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.

December's edition of Fibre Horizon is out!

In this issue:

  • Germany's new government sets goal of nationwide supply of fibre optics

  • Telefónica will close more than 1.000 copper stations by the end of 2021

  • Nkom proposes changed regulation on Telenor copper shutdowns

  • While EU Commission’s 2021 DESI index reveals improvements in VHCN households penetration, FTTH Council Europe calls for demand-side measures to boost take-up rates

  • State Aid: EU Commission launched consultation on proposed revision of EU State aid rules for deployment of broadband networks

  • Study on National Broadband Plans in the EU27 shows more efforts are needed from Member States to meet 2025 Gigabit Society targets

  • Fibre is the most sustainable broadband option, according to new research

  • The FTTH Council Europe announces first findings from its recent Gender Diversity Survey

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