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.
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Opening Panel - FTTH deployment and adoption: Key drivers in CEE

Oct 15, 2025

FTTH Congress CEE 2025 | Panel Sessions | 7 October 2025

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The Central and Eastern European region is witnessing dynamic growth in fibre deployment, but accelerating rollouts and ensuring widespread adoption requires coordinated effort across operators, private investors, and public stakeholders. This opening panel brings together leading operators alongside public and private investors to share their strategies, experiences, and perspectives on building the region’s fibre future. Discussions explored investment models and funding mechanisms, regulatory frameworks, rural and urban deployment challenges, and opportunities for public–private collaboration. Attendees gained candid insights into how financial, regulatory, and technological drivers are shaping FTTH adoption in diverse CEE markets — and what is needed to deliver universal, future-ready fibre networks. Setting the tone for the Congress, this session provided a platform for open, solutions-focused dialogue on the path ahead.

Speakers: Yuriy Kurmaz - CEO at JSC Ukrtelecom / Maciej Nowohoński - Board Member in charge of Carriers Market and Real Estate Sales at Orange Polska / Ho-Shik Lim - Co-Head of TMT Investments at EBRD / Jeroen Kleinjan - Global Lead Telecom at ING
Moderator: Vincent Garnier - Director General of the FTTH Council Europe

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