Summary
Fiber is actually still the dominant platform to transmit and receive high bandwidth data. The question if to extend it to the home ( FTTH) or to the node ( FTTN) is a valid one but does not shade its future. When IPTV and other bandwidth demanding applications will knock on the door- the solution is there to implement. FTTH gets different penetration speeds depending on the country and policy applied there, so we cannot conclude from what's going in US and apply it to other countries.
Analysis
Fiber solutions are there so no big news regarding FTTH conference. It's just our choice if to apply them to the home or node or not. As everybody agrees ( and it's already applied) the main backhaul for central offices data exchange switchers is fiber. The debate is whether to apply it to the homes (FTTH). Due to the massive costs of such move, it is a country dependent decision and we can see different paces.
FTTH is not new, and probably the demand for higher speed data communications with broader bandwidths will dictate its deployment.
In other countries we can see a different pattern of implementations as it would be much easier when you install a network from scrap and upgrade your total communication system in one leap.
IPTV can be a major driver for deploying FTTH and really have a fully-fiber network. Data speeds will be the top available and the whole data transaction will be as fast as never before. Yes, it cost a lot of money that not sure if available in these turbulent financial times.
China and India along with directives in Europe may become the early adopters of providing FTTH.
