Pay-TV/TD-LTE operator Sky Brasil Servicos (Sky Brazil) has launched a new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) fixed broadband service via neutral network provider FiBrasil, the infrastructure company co-owned by Telefonica and Canadian investment firm Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ). According to TeleTime, the service – which is known as Sky Fibra – has gone live in nine municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul and should be available in 60 cities by end-2022.
TeleGeography notes that FiBrasil’s FTTH networks currently pass 2.5 million homes in 76 municipalities across 16 states. The infrastructure is expected to be available to 5.5 million households in 250 municipalities by 2024.
According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, Sky Brazil launched TD-LTE connectivity back in December 2011. However, the company served just 151,298 fixed broadband subscriptions as of 30 June 2022, down from a peak of 365,695 in September 2018.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/08/18/sky-brazil-launches-ftth-via-fibrasil-network/
