Fibre-optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) is a 28,000-kilometre-long (17,398 mi; 15,119 nmi) fibre optic mostly-submarine communications cable that connects the United Kingdom, Japan, India, and many places in between.

As of 2022, Romania had the best fiber coverage among the surveyed European countries, with approximately 95.6 percent of households covered by a fiber to the premises (FTTP) network.

As of 2000, more than 80% of the world’s long-distance communication cables are fiber-optic cables. The statistics below demonstrate the immense scale of the fiber optics industry’s...

Singapore leads Omdia’s 2020 Index with maximum scores in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) penetration, fiber-to-the-cell-site (FTTS) fiber penetration, FTTH population coverage, and both download and upload speeds. It is closely followed by South Korea, the UAE, China, and Japan.

The fiber optic cable market was valued at $14.61 billion in 2022, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.70% and reach $43.02 billion by 2032. A key driver of the fiber optic cable market is the widespread adoption of 5G technology.