ISP revolution

The United States has committed over $42.5 billion through the BEAD program to accelerate fiber deployment to unserved areas. South Korea now delivers fiber to about 89% of broadband subscribers, the highest share worldwide. India’s BharatNet project has extended fiber internet to over 214,000 villages, bringing Wi‑Fi connectivity to remote areas. In China, 95% of internet users could access 100 Mbps+ service in 2023, and by 2027 about 90% of broadband subscribers are projected to be on fiber connections. Next-generation standards are enabling 10 Gbps+ services: 10G-PON and XGS-PON, and China is commercially rolling out 50G-PON delivering up to 50