Rankings just released by Strategy Analytics show that eight of the world’s top ten most fiber broadband-enabled countries are Asian and Eastern European. At the end of 2009, 51 percent of South Korean households will have a fiber connection, making it the most fiber-connected country worldwide. Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Lithuania round out the top five in the firm’s rankings.
Singapore will overtake South Korea for the number one position by 2013, according to Strategy Analytics. Part of the Singaporean government's “iN2015” initiative is the construction of a 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-premises network, currently underway, with mandated 100 percent coverage by January 1, 2013.
Likewise, Australia, which this year launched its $31 billion National Broadband Network (NBN), will catapult from 21st to 8th place worldwide by 2013, according to Strategy Analytics. The government-backed FTTP based solution aims to deliver 100 Mbps FTTP service to 90 percent of Australian households, schools, and businesses over the next eight years.
Fiber Broadband-Enabled Countries 2009
Source: Strategy Analytics
| Rank | Country | 2009 | ||
| 1 | South Korea | 51% | ||
| 2 | Japan | 36% | ||
| 3 | Hong Kong | 22% | ||
| 4 | Taiwan | 16% | ||
| 5 | Lithuania | 16% | ||
| 6 | Estonia | 14% | ||
| 7 | Slovenia | 12% | ||
| 8 | Sweden | 12% | ||
| 9 | Denmark | 10% | ||
| 10 | Latvia | 7% | ||
| 11 | Norway | 7% | ||
| 12 | Singapore | 6% | ||
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 5% | ||
| 14 | United States of America | 5% | ||
| 15 | Netherlands | 4% | ||
| 16 | Slovakia | 3% | ||
| 17 | China | 3% | ||
| 18 | New Zealand | 3% | ||
| 19 | Albania | 3% | ||
| 20 | Portugal | 3% |
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