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.

Advancing Fibre Deployment and Network Resilience

The Deployment & Operations (D&O) Committee is actively progressing on two major initiatives: Fibre Deep – Passive Optical LAN (POLAN) Applications and Network Resilience & Maintenance, with both detailed technical whitepapers targeted for completion ahead of the FTTH Conference 2026 in London.

The first paper explores how Passive Optical LAN technologies can enhance fibre deployment, particularly in enterprise and campus environments. It will highlight the advantages of fibre—scalability, energy efficiency, and lower maintenance—and include comparisons with copper-based LANs, deployment models for different contexts, and case studies showcasing successful implementations.

The second whitepaper focuses on resilient, fault-tolerant fibre networks that are easier to maintain and operate over time. It will provide best practices for proactive maintenance and fault detection, explore the role of AI and automation in network monitoring, and outline design principles for resilience, including redundancy planning and security hardening against potential threats.

Together, these initiatives reinforce the D&O Committee’s commitment to supporting the industry with technical guidance and practical tools that advance efficient, secure, and future-proof fibre deployment across Europe.

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