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France's Multiplay Success Drives FTTH Interest
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
By 2014, 50 percent of households in France will subscribe to a
triple-play offer as operators invest in FTTH to stay competitive, according
to the latest report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the
Light Reading Communications Network.
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"Pyramid forecasts that 30 percent of households in France will subscribe
to a triple-play offer by the end of 2009, a number we expect to increase to
almost 50 percent by 2014," says Jan ten Sythoff, EMEA Manager at Pyramid
Research and author of the report. "Pyramid expects quad-play adoption to
gradually increase to make up 3 percent of households by 2014," he adds.
Fixed-mobile convergence will become an increasingly important
competitive focus over the next couple of years. "On the fixed side,
investments into fiber will be key to maintaining a strong position in the
fixed broadband sector; the development of FTTH is a key issue, and ARCEP,
the regulator, is promoting cooperation in order to drive FTTH coverage,"
Sythoff, says. "On the mobile side, competition will increase with the launch
of the fourth network, as well as increasing numbers of MVNOs."
Pay-TV competition has intensified with the entry of DSL and fiber
operators, as content offers and packages are a key differentiator in
triple-play bundles. "Orange has also started selling satellite TV as part of
its triple-play packages, in order to provide nationwide TV coverage, not
possible through its DSL network," Sythoff explains. "Cable operator
Numericable is investing in fiber technology, and we therefore expect cable
subscriptions to decline."
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