FIBRE INNOVATION AWARDS

Innovation and the Fibre Council Europe Objectives  

The Fibre Innovation Awards are a set of awards which recognise the most innovative Fibre technology product solutions that support the Fibre Council Europe's key objectives, namely: accelerating fibre roll-out, reducing cost and making roll-out more efficient, promoting sustainable technologies, providing originality and enhanced user experience, encouraging greater take up of fibre optic services, saving maintenance costs. Following the great success of their first edition at the FTTH Conference 2024 in Berlin, exhibitors now have the chance to nominate their innovative Fibre product solutions and services as candidates for the Fibre Innovation Awards 2026.

* Note: exhibitors must have signed up before end of December 2026 to be able to be considered for nominations

THE SIX CATEGORIES

1. Passive Infrastructure  

2. Active infrastructure – Central network 

3. Active infrastructure – Home network e.g. customer premise equipment and wi-fi 

4. Planning, workflow, mapping, management or GIS software 

5. Installation Equipment, Tools, Test & Measurement Instruments  

6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions

HOW TO FIND SHORTLISTED PRODUCT SOLUTIONS

Shortlisted companies for the FTTH Innovation Awards will be given prominent visibility across different channels, from digital means to on-site graphics and activations at ExCel London. The FTTH Council Europe will also produce "Shortlisted for FTTH Innovation Awards" stickers to be applied to products on exhibition stands, together with banner flags positioned next to the exhibition stand, making it easier to identify their location within the exhibition hall.

Winning finalists will be presented during a dedicated ceremony at 15:00 on Thursday 16th April 2026 in front of hundreds of delegates.