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.

Panel 12 - Active Equipment solutions and architectures to maximize the benefits of FTTH networks

By attending this session, you will learn more about the convergence of fully integrated fibre access devices, Software-Defined Access (SDA), and open access models, unlocking a new era in fibre network optimization.  

As fibre deployments surge, integrated devices offer advantages for both end customers and providers. Meanwhile, the elusive takeoff of SDA has finally gained momentum, with operators embracing its potential at a large scale. Panellists of this session will present the ingredients that have propelled SDA adoption, delving into the steps for robust real-life disaggregation, and providing insights on valuable lessons for solution providers. 

The roundtable also addresses how a unified physical network structure, coupled with strategic planning and the deployment of Fiber Termination Units (FTUs) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), empowers multiple service providers to offer a variety of services. The discussion extends to strategic end-to-end planning for cost-optimized flexibility, drawing lessons from open access models in countries like Sweden and Denmark. 


Speakers: Mitja Golja - Business Development Director at Kontron d.o.o - Chief Expert at Huawei, Kajsa Arvidsson - CMO at Genexis group AB and Eric van Uden - Country Manager Niederlande at AVM - moderated by Patrick Faraj - Chair of Deployment & Operations Committee at the FTTH Council Europe

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