A global shortage of fiber optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, especially in Europe, India, and China, casting a shadow over 5G rollouts (Anna Gross/Financial Times)

A global shortage of fiber optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, especially in Europe, India, and China, casting a shadow over 5G rollouts (Anna Gross/Financial Times)

Anna Gross / Financial Times:
A global shortage of fiber optic cable has driven up prices and lengthened lead times, especially in Europe, India, and China, casting a shadow over 5G rollouts  —  Rising prices of critical components casts shadow over 5G rollout and development of data centres