Klaus Hoelbling
Munich
As Europe’s fibre market is redefined, how do investors, operators, and lenders respond?
Amidst a tough macro context, business plan underperformance, rising competition, and funding constraints, EMEA’s fibre optic markets look set to be redefined in coming months.
In the U.K. and Germany, the steady flow of capital into the sector – backing ambitious plans – hasn’t delivered the projected returns. Penetration rates are trending downward and there are expectations of increasing pressure on average revenue per user (ARPU) levels.
In the 2025 AlixPartners European Fibre Survey, a survey of 160 market experts entrenched across the European fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) industry, predominantly in these two markets, three key themes emerged:
In this report, we take a deeper dive into each theme, exploring the expectations – and implications – for operators, lenders and investors – focusing on what is likely to matter most in this fast-evolving market.
You can explore the report below, or download a copy from here.