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Altice USA with 4.6 million customers across 20 states the fourth largest cable operator in the United States will start next year with a five year build-out schedule to expand its fiber reach. Altice says it "plans to invest further in the U.S. by building a next-generation fiber-to-the-home network capable of delivering broadband speeds of up to 10 Gbps across its footprint". However this is immediately followed by: "Altice USA will extend fiber deeper into its existing hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network and leverage cutting-edge and proprietary technologies developed by Altice Labs, the company’s global research and development arm, to create its state-of-the-art system". This might mean it will partially stick to its Hybrid Fiber Coaxial technology as currently used by its Optimum, Lightpath and Suddenlink cable systems. At IBC major US cable broadband networking vendor ARRIS showed that its CMTS can now also support 10 Gigabt per second E-Pon (Ethernet Passive Optical Network), making the Hybrid Fiber Coaxial networks less hybrid and more or fully Fiber.
Altice currently offers upto 300 Megabit/s in Optimum served areas and opto 1 gigabit/s in half the area serviced by suddenlink.
"This full-scale initiative reflects Altice’s investment in technology and innovation across the globe and reinforces its commitment to its Optimum and Suddenlink residential and business customers in the U.S. Altice USA is the first major U.S. cable provider to announce a large-scale fiber deployment plan for its footprint", the company said in a statement.
“Across the globe Altice has invested heavily in building state-of-the-art fiber-optic networks, and we are pleased to bring our expertise stateside to drive fiber deeper into our infrastructure for the benefit of our U.S. Optimum and Suddenlink customers”, said Dexter Goei, Altice USA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Today, we have a best-in-class network with incredibly fast speeds and quality service, and by taking immediate steps to create the fastest next-generation network, we will be positioned to support our customers’ needs well into the future. Altice USA’s ‘Generation GigaSpeed’ underscores our promise to accelerate investment in our network, sets the foundation for the delivery of next-generation services and enhancements for our customers, and is a testimony to the bright future of the U.S. telecommunications industry”.
The company’s five-year deployment schedule will begin in 2017, and the company expects to reach all of its Optimum footprint and most of its Suddenlink footprint during that timeframe. Initial rollout markets will be announced in the coming months. In addition to delivering a superior customer experience for the long term, the new architecture will result in a more efficient and robust network with a significant reduction in energy consumption. Altice expects to reinvest efficiency savings to support the buildout without a material change in its overall capital budget.
Altice is a market leader in successfully deploying fiber in various international markets it serves. Altice France is on track to reach 22 million fiber homes by the end of 2022, and Altice Portugal will reach the milestone of 5.3 million fiber homes passed by the end of 2020 making Portugal the first European country entirely equipped with fiber.
Altice currently offers upto 300 Megabit/s in Optimum served areas and opto 1 gigabit/s in half the area serviced by suddenlink.
"This full-scale initiative reflects Altice’s investment in technology and innovation across the globe and reinforces its commitment to its Optimum and Suddenlink residential and business customers in the U.S. Altice USA is the first major U.S. cable provider to announce a large-scale fiber deployment plan for its footprint", the company said in a statement.
“Across the globe Altice has invested heavily in building state-of-the-art fiber-optic networks, and we are pleased to bring our expertise stateside to drive fiber deeper into our infrastructure for the benefit of our U.S. Optimum and Suddenlink customers”, said Dexter Goei, Altice USA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Today, we have a best-in-class network with incredibly fast speeds and quality service, and by taking immediate steps to create the fastest next-generation network, we will be positioned to support our customers’ needs well into the future. Altice USA’s ‘Generation GigaSpeed’ underscores our promise to accelerate investment in our network, sets the foundation for the delivery of next-generation services and enhancements for our customers, and is a testimony to the bright future of the U.S. telecommunications industry”.
The company’s five-year deployment schedule will begin in 2017, and the company expects to reach all of its Optimum footprint and most of its Suddenlink footprint during that timeframe. Initial rollout markets will be announced in the coming months. In addition to delivering a superior customer experience for the long term, the new architecture will result in a more efficient and robust network with a significant reduction in energy consumption. Altice expects to reinvest efficiency savings to support the buildout without a material change in its overall capital budget.
Altice is a market leader in successfully deploying fiber in various international markets it serves. Altice France is on track to reach 22 million fiber homes by the end of 2022, and Altice Portugal will reach the milestone of 5.3 million fiber homes passed by the end of 2020 making Portugal the first European country entirely equipped with fiber.