Swisscom has announced it has stopped its VDSL rollouts and instead embraced FTTH as the broadband access method of choice for the largest cities in Switzerland.

While VDSL will remain a key technology for other geographic areas, the shift to FTTH clearly signals the incumbent’s acceptance of the fibre business case.

The operator is targeting a goal of reaching 1m FTTH connections by 2015.

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*These comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the FTTH Council Europe.