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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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Driving Sustainability and Circularity in the European FTTH Sector

Jul 3, 2025

Committee News | Sustainability Committee |

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The Sustainability Committee is entering a new phase. Over the past two years, we have worked intensively on the pilot project for the FTTH Eco Platform, and over the last year, significant time and energy have been dedicated to its market introduction. Of course, we will continue our efforts to encourage more members—and non-members—to join the FTTH Eco Platform, enabling us to measure the impact of CO₂ reduction projects and other sustainability initiatives across our community.

Through the FTTH Eco Platform, we bring this data together and create a unique overview of the European FTTH sector’s pathway to Net Zero. To strengthen this effort, we call on all FTTH Council members to register and actively participate in the FTTH Eco Platform.

Integrating the FTTH sector into the EU Taxonomy is another important goal for this year. This is a collaborative project involving several Committees, and during the summer, we expect another consultation round on a draft plan for the EU Code of Conduct for the Sustainability of Telecommunications Networks, to which we will submit a joint response. Encouragingly, after the first consultation round, several of the FTTH Council’s proposals were already adopted. Final decisions on the sector’s inclusion in the EU Taxonomy are expected in 2026.

Circularity is also inextricably linked to sustainability. When is a product truly circular, and how can this be determined? The Sustainability Committee will address this for the FTTH sector. Using the Circular Transition Indicators developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, we aim to develop sector-specific guidance that will make it possible to calculate the circularity of optical fibre products.

Members interested in contributing to this working group are invited to contact the Committee Chair.

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Driving Sustainability and Circularity in the European FTTH Sector

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