, a British research company. This is a battle for second place with the absolute leadership of DSL technology.
In the first quarter of 2008, 4.2 million subscribers connected via fiber-optic lines to the Network around the world, and only 2.5 million via cable. A significant part of the new optical connections go to China (2.5 million), where the total number of lines FTTH reached 16.7 million. America is only in fourth place (303 thousand new, 2.6 million in total) after Japan and Korea.
FTTH provides higher speeds than cable, but building such networks is much more expensive.
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Experts explain that better communication channels, oddly enough, worse to bring to the market in highly deregulated markets, such as the American and European. Telecoms are tritely afraid of investing huge amounts of money into laying the “last mile” on FTTH, because they will have to compete fiercely with cheaper technologies: cable modems and DSL. Without the help of the state there is not enough. At the same time, the introduction of new technologies is faster in more regulated markets with weak competition.
Today, there are 79.6 million cable modems in the world (more than half in the United States) and only 42.1 million users are connected via FTTH channels. Both technologies are still far from DSL: 238.1 million households receive broadband access via telephone lines (+9.3 million in the first quarter of 2008).
In the first quarter of 2008, 4.2 million subscribers connected via fiber-optic lines to the Network around the world, and only 2.5 million via cable. A significant part of the new optical connections go to China (2.5 million), where the total number of lines FTTH reached 16.7 million. America is only in fourth place (303 thousand new, 2.6 million in total) after Japan and Korea.
FTTH provides higher speeds than cable, but building such networks is much more expensive.
')
Experts explain that better communication channels, oddly enough, worse to bring to the market in highly deregulated markets, such as the American and European. Telecoms are tritely afraid of investing huge amounts of money into laying the “last mile” on FTTH, because they will have to compete fiercely with cheaper technologies: cable modems and DSL. Without the help of the state there is not enough. At the same time, the introduction of new technologies is faster in more regulated markets with weak competition.
Today, there are 79.6 million cable modems in the world (more than half in the United States) and only 42.1 million users are connected via FTTH channels. Both technologies are still far from DSL: 238.1 million households receive broadband access via telephone lines (+9.3 million in the first quarter of 2008).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/28432/
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