About the Committee

The Data Centre & Data Centre Interconnection Committee is the FTTH Council Europe's newest committee, established to reflect the Council's expanded remit across data centres and the fibre infrastructure that connects them.

The Committee's current work programme includes a report on hollow core fibre (HCF) and multi-core fibre (MCF), a DCI market study developed with the Board, and updates to the Market Panorama to capture the Council's broader scope. Alongside this, the Committee is developing a programme of educational webinars for members on AI-driven data centres, covering the underlying drivers and market trends, internal data centre architectures and wider interconnection architectures.

The Committee also leads the data centre and interconnection content at the annual FTTH Conference, shaping several hours of programming across the full breadth of the Council's expanded remit. 
Further outputs will follow, including new assets, market studies and content developed for the upcoming FTTH Conference. Click here and join us!

This page is new and still growing. The Committee's assets, studies and Conference materials are currently in production and will be added here as they are published. In the meantime, you can follow the Committee's latest news below.

Response to the consultation on the European Commission’s draft Guidelines on State aid for broadband networks

The FTTH Council Europe sees positive elements in the draft revised State Aid Guidelines, notably in the area of vouchers as there is an expectation that as the availability of connectivity reaches critical mass (and the FTTH Council’s own research sees 85%-90% availability across the EU in the next five years[1]), resources and attention will shift much more to take-up and adoption than supply side measures.

 

[1] According to the FTTH Council Europe’s latest Market Forecasts 2021-2026 available here

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