Since 2005 there also have been increasing reports of FTTP or FTTB for new
housing in higher-density communities, often serving lower incomes. For example,
Tierra Urbana, a developer in Mexico, has begun working with a CATV operator
called Interfibra to install FTTC and FTTP for up to 4000 new working-class
homes in Monterrey.
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Examples of re-hab, in which FTTH systems are installed specifically to rebuild
older copper networks, are infrequ ent but have been reported. By 2006 such
installations were largel y indistinguishable from broader upgrade applications, in
which the operator wants to increase capacity and support new higher-bandwidth
services. In fact, more then 95% of all FTTP deployments are either upgrade or
overlay projects: “upgrade”