In December 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal with the ambition of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, boosting the economy, improving people's health and quality of life, caring for nature, and leaving no one behind.

Digitalisation will be at the core of this ambitious program and fibre is key to align the digital and sustainability agendas. As the most sustainable telecommunication infrastructure technology, full-fibre is a prerequisite to achieving the European Green Deal and making the European Union’s economy more sustainable.

The need to work collectively towards a more sustainable society has become a strategic objective of policy makers and the vast majority of private organisations alike. With this context in mind, the sustainability Working Group of the FTTH Council Europe has been created with two key objectives:

Promote full fibre as the most sustainable access network technology and enabler of multiple applications which can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of our activities. Remote working and learning being the most obvious examples.
Support all stakeholders of the Fibre to the Home value chain in their efforts to make their respective activities more carbon neutral.

Insights from the Committee

Focus on the Sustainability Committee

In this episode we focus on the key sustainable challenges facing the fibre industry both in the context of the EU taxonomy and of the energy 2030 targets and much more.

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Patrick Faraj

Jun 3, 2024

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Applying for the Deployment & Operations Committee Chair position

First and Last Name: Patrick Faraj

Company Name: VIAVI Solutions

Current position: Senior Product Manager - Centralized Fiber Test Systems

Company Type: Vendor/Reseller (Products)

Biography:

Patrick Faraj is currently VIAVI’s Global Product Manager managing an end-to-end SW and HW Centralized OTDR Test Solution that is designed to optimize the qualification and certification of FTTx networks across all phases of the deployment lifecycle. Patrick is a proven subject matter expert in solutions/products development, value propositions creation, and deployment practices in global FTTx networks and markets, with more than 16 years extensive product management experience including 13 years of Global Product Management in FTTX passive solutions at Corning, Prior to his industry engagement, Patrick worked for 5 years as a research and teaching assistant at the university of Kiel, Germany, at the Chair of Telecommunications with focus on fibre optic transmission research topics. Patrick has been an engaged member in the FTTH Council Europe since 2008, participating in the FTTH Conferences as an exhibitor, speaker, and workshop organizer. Since 2023 Patrick is the Chair of the Deployment and Operations Committee. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering and a Master of Science in Telecommunications from Riga Technical University in Latvia.

Position statement:

I have been an engaged member in the FTTH Council Europe since 2008, participating in the FTTH Conferences as an exhibitor, speaker, and workshop organizer. I am currently the Chair of the Deployment and Operations Committee and looking forward for an additional 1 year term to continue to drive all the activities forward with the D&O members.

Your past role(s) and activities in the FTTH Council Europe:

Patrick Faraj has been involved in the activities of the FTTH Council Europe covering different roles and supporting on a variety of activities for 16 years.

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