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 8 - Innovative solutions to reduce time and cost of fibre cable deployment

In this transformative panel, senior leaders from Members of the FTTH Council Europe address the challenge of faster deployments amidst a skilled labor shortage. Concepts like plug-and-play, de-skilling, and agnosticism guide strategic decisions, influencing innovations across product, process, supply chain, and network architecture. The session emphasizes four critical priorities: simplicity, fast deployments, skills concentration, and network quality, harmonizing network needs with material and labor challenges. 

Panellists of this session will also explore efficient methods of laying fibre optic cables, delving into alternative deployment strategies for optimizing efficiency and ensuring reliability. The panel also tackles the pressure on network operators to enhance bandwidth sustainably, with insights into high-density, environmentally conscious cabling systems. 

Delve into the installation journey of fibre optic cables, unravelling their comprehensive data sheets. Gain insights into crucial elements like attenuation, blowing performance, and factors essential for ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Join us in navigating the intricate details that contribute to industry excellence, ushering in a revolutionized FTTH landscape. 


Speakers: Adrian Amezcua Correa - Director Technical Sales Support at Prysmian Group, José Luis Gonzalez - Regional Market Manager at CommScope, Peter Weimann - Chief Technology Officer, Optical Fibre Cable at HFCL, Tadeu Viana - VP Sales EMEA at Corning Optical Communications - moderated by Xavier Renard - Board Member at the FTTH Council Europe

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