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.

Panel 12 - Active Equipment solutions and architectures to maximize the benefits of FTTH networks

By attending this session, you will learn more about the convergence of fully integrated fibre access devices, Software-Defined Access (SDA), and open access models, unlocking a new era in fibre network optimization.  

As fibre deployments surge, integrated devices offer advantages for both end customers and providers. Meanwhile, the elusive takeoff of SDA has finally gained momentum, with operators embracing its potential at a large scale. Panellists of this session will present the ingredients that have propelled SDA adoption, delving into the steps for robust real-life disaggregation, and providing insights on valuable lessons for solution providers. 

The roundtable also addresses how a unified physical network structure, coupled with strategic planning and the deployment of Fiber Termination Units (FTUs) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), empowers multiple service providers to offer a variety of services. The discussion extends to strategic end-to-end planning for cost-optimized flexibility, drawing lessons from open access models in countries like Sweden and Denmark. 


Speakers: Mitja Golja - Business Development Director at Kontron d.o.o - Chief Expert at Huawei, Kajsa Arvidsson - CMO at Genexis group AB and Eric van Uden - Country Manager Niederlande at AVM - moderated by Patrick Faraj - Chair of Deployment & Operations Committee at the FTTH Council Europe

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