2019 has been an unbelievably eventful year for the global telecoms industry. With more than 60 mobile network operators around the world kicking off their 5G launch programmes this year, there is a sense that the industry is ushering in a new age of next generation connectivity.
There has been huge progress on the fixed line side of the industry too, with fibre deployment rates in the UK and Germany in particular accelerating at a rapid pace. The latest figures from Ofcom show that FTTH penetration levels in the UK hit 8 per cent in September and are set to pass the 10 per cent mark by the end of the year. Considering the UK had hardly passed 1 per cent of properties with full fibre network services at the start of the year…read more on TotalTele.com »