Open Access Fiber Networks Poised to Shake Up U.S. Broadband Market
Open access fiber networks, a fixture in Europe due to industry regulation, are gaining momentum in the U.S. as growth-hungry telecommunications companies are getting more creative in their approach to new revenue streams.
- Open access fiber networks, a fixture in Europe due to industry regulation, are gaining momentum in the U.S. as growth-hungry telecommunications companies are getting more creative in their approach to new revenue streams.
- A fiber network owner/operator sells wholesale network access to multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which then resell it to their respective residential and business broadband customers.
- However, rural broadband operators could be exposed to increased competition from these networks in the years ahead.
- And some rural markets could eventually become targets for open access network operators hungry for growth and backed by deep-pocketed investors.”