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2026-06-17 07:10 UTC
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Digital Decade 2026 - Connectivity Coverage in Europe 2025 report dumimar Wed, 06/17/2026 - 09:10 Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) becomes Europe's most widespread fixed technology, while 5G signal nears universal reach as Member States advance towards the Digital Decade 2030 targets. The Connectivity Coverage in Europe 2025 report provides a comprehensive overview of fixed and mobile broadband coverage across the 27 EU Member States (EU27), Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom as of mid-2025. The study and its report are designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States towards the targets as set out in the Digital Decade Policy programme . The report analyses the deployment of ten connectivity technologies (DSL, VDSL, VDSL2 Vectoring, cable modem DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS 3.1 and higher, FTTP, FWA, 5G, 5G in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band, and satellite) and four aggregated coverage categories, at national, rural and regional (NUTS-3) level. EU27 fixed connectivity coverage reached 98.0% , Next Generation Access (NGA) coverage reached 95.3%, fixed Very High-Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage reached 85.6%, and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) coverage reached 74.1%. Mobile coverage also continued to expand, with 5G signal reaching 96.8% of households , and coverage of 5G in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band reaching 74.8%. The report identifies growing reliance on Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solutions in low-density and geographically challenging regions, as well as the increasing relevance of…