November 28, 2014:  A hundred million people in the Asia-Pacific region are now subscribed to Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) services, says the  FTTH Council Asia-Pacific,  based on latest statistics from analysts Ovum.
"Asia-Pacific is leading the world in FTTH subscribers and this is a major milestone which represents a tremendous financial investment and a strong understanding of the future of networking infrastructure," said Julie Kunstler, Principal Analyst at Ovum. "It reflects the growth of content and the continuous demand for content.
"This region also reflects a wide range of deployment models - from strong government goals to innovative wholesale-retail models to crossing the digital divide with support for e-health and e-education in rural regions. In addition this major milestone was achieved through innovative solutions from fiber cabling suppliers along with component and equipment vendors."
FTTH Council Asia-Pacific has been working to boost the number of FTTH subscribers and its latest achievement has come ahead of its ten-year anniversary next year. As well as sharing relevant information in order to educate and promote, the council also works directly with network operators to ensure they have the confidence and resources to deploy FTTH. A number of seminars and workshops with guest speakers are also organized by the council throughout the year.
Says Dr Bernard Lee President of the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific:  "This achievement is the result of hard work carried out by all council parties, especially the board of directors who have gone beyond the call of duty in order to promote FTTH and the great benefits it can bring.
The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific will hold its own annual conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, next May as part of its tenth anniversary.
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