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. 
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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.

Panel session "Exploring the Gigabit Infrastructure Act", during WIK Conference

Event: Panel session "Exploring the Gigabit Infrastructure Act", during WIK Conference
Speaker: Arturs Alksnis – Public Affairs Director
Date and time: 14 September 2023, 12:00 CEST
Location: Hotel The Dominican - Brussels, Belgium
Organiser: WIK


In the context of WIK's annual conference, happening in Brussels on 13-14 September, our Public Affairs Director Arturs Alksnis will take part in the panel session "Exploring the Gigabit Infrastructure Act". This recent initiative from the European Commission seeks to reduce barriers to the deployment of 5G and fibre networks, by extending permit exemptions, streamlining permit-granting processes and strengthening requirements for network operators and others (including infrastructure companies) to offer access to and exchange information about physical infrastructure. In this session, we debate the provisions and explore the steps national regulatory authorities and municipalities could take to accelerate deployment. Featuring prominent representatives from the telecom industry and the European Commission and moderated by WIK's General Manager Dr Cara Schwarz-Schilling,  the session promises to be insightful and of extreme value for all those interested in learning more about the future of gigabit connectivity in the EU. 

The full agenda of the two-day event is available at this link. Click here for more information and to register your participation.

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