Fiber to the Home (FTTH) provides fiber optic connections directly to homes and businesses, enabling virtually unlimited bandwidth. It has numerous advantages over traditional copper networks like greatly increased speeds, easier upgradability, and lower operating costs. While initial installation requires more investment than copper, FTTH offers future-proof infrastructure and benefits like symmetrical services. If Salisbury implements FTTH, it could attract young residents and businesses by offering advanced telecom, generate new revenue streams, and improve services and quality of life for citizens. The feasibility study will examine if FTTH is viable and present results to city council by year's end.

1. Fiber to the Home Feasibility Study

5. Technology Minutes Hours Days Modem 56 kb/s 2 ISDN 128 kb/s 20 12 DSL 1 Mb/s 2.5 Cable 2.5 Mb/s 1 30 FTTH 0.4 Estimated minimum time to acquire Braveheart Technical considerations – Speed