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TECH TALK
So, when you look at the numbers of
premises around the world that are still
underserved by a fibre connection, it’s hard
to wonder why? And most importantly, how
this can be done.
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To ensure fibre is present in all corners of
the globe, governments are introducing
broadband plans to ensure superfast
broadband can be delivered straight to end-
users’ homes and offices. However, if these
fibre connections are to be future-proof and
be able to accommodate large increases in
bandwidth, they need to be easy to install and IF THESE FIBRE
CONNECTIONS
ARE TO BE
FUTURE-PROOF
AND BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE
LARGE INCREASES
IN BANDWIDTH,
THEY NEED TO BE
EASY TO INSTALL
AND PROVIDE
CONSISTENT
RELIABILITY.
provide consistent reliability as soon as the
drop cables are taken out of their packaging. trained and skilled fibre engineers who are
trained and skilled enough to do the job.
Overcoming skill shortages In all corners of the world, the industry is
seeing one of the most significant skills
gaps when it comes to fibre, which is further
hindering governments’ plans to make FTTx
a reality. This is particularly the case when it
Keeping up with demands
For much of the world, access to fibre has
become the norm. However, this is not
the case for all countries, with 187 million
homes still to be passed for Fibre-to-the-
Home (FTTH) by 2025 in Europe alone
and a further 649 million FTTH subscribers
expected to be connected by 2023 in the
APAC region.
In a world where all these fibre connections
are to be made, it’s inevitable that this
demand is outweighing the number of
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comes to enabling FTTH, as the number of
people involved in making the drops to the
homes inevitably means that there will be
shortages in trained personnel and skill sets.
This is particularly a challenge when it comes
to fibre splicing, as the lack of specialised
fibre splicing technicians can result in further
costs for operators. Coupled with this is the
hefty price of fibre splicing technology,
which presents further hurdles for operators
as they compete with old and emerging
competitors in the market to offer more
services at a lower price to their customers.
This presents grave problems as the drop
to the home demands high-quality and
can often mean the difference between
end-users receiving the ultrafast, reliable
broadband speeds that they have become
accustomed to.
What’s more, end-users don’t want to be
hassled with operators returning to their
home to fix a faulty connection – what
they want is for their devices to work
seamlessly and be supported by fast,
reliable connectivity.
One of the most reliable ways to overcome
this and to achieve a good fibre connection
is to have the drop fibre connected at both
ends. However, a small fibre cable connector
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