From connectivity to the thinking economy

The Fiber Broadband Association celebrated its 25th anniversary at Fiber Connect 2026 in Orlando, highlighting numerous milestones. In 2025, the fiber broadband industry passed 11.8 million homes, breaking 2024’s record, and it is on pace to beat that again this year. FBA research estimates that the total U.S. addressable market for Fiber-to-the-home will be in the range of 130 million homes when you include multiple fiber passings. Fiber deployments have entered a historic investment cycle. Today, more than 100 million homes are passed by fiber, with another 60 million to be passed over the next five years. There are now 1,560 active fiber providers in the country, including 42 new fiber providers and 71 that doubled their footprint in the past six months. 

[Gary Bolton is the president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association.]