Telecom Italia To Deploy Ftth In 16 Major Cities As Part Of Its 2009-2011 Strategic Plan

摘要

Regulation could prove a sticking point for Telecom Italia's ambitious aim to roll out 3 million fiber-to-the-home lines by 2012. Broadband penetration of households in Italy is low by Western European standards, at 41.6% at end-3Q08 (see fig. 1). Telecom Italia expects that broadband-subscription numbers will continue to increase by about 1 million annually until penetration reaches or exceeds the European average. DSL and fiber-to-the-x are the dominant broadband technologies, because there is no cable sector in Italy. Telecom Italia ended 3Q08 with a 64.8% share of the DSL market and 62.2% of the total broadband market (see fig. 2).