IEC Delivers the Promise of Broadband with Nearly 100 Vendors and More than 100 Carriers at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 in Brussels Next Week

IEC Delivers the Promise of Broadband with Nearly 100 Vendors and More than 100 Carriers at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 in Brussels Next Week

Nearly 100 top vendors and equipment suppliers from around the world will present their broadband services, products, and applications to more than 100 pre-registered carrier and content provider companies this 29 September through 2 October at the Brussels Expo

CHICAGO – September 25, 2008 – The International Engineering Consortium’s (IEC) Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 conference and exhibition will display products, services, and applications from nearly 100 of the world’s top vendors and equipment suppliers. To date, more than 100 service and content provider companies are pre-registered to learn of these broadband innovations; Belgacom serves as the official host sponsor and BT, France Telecom-Orange, Telecom Italia, and Telefónica S.A. endorse the event as service provider sponsors.

“Thousands of industry professionals from around the world will realize the promise of broadband next week at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008,” commented IEC President John Janowiak. “We look forward to all the incredible stands, the InfoVision Awards, the Technology Theater presentations, the networking receptions, and the ICT Symposium’s co-located exhibition—all available to our general attendees with an Exhibits PLUS pass.”

Exhibitors at the World Forum will show carriers and enterprises the latest developments in Femto Cells, FTTX, Next-Gen DSL/VDSL2, Quadruple Play, Carrier Ethernet, Fixed-Mobile Convergence, WiMAX, Home Networking, LTE, Mobile Broadband, IPTV and Internet TV, Broadband Network Ownership, the Future of Web Content, and more.

Major corporate sponsors of the event include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei Technologies, NEC, Thomson, ZTE, Italtel, ADVA Optical Networking, Allied Telesis, Astra, AVM, Actelis, ADC KRONE, Soapstone Networks, and Cisco.

In addition, numerous industry associations have endorsed the event which include Associate Sponsors Broadband Forum, Broadband Services Forum, ETNO (European Telecommunications Network Operators), Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA), FTTH (Fibre-to-the-Home) Council Europe, Home Gateway Initiative (HGI), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), IP/MPLS Forum, IPv6 Forum, MoCA, MPEG Industry Forum, Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), SIP Forum, TM Forum, Wireless Communications Association International (WCA), WiFi Alliance, and Wireless Industry Partnership.

Online registration has closed, but the IEC welcomes all industry professionals and media to attend by registering on-site.

About the IEC
A nonprofit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students.

In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age.

More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Please visit www.iec.org.

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