FTTH Conference 2019: Winner of 1st Charles Kao Award announced!
| Published: | Mar 14, 2019 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
Amsterdam, 14 March 2019 – At the closing ceremony of the FTTH Conference 2019, the FTTH Council Europe has presented the inaugural Charles Kao Award, in honour of fibre pioneer Professor Charles Kao who passed away in 2018. Sir Charles Kuen Kao was awarded in 2009 the Nobel Prize in Physics for "ground-breaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication”.
The first recipient of this new and prestigious award is Greg Mesch, Chief Executive Officer of CityFibre, the UK’s leading alternative builder of full fibre infrastructure.
Winners of FTTH Council Europe Awards 2019 announced!
| Published: | Mar 13, 2019 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
FTTH Conference 2019 in Amsterdam: Orange Spain and Dana Tobak, Chief Executive Office of Hyperoptic, winners of the FTTH Council Europe Awards 2019 Amsterdam,
13 March 2019 – Today Ronan Kelly, the President of the FTTH Council Europe presented Orange Spain and Dana Tobak, Chief Executive Officer of Hyperoptic with an FTTH Award for their outstanding contributions to the acceleration of FTTH in Europe.
Out with the old, in with the new: FTTH Council Europe calls for copper switch-off strategy
| Published: | Mar 13, 2019 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
New study on Copper switch-off released at the FTTH Conference highlights:
- Progress on copper switch-off is very diverse across Member States;
- Copper switch-off significantly enhances the business case for fibre; and
- Transition to fibre is a win-win for consumers and fibre investors
Two for one: build future proof fibre and get 5G for “free”
| Published: | Mar 13, 2019 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
New study released at the FTTH Conference highlights:
- The extra investment to make a full fibre network 5G ready is in the range of 0.4% to 7.2%;
- The range of cost savings for a fibre-5G network due to convergence can reach between 65% and 96%.
Open letter to Telecoms Council - The FTTH Council Europe warns against misleading fibre advertising
| Published: | Dec 3, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
As Telecoms Ministers are gathered in Brussels to adopt the new European Electronic Communications Code, the FTTH Council Europe highlights that misleading fibre advertising risks undermining its key objectives of incentivising Very High Capacity Network investments and empowering consumers in a transparent manner.
As European Parliament gives legislative push to fibre and 5G the FTTH Council Europe warns against fake fibre marketing
| Published: | Nov 14, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
Brussels, 14 November 2018 – Today the European Parliament gathered in plenary session in Strasbourg approved the new European Electronic Communications Code, which will soon become the new legislative framework for telecommunications.
The FTTH Council Europe welcomes this vote on a new framework which provides the National Regulatory Authorities with the guidance and the tools to reflect Europe’s ambition to become a fully connected Gigabit Society.
The FTTH Council Europe Interview series: 4Site CEO Ian Duggan
| Published: | Nov 7, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
A “Gimme Fibre” Day to place fibre at the core of our lives and economies
| Published: | Nov 4, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
4 November 2018 – Today the world is celebrating Gimme Fibre Day. 4 November is the birthdate of Nobel Prize winner Sir Charles Kuen Kao, who was awarded in 2009 the Nobel Prize in Physics for "ground-breaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication”. This year is even more special as Professor Kao passed away last September.
FTTH Conference 2019: Call for workshop now open!
| Published: | Oct 9, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
SHAPE THE AGENDA OF THE BIGGEST
FIBRE EVENT IN THE WORLD!
SUBMIT your proposal for a workshop at the FTTH Conference 2019 in Amsterdam on 12 March!
Are you at the forefront of the latest technological developments related to fibre, 5G, smart homes, SDN, IoT, AI or others? A thought leader on fibre/5G investments? Leading expert in telecoms/digital policy and regulation? SET THE AGENDA by proposing a workshop in the broad areas of technology innovation, policy & regulation and investments!
The FTTH Conference is the world’s largest Fibre Summit and a knowledge & networking hub of senior executives, policy makers and leading industry experts. Our workshops are renowned for their high quality content, lively discussions and an engaging, expert 100-250 strong audience in each of the 9-15 workshops.
The workshops of the FTTH Conference are the best opportunity for thought leaders, experts and fibre enthusiasts to deep-dive into the hottest topics and DRIVE THE TECHNOLOGY, POLICY OR INVESTMENT DEBATE!
Our call for workshops is now open
Don’t miss your chance to be part of
the largest fibre event in the world: Come to Amsterdam on 12 March 2019 and
shape the agenda of the FTTH Conference!
Gigabit-Symposium 2018
| Published: | Jul 10, 2018 |
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| Category: | Latest News |
| Source: | ANGA, BUGLAS, eco, FTTH Council Europe, VATM |
Die Verbände ANGA, BUGLAS, eco, FTTH Council Europe und VATM laden zu einem „Gigabit-Symposium 2018“ ein.
