The spread of COVID-19 has brought our lives to a standstill although to maintain business continuity, work from home became the ‘New Normal’ for many of us. This ‘New Normal’ environment, led to a massive surge in the use of the internet across India. Lockdowns, social distancing, and working from home pushed users to explore new scenarios to maintain business continuity and made internet connection our basic need. However, with the extension of work from home, many of us have figured out a way to upgrade the home internet connections from basic to advance to ensure smoother workflow. As the majority of people logged on to work from home, it was captured that data demand from residences rose as compared to commercial areas which further opened doors for Fiber to the Home products and solutions.

According to a report, currently, India is home to 18 million broadband connections that saw as high as 18 GB data per day consumed during a lockdown. Even prior to the COVID 19 pandemic, demand for high-speed broadband was on the rise due to growing digital consumption. FTTH/ Fiber optic gained enormous growth because of its capability of transmitting data at the speed of light. Especially, during the pandemic, FTTH unlocked a slew of opportunities for remote workers and emerged into the spotlight. The pressure for better connectivity is one of the main reasons users were looking at fiber-to-the-home broadband connections as a potential solution during crisis.

Here’s the list of Key drivers for FTTH demand:

• The speed, bandwidth, reliability and low-latency capabilities of fiber internet provide the best possible access to a business’s hosted services and cloud-based applications
• Emerging technologies like AI, Cloud, IoT is making FTTH infrastructure more important than ever, and deployment of fiber-optic cabling systems is quick, efficient and future-ready
• Fiber is more secure, reliable, and durable because fiber cables transmit information through electrical pulses, and they are resistant to electrical noise, interference, and voltage surges

Demand for Optical fiber will continue to grow on the back of investments in 5G, FTTH & data centers and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis would further accelerate these investments. With these demand drivers in place, there exists massive growth opportunities for optical fiber in India. With this, Digisol has aligned its strategies and introduced best in class end to end FTTH products to tap the emerging market. If you are looking for an upgrade from a normal copper connection to FTTH, we are here to help you. Digisol is one of the most trusted IT networking brands that has been supporting Make in India for 3 decades. We offer top-notch IT networking solutions that include Structured Cabling, Wireless, FTTH, and Switching solutions that are designed to meet all your IT networking needs. Check out our latest FTTH solutions here: https://www.digisol.com/product/ftth-solutions/