Today Free, a French operator announced that they will provide FTTH (Fiber To The Home) to Paris starting 2007. This service will be available for other cities later on. As Lyon is a major city, it will be probably connected soon.
What is this Fiber To The Home? This means that your home is connected by optical fiber to your operator. By doing this, you reach ultra high speed for Internet. Free announces 50 Mbs at 29,90 euros per month! Free is not the first operator providing FTTH in Paris, but it will be at this cheap price.
This high speed will bring the development of new services. In Lyon, I have 20 Mbs with Neuf and I already have Internet, TV, and VoIP phone. I think we will approache speeds available in Japan and in Korea! 50 Mbs are probably a start...
