A different business approach for the strategic innovation of fibre to the home

The demand for broadband services will grow continuously. Inevitably this will lead to the demand for fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) implementations. At the same time the telecommunications sector is changing. Developments are leading to an increase in the complexity of commercial, technical and operational issues. Also focus should be given to growing business and organisational complexity. In this paper we discuss the issues regarding the introduction of FTTH and draw attention to the important role of the government and local authorities in enabling the evolution towards a broadband society. Based on current insights, cost figures are given to show the business viability of FTTH.