Fiber Broadband Association Says 11.8 Million New Fiber Passings in 2025

In a separate study, Ookla found median fixed wireless speeds from the mobile carriers decreased in 2025.

Jake Neenan

Dec 17, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of a crew splicing a fiber service terminal in December 2021 by Michael Hill/AP

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2025 – Fiber broadband providers passed 11.8 million new locations in 2025, according to a new Fiber Broadband Association report. The group estimated about 84.6 million total homes passed with fiber and nearly 40 million fiber subscribers nationwide.

“After a trough of disappointment for a while 10 years or so, we’ve been on a steady upstream, with one decline in 2020,” said Mike Render, founder of consulting firm RVA, which FBA commissioned for the study. “We’ve made quite a bit of progress.”

Render spoke at an FBA webinar Wednesday.