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.

Keynote speech at Network X in Paris

Event: Keynote speech at Network X in Paris - Broadband World
Speaker: Vincent Garnier - Director General 
Date: 9 October, 2024
Location: Paris, France
Organiser: Informa Tech


Incorporating Broadband World Forum and 5G World, Network X 2024 investigated the telco issues that are hitting the headlines hardest in 2024. Providing a global meeting point for the most prominent players in telecoms. Network X examined topics such as next-gen PON, Open, AI & Cloud RAN, 6G, satellite, infrastructure convergence, 5GCore, FWA, Wi-Fi and telco M&As.
In the context of the event, our Director General, Vincent Garnier delivered a keynote speech titled "Status of FTTH Rollout and Adoption in Europe" focusing FTTH deployment and its rapid global expansion, propelled by escalating demand for high-speed connectivity. Additionally, Vincent presented the most up-to-date information on the coverage and adoption of FTTH/B in Europe, using statistics from our recent edition of the Market Panorama

Vincent also covered key inquiries such as follows: 

  • Can Europe reach EU objective of gigabit connectivity for all by 2030?
  • What should be done to accelerate fibre adoption?

Join us in Paris on 9th October, to discover what the latest news in each of these tech areas means for the future of your business.

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