Spanish operators added a total of 145,000 fiber to the home (FTTH) lines in October to raise the number of active connections in the country to just shy of 10 million (9.92 million), according to the latest monthly update from regulator CNMC. Fibre lines climbed by 1.7 million in the 12 months since October 2018, more than offsetting a 1.2 million decline in DSL lines to 2.7 million, said the watchdog. HFC lines fell by around 111,000 to 2.3 million, bringing the fixed broadband total to 15.2 million, up from 14.8 million a year earlier.
In terms of operators, over 4 in 10 (42.9%) of FTTH lines correspond to Telefonica, which gained lost a net total of 45,100 fixed broadband lines in October to reach 5.95 million. The Masmovil group once again topped the monthly net fixed broadband ranking, adding 53,900 lines in October to reach 1.40 million, with Vodafone and Orange gaining 11,300 and 2,600 lines to reach 3.17 million and 3.96 million respectively. Spain’s remaining operators also had a positive month, adding 10,900 more lines to reach nearly 5 percent of the market.