Vodafone granted access to Telefónica's entire fibreoptic network
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 @ 11:20 AM
AN HISTORIC deal between Vodafone and Spanish communications company Telefónica will allow the British network provider to access its entire fibreoptic network.
Reportedly, this includes the so-called 'non-regulated zone' – the 66 most heavily-populated cities and towns where Telefónica is not obliged to share its fibreoptic system, but has chosen to do so anyway – as well as a 'significant' chunk of its regulated network.
At present, Telefónica – which once held a monopoly in Spain and is still a major player in an increasingly fiercely-competitive market – has rolled out fibreoptic internet, or FTTH, to over 17 million buildings including apartment blocks and business premises, and Vodafone will be able to offer this extra-fast connection to customers based in a sizeable minority of them.
The deal between the two telecommunications giants will have a considerable impact on the digital connections market, substantially expanding Vodafone's potential slice of the market and rendering it more competitive than ever by multiplying the number of customers it can reach in addition to its own HFC and FTTH direct networks, as well as drastically reducing the investments needed by the British operator in fibreoptic infrastructre.
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