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IEC
Broadband World Forum Europe 2005 Pioneers Through Informations
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Other Topics: Triple Play IPTV
IP Optical Networks, IPTV DVR
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Business Wire
October 12, 2005
Broadband World Forum Europe
2005
Chicago, IL -- Discussing triple play, IPTV challenges, and more, the
International Engineering Consortium (IEC) hosted an unmatched
Broadband World Forum Europe 2005, bringing together the world's top
executive players to share the latest communications breakthroughs,
drawing nearly 6,000 industry professionals to register for this
conference and exhibition, held at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos
in Madrid, Spain.
More than 90 exhibiting companies provided strong leadership and a
strong presence at the event, along with key sponsors such as
Telefonica (official sponsor), Siemens, Huawei, Acterna, Alcatel, ECI,
Marconi, Fujitsu, Motorola, Accenture, AVICI, Ericsson, Keymile,
Microsoft TV, Packetfront, AVM, Cisco Systems, F-Secure, Italtel,
Lucent Technologies, Motive, Netcentrex, Nokia, Nortel Networks,
Pirelli, Riverstone Networks, Tellabs, Telsey, and Texas Instruments. |
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Dedicated to catalyzing positive change in business, industry, and
academia, the IEC's Broadband World Forum Europe 2005 allowed Europe's
industry professionals to network, learn, and teach one another
through plenary panels, industry overview sessions, industry focus
sessions, keynote sessions, hot seat sessions, and more.
Key speakers from major service providers included Paul Berriman (PCCW
Limited), Andrew Burke (BT Entertainment), Ibrahim Gedeon (TELUS
Communications), Julio Linares Lopez (Telefonica), Tadanobu Okada
(NTT), Stefano Pileri (Telecom Italia Group), Philippe Ribonnet (Belgacom),
Mauro Righetti (Italtel), Eric Small (BellSouth), and Jean-Philippe
Vanot (France Telecom).
As attendee Steve Casterman of Telecable Austria noted after one
session, "I liked very much what (the speakers) said, and it is very
interesting in terms of what our company is looking for ... we are
looking to increase our customer base and change our networks and
services, so we're picking up a lot of ideas here at the conference."
In addition, with an exhibition floor showcasing the latest products
and services, attendees experienced cutting-edge technology firsthand
and conversed with industry experts. Attendees received access to
countless hot technologies and four demo pavilions, including the VoIP
Public Phone Booth (AVM), the EuroCableNET Demo Pavilion (CableLabs),
the IPTV Demo Pavilion (mPhase Technologies, Inc.), and the Home
Entertainment and Carrier-Grade IP Networks Demo Pavilion (Siemens).
Exhibitor Gary Holland of Riverstone Networks commented, "We've been
pleasantly surprised with the attendance at BBWF and the level of
seniority present at the event." |
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