Fiber-optic Broadband Internet Access Increases in Asia

Fiber-optic broadband internet access has increased in Asia. 77% of South Korean houses and 45% of Japanese houses have broadband access through fiber-optics, according to InfoCom’s quarterly broadband monitoring.

Fiber-optic broadband internet access has increased in Asia. 77% of South Korean houses and 45% of Japanese houses have broadband access through fiber-optics, according to InfoCom’s quarterly broadband monitoring.

The other findings of Info Com include:

Percentage of Broadband access

US 39%.
Germany 24%
Netherlands 52%
France and the UK 35%.
Poland 10%

“In the US, companies such as Verizon have started upgrading networks to provide fibre-to-the-home which partly accounts for the US having 1% of its total broadband access through other technologies.” [source]