JOIN OUR WEBINAR ON THE LAUNCH OF THE 2020 MARKET PANORAMA & DISCOVER NEW FIBRE DEPLOYMENT TRENDS” ON 23 APRIL!

On Thursday 23 April at 2.00 pm CEST, the FTTH Council Europe will organise a webinar to present the results of our latest FTTH/B market panorama.

Join us to learn about new fibre deployment trends & latest figures in 39 European countries.

This update of the FTTH Market Panorama includes the latest European ranking of countries highlighting fibre network buildout and active fibre subscribers. 

A novelty this year will also be the new urban vs rural split. The webinar will present insights on the breakdown of fibre deployments in both urban and rural areas in a selection of European countries and will show where the digital divide is most prominent.

Moderator: Eric Joyce, Chair of the Market Intelligence Committee and Board Member of the FTTH Council Europe

Presenter: Roland Montagne, Principal Analyst & Director Market Development, IDATE Digiworld

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For questions, please address your message to info@ftthcouncil.eu

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FTTH Council Europe announces departure of Director General

Brussels, 31 March 2020 – The FTTH Council Europe announces that Erzsébet Fitori, its Director General, will be leaving the FTTH Council Europe in order to explore the next chapter in her career, effective from 31 May 2020.  

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FTTH Conference Berlin Postponed to 1-3 December 2020

Brussels, 10 March 2020 – In connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Europe and considering this case as force majeure, the FTTH Council Europe made a decision to postpone the FTTH Conference 2020, initially scheduled for 21-23 April in Berlin, and move the event to a later time slot, namely 1-3 December 2020 at the same venue, Messe Berlin – hub27. The Council's priority today is the safety of all conference participants, and we remain committed to delivering an outstanding conference in December.

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Call for Workshop Conference 2020

 The FTTH Conference 2020, the world’s top fibre technology, solutions, digital investments and policy conference & exhibition is approaching. The Council invites its members to share their expertise and experience with industry leaders, fibre & digital specialists and stakeholders on 21 April 2020 as part of the first day of the FTTH Conference in Berlin. The FTTH Conference Workshops Committee is looking forward to receiving bids regarding the latest fibre-related technology innovation, best practices and breakthroughs, 5G, smart cities and connected homes, policy & regulatory developments, delivering a Gigabit experience, IoT and Artificial Intelligence, digital sustainability, copper switch-off, consumer protection & fighting misleading digital advertisement and so forth

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FTTH Council Europe Response BEREC Draft WP Response

 The FTTH Council welcomes this Draft Work Programme document and the opportunity to give further comments. 
The FTTH Council Europe notes that there is a considerable regulatory evolution underway and that there are a number of broad trends taking place today which are driven by market dynamics and which will evolve independently of the change in the regulatory environment but which have significant impacts on regulation. The first is a very strong push towards FTTH in Europe – this is driven by a number of factors over and above the inherently superior performance characteristics of these networks (for instance much lower operational costs, growing demand for higher bandwidth and the evolution of higher bandwidth services). This transition is driving a significant change to the market structure as investors in FTTH are often new entrant operators (not existing smaller operators but genuinely new entrants) in the market. These new entrants do not suffer from the replacement effects of existing operators and so, very often what is seen in the market is the existing operator, a new FTTH operator plus (normally at least) a CATV operator in the urban areas but perhaps no investor in the rural areas. This in turn leads to very significant challenges for NRAs and BEREC with regard to appropriate regulation, which may vary by geography. The FTTH Council Europe believes the Guidelines on Article 22 will have particular importance in that context and will participate fully in that consultation.

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The FTTH Council Europe celebrates its 15th anniversary: always striving for more

Brussels, 25 September 2019 – Today, The FTTH Council Europe is hosting a high-level event to celebrate 15 years of our work and efforts to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, empowering a leading Digital Society throughout Europe. Created in 2004 by five founding members: Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Corning, Emtelle and OFS, the organisation was originally set up as a technology-focused, vendor entity. Since then, the structure, membership and the mission of the FTTH Council Europe have evolved considerably to embrace the entire fibre value chain and broaden its scope.

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JOIN OUR WEBINAR ON “COPPER SWITCH -OFF” ON 10 JULY!

On Wednesday 10 July at 2.00-3.00 pm CEST the FTTH Council Europe will organise a webinar to deep dive into the details of our study on "Copper switch off: A European benchmark ".

The study analyses the different stages of copper switch-off in ten European Union Member States and identifies benefits as well as enablers, incentives, challenges and barriers to switching from copper to fibre networks. It was launched at the FTTH Conference 2019.

The webinar will be the opportunity to deep dive into the details of the study and to understand what influences copper switch-off in various countries.

Presenter: Eric Joyce, Chair of the Market Intelligence Committee and Board Member of the FTTH Council Europe

Panellist: Ilsa Godlovitch, Director Brussels Office, WIK-Consult, Author of the study

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The FTTH Council Europe sets out its priorities for the new European Institutions and elects new President, Board members and Committee Chairs

Brussels, 4 June 2019 – During its General Assembly, the FTTH Council Europe formally adopted its working programme and announced the results of the annual election of its President, Board members and Working Committee Chairs.

As the European elections just took place, with a new Parliament soon entering into office and a new College of European Commissioners to be appointed in the months to come, the FTTH Council Europe is keen to continue engaging with EU and national policy makers as a constructive contributor to the discussion and is therefore outlining its upcoming projects.

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Join or Webinar on '5G and FTTH: The Value of Convergence' on 14 May!

On Tuesday 14 May at 2.00-3.00 pm CEST the FTTH Council Europe will organise a webinar to deep dive into the details of our study on "5G and FTTH: The Value of Convergence". 

The study aims at quantifying the potential cost savings which could be made by building converged 5Gfibre networks. It was issued by the FTTH Council Global Alliance and recently launched at the FTTH Conference 2019.

The webinar will notably analyse the study's methodology, assumptions and scenarios and thoroughly discuss its results.

Presenter: Erzsébet Fitori, Director General, FTTH Council Europe

Panelist: Raf Meersman, CEO, Comsof & Project Manager of the FTTH Council Europe's study on FTTH-5G Convergence

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New Market Panorama and Forecast data revealed at the FTTH Conference 2019

 New Market Panorama and Forecast data at the FTTH Conference 2019 reveals:

• a 21% increase in number of subscribers;

• FTTH/B Coverage reaches 36,4%;

• Italy has the higher growth in homes passed at 43.1%;

• the UK enters the ranking.

Amsterdam, 14 March 2019 – Today at the FTTH Conference 2019, the latest figures of the FTTH Market Panorama prepared by IDATE were released. Forecasts for 2020 and 2025 were also revealed for the first time.

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