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This section is dedicated to those who want to find out more about fibre to the home and about the FTTH Council Europe.
The FTTH Council Europe celebrates its 15th anniversary: always striving for more
| Published: | 2019-09-26 |
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| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
| Category: | Press Releases |
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.
The FTTH Council Europe sets out its priorities for the new European Institutions and elects new President, Board members and Committee Chairs
| Published: | 2019-06-04 |
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| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
| Category: | Press Releases |
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.
New Market Panorama and Forecast data revealed at at the FTTH Conference 2019
| Published: | 2019-03-14 |
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| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
| Category: | Press Releases |
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.
FTTH Conference 2019: Winner of 1st Charles Kao Award announced!
| Published: | 2019-03-14 |
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| Source: | FTTH Council Europe |
| Category: | Press Releases |
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.


