Panel 15 - UK: status of FTTH roll out

Probably one of the most dynamic markets in Europe, the UK has recently seen a spectacular increase in private initiatives supported by massive investments, which lead FTTH to be rolled out at an unprecedented pace in the past few months.

Despite this tremendous acceleration, the UK is still lagging behind other European countries when it comes to full-fibre coverage. What are the British operators’ strategies to mind this gap? How is the British government supporting the FTTH rollout? How is the investor community reacting to this moving scenario? Learn the latest from this very high-level roundtable with key industry players from the UK fibre market.

Speakers: Catherine Colloms - MD Corporate Affairs at Openreach, Conal Henry - Founder & Chair at Fibrus, Greg Mesch - Chief Executive Officer at CityFibre, Gregory Widroe - Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, and Matt Agar - Strategy Director at Building Digital UK (BDUK) - moderated by Gita Sorensen - Founder Director at GOS Consulting