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.

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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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Webinar - Upgrade without overbuild via asset reuse: expand your network, not your footprint

Oct 26, 2023

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In the past, the two most important success factors for a full-fibre build were cost and time to market. But today, there’s a third criterion: sustainability. Often, the cheapest, fastest, and most environmentally friendly way to deploy new fibre is to use an existing right of way. In this session, our sponsors Dura-Line, Prysmian Group and Plumettazz share their expertise on innovative ways to expand your network without increasing your footprint. Whether you’re an incumbent operator adding extra capacity, an agile competitor entering a new market, or a public sector organisation with assets that could be repurposed, make sure not to miss session to gran relevant insight for your sustainability targets.

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Focus on the Sustainability Committee

Webinar - Upgrade without overbuild via asset reuse: expand your network, not your footprint

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