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Increasingly fiber optics is positioned as the main technology of fixed internet access service in the world and our country is no stranger to it. According to a report by Point Topic an international company specializing in internet access metrics in the fourth quarter of 2022 Peru registered the second highest growth rate of fixed internet connections with fiber optics 16.2 globally only surpassed by Germany 17.5 as announced in the webinar The connectivity route developed by the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications OSIPTEL.This list which was prepared after analyzing the progress of the penetration of fiber optic technology FTTH B for its acronym in English in countries that have at least 0.5 million connections placed our country above Argentina 13.9 growth of FTTH B connections India 12.3 and the United Kingdom 10.9.This is an important achievement that reflects the dynamism of the fixed internet access market in our country where fiber optics has been gaining greater importance said the director of Regulatory Policies and Competition of OSIPTEL Lennin Quiso Crdova.He explained that in the first quarter of this year fixed internet connections with fiber optics represented 39.8 of the total market. We estimate that by the end of the year fiber optics will be the predominant technology surpassing the cable modem that dominated this market for years the official projected.Increased competition in regionsQuiso Crdova stressed that the telecommunications sector is one of the most dynamic in the Peruvian economy and in recent years investments in this sector have remained stable contributing to the development of infrastructure and the quality of services.In this context he pointed out that there is currently greater competition in the fixed internet market due among other reasons to the regulatory measures given by OSIPTEL in recent years such as promoting the sharing of infrastructure for the deployment of networks which has motivated the entry of new operators especially those that offer fiber optic internet.The level of competition in the fixed internet market is increasing nationally. Although in Lima the market could be considered more concentrated in other regions the picture is completely different the participation of the most important operators changes he said.Regional providers pivot from pay TV to internetFor his part the executive president of OSIPTEL Rafael Muente Schwarz explained that stronger and more intense competition has been observed in regions due to the appearance of new players in the fixed internet market many of them being companies that provided or provide pay television service. Remember that these companies already have a developed infrastructure with income to households to provide the service which facilitates this reconversion he explained.He added that using the existing infrastructure to provide fiber optic internet service to the home shows the initiative of small and medium entrepreneurs that is coming out to compete with large companies. This implies a greater number of service providers powerfully in provinces he said.
