FTTH in the Americas

U.S. communications regulator the Federal Communications Commission has officially launched the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Texas and Louisiana service provider, Vexus Fiber is to build a FTTH network in Laredo, Texas, introducing more than 70,000 properties to multi-gigabit speed service.

G8 Telecommunications has committed to increasing network capacity to meet the growing needs of enterprises, network operators, and government companies across Brazil.

Dallas-based infrastructure provider, InnerCity FiberNet has agreed to acquire connectivity solutions firm Gigabit Communications.

California ISP, Sonic is expanding its network into Oakland to support both existing GPON services and new XGS-PON services to deploy a future-proof FTTH network

Prysmian Group has committed to investing $85m in equipment and technology upgrades at plants in North America.

Frontier Communications has accelerated the extension of its fibre network, setting a new target to reach 10 million premises by the end of 2025.

Investment firm KKR has entered into an agreement with Telefónica to create an open access wholesale company in Colombia.

South Dakota cable provider, Midco is investing $500m in its ‘Fiber Forward’ initiative, which will use its fibre network and technology to bring 10Gb/s speeds to customers in the region.

One of Latin America’s neutral infrastructure wholesale operators, Ufinet is upgrading its national long-haul network in Colombia, with the aim of doubling the capacity of its current network.