Fiber flows in 2025: Free explodes all the counters, its fellowships

The internet fixed in France has never been so fast. According to the latest report published by Adsl & Fiber zoneaverage fiber optic flows have experienced spectacular progression in recent years, climbing 52 % in four years. If this development benefits all consumers, an actor largely dominates the landscape: Free, which stands out as the performance champion, relegating its competitors far behind.

Reducts up, latency down: the evolution of fiber in figures

The figures speak for themselves. In 2024, the average descending speed reached 456 Mbit/s, against 365 Mbit/s in upload, with an average latency of 9.5 ms. This improvement is explained by several factors:

• The very high speed France plan, which aims for an almost total fiber cover by the end of 2025.
• The arrival of new technologies, especially WiFi 7 and the deployment of symmetrical 8 gbit/s offers.
• Reinforced stability, with a decrease in breakdowns pointed out by ARCEP (the regulatory authority for electronic communications, posts and distribution of the press).

Fiber in 2025: Free explodes the counters, its fellowships

Among the operators, Free clearly draws well in terms of Fiber packages. Xavier Niel's operator has continued to push the limits of performance:

By multiplying technical advances, Free stands out at the top of the rankings, both for download and sending data.

Orange lagging behind, a two -speed market?

If the fiber progresses overall, not all operators follow the same rate. Orange is particularly pointed out for its delay. At the end of 2024, he only Release the speeds of the Sosh box from 300 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/sa late evolution compared to its competitors.

This slow adaptation raises questions: is the French fiber market structuring itself around a dominant actor, while the others are struggling to follow? By 2025, the flows could continue their ascent with ever faster offers, while national coverage should get closer to full deployment. But it is still necessary that the whole territory benefits equally.