Data from the network owners reveals that, in the first quarter, 3. 16 million households still took out fixed broadband over cable (coax), and 3. Fiber-optic had already been on the rise, but, in the first quarter of 2025, the number of households with fiber-optic plans exceeded for the first time the number of households with cable-based broadband plans. This has been revealed by the latest figures in the Telecom Monitor of the Netherlands. Broadband connectivity is an essential tool for accessing communication, information, public services, remote work, online health services and cultural resources. The OECD provides key broadband statistics to help inform policy decisions. 1 million). On the occasion of the FTTH Conference 2025, the Market Intelligence Committee of the FTTH Council Europe release the 2025 edition of the FTTH/B Market Panorama, presenting the latest insights in terms of FTTH/B coverage and adoption in Europe as of September 2024. Why is the expansion going so slowly? What challenges need to be overcome? And above all, what solutions can be used to accelerate the process? To. Whilst superfast fibre broadband is currently sufficient for the majority of UK households, the demand for such services is increasing, and there are still around 750,000 premises in the UK without a superfast broadband connection.