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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Digital Infrastructure + Investors Committee Working Group of the FTTH Council Europe

Nov 25, 2025

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Event: Digital Infrastructure + Investors Committee Working Group of the FTTH Council Europe
Speaker: Vincent Garnier – Managing Director, FTTH Council Europe
Date: 25 November 2025
Organiser: FTTH Council Europe / Working Group Digital Infrastructure
Location: Helaba, Main Tower Frankfurt

The growing demand for resilient gigabit networks continued to place significant pressure on Germany’s digital infrastructure strategy. As fibre remains the most future-proof, energy-efficient, and capacity-rich medium, ensuring that policy, investment, and deployment models were aligned became an increasingly urgent priority for national and regional stakeholders.

This joint meeting of the Digital Infrastructure Working Group and the Investors Committee, hosted at the Main Tower in Frankfurt, explored the strategic levers required to accelerate fibre expansion across Germany. The session opened with remarks from Vincent Garnier, who framed the discussion around Europe’s need for coordinated regulatory signals, stable investment conditions, and cooperation models capable of sustaining long-term fibre deployment.

The programme examined critical aspects shaping Germany’s fibre landscape: market analyses on current deployment gaps, customer-experience insights highlighting adoption barriers, and emerging wholesale and cooperation concepts designed to strengthen business cases for operators and investors. The discussions further addressed the financial and rating considerations essential for supporting large-scale fibre projects in a competitive funding environment.

A concluding panel debate provided a forward-looking assessment of what it would take for fibre to regain momentum by 2030, emphasising the importance of aligning market incentives, improving investment frameworks, and fostering collaboration across the ecosystem. Attendees gained a clearer understanding of the economic, regulatory, and operational conditions required for a sustainable and scalable fibre future in Germany.

The meeting closed with networking exchanges, reinforcing the value of cross-industry dialogue at a pivotal moment for Germany’s digital transformation.

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