Stefano Fogli moderates panel on edge data center opportunities for fiber operators at FTTH Conference 2026
Panel discussion will examine how intelligent central offices will improve scalability, efficiency and investment certainty for evolving fiber networks
- Speakers: Stefano Fogli, director of technology and solutions at Adtran and VP of strategy at FTTH Council Europe (moderator); Eric Beaudet, senior consultant and analyst at PAC; Erik den Breejen, business development manager at Eurofiber; Simone D’Innocenzo, head of IP, NA, service and security network engineering department at Open Fiber; Xavier Warnier, senior consultant at Datacenter United
- Topics: (Edge) data centers – an opportunity for fiber network operators
- When: Wednesday, April 15, 4:30 p.m. BST
- Where: FTTH Conference 2026, Excel London, London, UK https://ftthconference.eu
Fiber networks are changing as operators bring compute closer to users and reshape the central office into a more flexible, distributed environment. As low latency services expand, placing processing at the network edge can reduce transport costs, improve responsiveness and support new commercial models built on measurable service quality. Achieving this requires automation, strong security, consistent interoperability and the ability to scale capacity without adding operational risk. For operators, the opportunity lies in transforming existing facilities into intelligent hubs that improve cost control and ROI while supporting the next wave of bandwidth intensive applications.
In this session, Stefano Fogli will lead a panel of industry experts as they explore how fiber operators can evolve central offices into edge data centers and how data center and service providers can leverage this distributed infrastructure to meet growing demand for low-latency and AI-driven services. They will examine how decision metrics such as time to serve, take-up, churn and return on capital influence investment in edge capacity. They will also discuss approaches that simplify integration, strengthen operational resilience and maintain adaptability for new workloads. Attendees will gain insight into building scalable, efficient networks that support high-bandwidth, real-time services without increasing complexity.