The objective of this committee is to help Communication Service Providers avoid churn & create revenue opportunities through the provision of enhanced user experience.

While more and more households have access to full-fibre network, it becomes crucial to avoid home connectivity becoming a bottle neck and that the new gigabit services can efficiently reach end user devices without degradation of speed or performance.

The In-Home Broadband Excellence committee addresses the following questions:

  • how to provide, manage and monitor ‘Quality of Experience’ for the end-user
  • how to monetise value-added services and reduce costs
  • how to leverage standards and provide pointers to industry fora

You can expect multiple initiatives from this dynamic group, such as the In-Home Broadband Excellence Guide, available for every member of the FTTH Council Europe and sold to non-members at a price of €36 inc. VAT* una tantum, intended to help Communication Service Providers understand the topic of ‘In-home Broadband Excellence’ and optimize their business strategies to reap the benefits of fibre-based connectivity delivered to end-users' premises.

The In-Home Broadband Excellence committee is also very much engaged in the organisation of workshops at the annual FTTH Conference, as well webinars and other communications.

 

*This price includes 21% VAT applicable in Belgium. If you are purchasing on behalf of a company based outside of Belgium you will not be required to pay VAT. For all UK and EC Member state registered companies please have your VAT number to include when purchasing

 

 

Data Centre & Data Centre Interconnection Committee: Up and Running

The Council's new Data Centre and Data Centre Interconnection Committee is now up and running. While it remains early days, the Committee has taken on a number of projects already underway, including a report on hollow core fibre (HCF) and multi-core fibre (MCF), and, in collaboration with the Board, a DCI market study together with updates to the Panorama reflecting the Council's expanded remit.

Following its initial meeting, the Committee is now seeking Vice-Chairs to cover several roles and subcommittees, including Regulatory Affairs, Events / Conference 2027, and Membership & Industry Engagement. Members interested in joining the Committee are warmly encouraged to do so, and those interested in a Vice-Chair position are invited to contact Jon.

Beyond the ongoing projects, one of the Committee's most important undertakings will be the Conference in Milan in March 2027. Approximately four hours of content are to be filled, covering all aspects of the Council's expanded remit, and anyone wishing to help shape this key event is encouraged to join the Committee and the relevant subcommittee.

The Committee has also begun planning a series of educational webinars for members on AI-driven data centres;  the drivers, the trends, internal data centre architectures and wider DCI architectures. Invitations will follow after the summer.

Our thanks go to all those already engaged in the Committee's work.