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Neelie Kroes calls for greater European investment in fibre

03 October 2011 | Kavit Majithia


Neelie Kroes, the EU telecoms commissioner, has outlined her commitment to ensuring larger telecoms operators in Europe make the necessary investments in replacing old copper infrastructure.

While noting that copper infrastructure is clearly a viable business option for operators, she believes it may be this revenue profit that is reducing the amount of investment made in next-generation fibre. Kroes told the Financial Times she was “interested to explore a new pricing model” to make the transition...

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