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.

ADTRAN published a blog: how XGS-PON is winning vs. Active Ethernet?

Passive Optical Networks (PON) have not always been a clear choice for operators, many of whom chose to deploy early on with a point-to-point Active Ethernet solution. But as we jump technologies to accommodate more services and greater bandwidth for subscribers, the choice to go with 10 Gigabit Symmetric PON (XGS-PON) over a Point-to-Point Active Ethernet solution should become an easy one. ADTRAN's latest blog explains why.

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