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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2026 FTTH Market Panorama - Report by Country

May 19, 2026

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The FTTH Council Europe Market Panorama – By Country Report provide a detailed and comparable view of the development of full-fibre connectivity across Europe, based on data collected as of September 2025. Prepared by the FTTH Council Europe Market Intelligence Committee, with the support of IDATE, these reports draw on a robust bottom-up methodology that combines operator inputs, regulatory sources, and market intelligence.

Across Europe, the FTTH/B market is entering a new phase. While network rollout has reached high levels of maturity in many countries, the focus is progressively shifting from coverage expansion to network utilisation and monetisation. As highlighted in the Market Panorama, nearly 80% of premises across the EU39 are now covered, yet a significant gap remains between infrastructure availability and active subscriptions. This evolving landscape reveals increasingly heterogeneous market dynamics.

Some countries are approaching full coverage and high penetration levels, driven by strong policy frameworks and competitive ecosystems. Others continue to face structural challenges related to deployment economics, geography, or demand stimulation. Overall, the Country Reports aim to help stakeholders understand each market’s current position and identify the key drivers that will shape the next phase of fibre development in Europe, accelerate take-up, and close the gap between infrastructure availability and active subscriptions.

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