FTTH Council Europe Drops Home Broadband Label, Targets Data Centers and 5G

FTTH Council Europe has rebranded as Fibre Council Europe, dropping “FTTH” and expanding its remit beyond residential fibre. The organization announced the new name Wednesday, migrated its website to fibrecouncil.eu, and says it will now represent the full fibre ecosystem—from 5G mobile backhaul and data center interconnect to enterprise connectivity. The shift comes as Europe reaches 79% home fibre coverage across the EU39 countries, with roughly 295 million homes passed and an increase of about 23 million in one year, but only around 160 million subscribers (about 54% take-up). The article also links fibre’s role to 5G fronthaul needs and latency limits.