FTTP wholesale trends: why XGS-PON has uncertain value for wholesalers

Analysys Mason’s Wholesale FTTx tariff tracker is an annual survey of fixed access wholesale pricing trends. This article examines the trends relating to changes in wholesale FTTP tariffs that we have identified from the survey. 

XGS-PON-based access has been a feature of some wholesale FTTP portfolios for several years, but it is not yet clear whether it works best as a premium product or as a mass-market one. This article analyses where it sits.