About the Committee

The Investments & ESG Committee brings together the work of the Council's former Investors, Sustainability and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committees under a single structure, reflecting how closely capital, environmental performance and social responsibility are now linked in digital infrastructure.

The Committee provides a forum for investors, operators and industry experts to examine the financial and non-financial factors shaping fibre and data centre investment across Europe. Its scope spans the investment landscape and financing conditions for network rollout, the environmental footprint and sustainability credentials of fibre infrastructure, and the governance and diversity practices that support a resilient, competitive industry.

By combining these perspectives, the Committee aims to give members a clearer view of how ESG considerations influence investment decisions,  and how the sector can demonstrate its value to the investors, policymakers and stakeholders who rely on that evidence.

This page is new and growing. The Committee's reports, studies, and other resources will be added here as they're published - in the meantime, you can explore the latest assets below.

FTTH Market Forecasts 2022-2027

The market forecasts are consistent with the previous estimates and foresee around 199 M homes passed for FTTH/B in 2027 in EU27+UK and 309 M homes passed in EU39 region. It is expected that the top 3 countries in terms of homes passed will be France (31.1 M), United Kingdom (30.1 M) and Germany (26.9 M). This forecast exercise highlights the ongoing digital transformation of European countries, and FTTH is playing a major role in this digital inclusion.

According to the forecasts, the number of subscribers is expected to reach 124 M in EU27+UK and 190 M in EU39 region.

The take-up rate will experience steady growth in both regions, with number of subscribers against homes passed expected to reach 62.2% in EU27+UK and 61.4% in EU 39.

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