The pressure for widespread fibre is mounting as users and governments fret over the threat of a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots. Says Andrew McGrath, commercial director at Telewest. Here in Australia we have had a big debate on the pros and cons of FTTH verus FTTN, while other countries have been getting on with the job of deploying fibre.

Light Reading contributor Tim Hills takes an in-depth look at FTTH around the world and where the industry is headed. Quoting a Motorola exec, "FTTH as a science project - those days are over."

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