The Fiber Broadband Association has released a new study, authored by RVA Market Research & Consulting (RVA).
Highlights from the study include:
Digital Equity
Lowest density zip codes have service levels with 1/3 the bandwidth of high-density areas
58 percent of broadband adopters in the past 4 years are low income
37 percent of broadband adopters in the past 4 years are non-white households
Performance
Fiber has 45 percent faster download and 4.7x faster upload speeds than cable
Fiber has reduced the cost per bit by 90 percent over the past decade
Fiber has half the latency of cable
Fiber providers’ Net Promoter Scores are significantly better
Sustainability
Fiber delivers 20 percent more carbon savings than DSL and 40 percent more than cable HFC
Overall, fiber shows the highest net reduction in carbon based on transmission itself and the impact of enabling work from home
Economic Impact
47 percent of rural moves are to areas with fiber
Over $78 million per year of additional primary revenue from home-based businesses could be gained from an FTTH community of 100,000 households
Quality of Life / Personal Productivity
72 percent of consumers rank broadband as very important
Broadband is a Top Three attribute for selecting a community (in addition to safe streets / low crime and affordable living)
Homes with fiber have better access to healthcare and education
