Copper switch-off

Openreach is to stop selling legacy analogue copper-based phone/broadband services in a further 163 locations, covering more than 960,000 UK premises, to help encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over a full fibre connection.

A new study from the FTTH Council Europe reveals that Portugal, Spain and Sweden are already phasing out legacy copper networks in Europe, with the UK and other countries lagging behind and relying heavily on old copper infrastructure.