Fiber broadband grew at a record pace in 2025, according to the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) annual Fiber Deployment Survey, conducted by RVA LLC Market Research & Consulting (RVA).
The survey found that, in 2025, fiber broadband deployments reached 11.8 million homes in the United States — 98.3 million when homes with more than one passing are included. Canada had total of 14.5 million fiber passings, nearly three quarters of the country’s market.
In the U.S., fiber broadband has now passed more than six in ten households, the survey found, and is on pace to overtake cable and all other technologies as the dominant U.S. delivery platform as early as 2028. Even so, 60 million potential first-time fiber passings remain, while 84% of potential second and third passings remain untapped.
The research also showed that the average take rates rose to 46.5% for primary passings. Take rates rose to 61% when a secondary provider enters a market.
“This year’s survey reinforces what we’re seeing across the industry: Fiber has become the clear technology of choice for both network operators and consumers. Deployment is accelerating, investment remains strong, and fiber now reaches more U.S. households than ever before,” FBA Vice President of Research and Workforce Development Deborah Kish said in a prepared statement.
“At the same time, new markets are expanding the role fiber plays in our digital economy. These trends point to sustained long-term growth and underscore the importance of continued fiber deployment to meet future demand.”
FBA CEO Gary Bolton told Telecompetitor earlier this year that private capital expenditure (CapEx) investments are keeping the fiber industry going strong. In the interview, Bolton discussed the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, and the state of the fiber broadband industry.
