The FTTH Council Europe has been monitoring annually the evolution of full-fibre deployment throughout Europe since 2012. This essential work has been driven by the Market Intelligence Committee which publishes our flagship report FTTH/B Market Panorama, complete with FTTH Forecasts for Europe. The survey is commissioned through an external partner and the role of the Committee is to complete and refine these data based on the comprehensive input coming from the network of experts from our 150 members active in all European countries.

FTTH members have access to a more detailed version of the report with granular information regarding the individual FTTH markets in each of the 39 countries surveyed.

Two more reports have been produced under initiative of the Market Intelligence Committee, and launched during the last FTTH Virtual Conference 2021: the latest figures of the FTTH Forecasts for 2021 and 2026 and an overview of fibre deployments in rural areas.

The Market Intelligence Committee is also involved in other studies such as Copper Switch Off, Best Practices in Fibre advertising and the Socio Economic Impact of FTTH.

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Panel 6 - Future applications to run on fibre networks

While the expansion of FTTH infrastructures continues, it is important to also keep an eye on the new opportunities arising from this technology. With faster internet speeds and greater reliability, fibre networks open up a world of opportunities for new applications and services: from virtual and augmented reality to smart homes and cities, fiber networks are already transforming the way we live and work. 

In this forward-looking session with prominent experts from some of the companies working on the internet-based services of tomorrow, we will explore the role of fibre networks in supporting emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, machine learning, telemedicine, online education, and entertainment, and how these will continue to flourish thanks to very high-capacity networks.


Speakers: Julian David CEO at techUK, Lorelien Hoet - Director of EU Government Affairs at Microsoft, Rupert Wood - Research Director at Analysys Mason, Scott Blue - Director Global Wireless Policy at CISCO, and Walid Mathlouthi - Head of Future Networks and Spectrum Management at International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - moderated by Eric Festraets - President at FTTH Council Europe

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