Researchers: Percentage of Fiber-Connected Buildings Exceeds 40%

More and more commercial and multi-tenant buildings in the US are being wired with optical fiber. Back in 2004, fiber’s penetration rate in such buildings stood at 10.9 percent. As of year-end 2014, that had nearly quadrupled, rising to 42.5 percent, according to the latest market research from Vertical Systems Group.

“Fiber is used to deliver the majority of Carrier Ethernet service connections,” Vertical said. Similarly, greater use of fiber in US commercial and multi-tenant buildings is expanding “access to high-speed IP/MPLS VPN services, Cloud and Internet connectivity, and for mobile backhaul applications.”