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NEWS: UPDATE ERZSÉBET FITORI TO LEAVE FTTH COUNCIL EUROPE


Erzsébet Fitori, director general at the FTTH Council Europe, is to leave her role to explore the next chapter in her career. Fitori joined the FTTH Council


Europe as director general in September 2016, bringing with her more than a decade of experience in regulatory affairs and public policy. Tis includes four years as director at the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), a trade association representing 100+ pro-competitive operators across Europe. She took over the role


from Professor Hartwig Tauber. Speaking about Fitori’s


departure, Kees De Waard, president of the FTTH Council Europe said: ‘We wish Erzsébet all the best with her new endeavours. We are saddened to see her leave but are grateful for her tireless efforts to transform the council into a financially solid, growing, influential and widely recognised organisation that unites the entire fibre value chain. ‘Erzsébet has built a very


strong and competent senior management team, who will be


instrumental to a smooth transition. With such a commited and capable team, and board as well as the solid and favourable state of our affairs, I am confident that we will continue to work effectively in our members’ best interest and deliver another great FTTH Conference from 1 to 3 December in Berlin.’ Fitori will continue in her role as


director general until 31 May, and the council has started working on a transition and succession plan, with the set-up of a special commitee to manage the


OFC 2020 OFFERS WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE


UK ALTNETS INCREASE COVERAGE BY 50 PER CENT, WITH MORE THAN 12M PREMISES PASSED


A survey commissioned by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), and compiled by Point Topic has revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50 per cent in 2019, up from 23 per cent growth in 2018, to pass 1.2m premises. Te report – Metrics for the UK independent network sector – details


strong continued investment – with financial-related announcements up by £936m – and growth in network deployment by altnets. Rural fixed wireless connections remain stable. Malcolm Corbet, CEO at INCA explained: ‘Te substantial increase


In light of current events, and at the start of March, before the full-in lockdown came into effect, OFC took place as usual in San Diego. An understandably different beast than previous events, OFC 2020


will be remembered for offering an adaptive approach, with its blended in-person/virtual conference. While exhibitor numbers were lower, the content remained of a high


quality, with more than 90 per cent of its 700+ technical presentations still running. Technologies and advancements demonstrated throughout the


conference will, say organisers, set the stage for the industry’s next breakthroughs in 5G, artificial intelligence , machine learning, intra- and inter- data centre equipment, disaggregation and more. Trough live-streaming and two-way remote participation, technical


registrants unable to travel to San Diego remained an integral part of the event. ‘OFC 2020 has demonstrated that large conferences can engage


participants across the globe utilising the optical fiber communications technologies developed by experts in the field,’ said Wey, Plant and Matsuo. ‘Te research and innovations enabled by the OFC community have made OFC 2020 the perfect opportunity to run a virtual conference experiment.’ A number of the regular big-name exhibitors and their customers were


impacted due to corporate travel bans, but some exhibitors and sponsors were able to atend to conduct business. From Fibre Systems’ point of view, it was fantastic to be able to navigate


the entire show floor and speak to everybody during the time. We would like to say thank you to everyone who took the time to talk to us – it was great to see everyone, despite having to adjust to a different way of doing things. Until next time!


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from last year is very promising. Tese impressive results are reflected in the scale of investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure. ‘We calculate that a commitment of £6.6bn has been announced


for the independent operators. Coronavirus has demonstrated clearly the reliance we all have on connectivity. We look forward to seeing government continuing to prioritise renewal of the UK’s digital infrastructure, both fixed-line and wireless.’ As Corbet said, and noted in the report, the covid-19 pandemic is


having an impact on the telecommunications sector along with the rest of society. However, the report notes that many of the operators’ other concerns


are being addressed. Planning and street work delays and/or costs, which was last year’s key issue has moved down the list, suggesting that work undertaken by government and local authorities is starting to pay-off. Looking at 2019, the report’s evidence suggested that the UK’s


independent network operators passed 1.2 million homes with fixed superfast or ultrafast broadband. Te majority of these use ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises or home FTTP/H and fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) technology. Fixed wireless networks can address up to 2.3m premises, though this is more challenging to assess accurately. Te research shows that connections to WISPs remain stable at around 110,000. In addition, independent providers now have 366,000 live


connections. Tis is a rise of 23 per cent since last year. Annelise Berendt, principal associate at Point Topic said: ‘Te


independent network operator sector has seen some fantastic growth from last year. It is clear from the report that independent operators are playing a significant role in helping the UK government reach their full-fibre targets.’


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transition process. Until the end of May Fitori will work with the team, focusing on leading preparations for the FTTH Conference - which was re-scheduled to run in Berlin in December due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.


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