Greece Embraces the Future: FTTH Poised for Growth 🌌
The deployment of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) infrastructure in Greece is still in its early stages. However, urban centers such as Athens and Thessaloniki are being prioritized as part of an effort to improve digital connectivity, support economic growth and drive innovation. According to data collected by Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ | NAFTEMPORIKI from the telecom market, the penetration of FTTH networks in homes and businesses has reached approximately 36%, with actual usage totaling 7.7%. This amounts to around 1,700,000 available FTTH lines out of a total of 4,800,000 households and businesses, representing an increase from 28% a year ago. OTE, the primary telecommunications provider in Greece, has installed approximately 80% of the FTTH lines (1.331 million), with Vodafone and Nova sharing the remaining 20%. While Greece's FTTH penetration rate is below the European Union's average of 56%, the recent increase shows promise for future growth and expansion.
🌊 Greece is experiencing a significant push towards FTTH adoption, driven by several factors:
〰 EU Directive: The European Union directive mandating the phase-out of copper networks incentivizes countries to invest in fiber optic infrastructure.
〰 EU Smart Readiness Program: The Information Society has launched a call for action to enhance the modern telecommunications and utility networks of 120,000 buildings, with a budget of 100 million Euros, funded by the Recovery Fund. The objective is to offer a subsidy for the installation of internal wiring that can support broadband high-speed services, smart meters to record energy consumption and infrastructure interconnecting systems to record the environmental footprint of common facilities such as central heating. The buildings eligible for funding should be situated in areas where fiber-optic networks with a capacity of 1 Gbps have been or will be installed by 2026.
〰 UFBB for Greece: In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards increasing coverage of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) in major cities and urban areas, while semi-urban and rural areas are left behind. In order to address the issue, the Ministry of Digital Governance started by issuing a public call to service providers to map the areas that needed intervention. Once the mapping was completed, the Ministry invited proposals from providers to implement optical fiber in those areas that had not been included in private investment plans. This project is considered one of the most significant telco infrastructure projects announced in Greece and one of the largest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Europe. The project aims to cover over 830,000 households and businesses (over 18%) as well as 10,000 public buildings such as schools and health centers in semi-urban and rural areas.
To be continued… 🏄♀️
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