ADC Announces Schedule for Nationwide Series of Fiber-to-the-Premises Leadership Symposiums; Inaugural Minneapolis Event Fosters Industry Education and Collaboration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2004 ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) today announced seven additional dates and cities for the company's nationwide series of Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) Leadership Symposiums. The ADC FTTP Leadership Symposiums are designed to gather industry leaders for discussion, collaboration and education regarding the growing FTTP market. The Symposiums will take place following several state telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. conventions. Scheduled dates and cities include: April 28 CTA Suppliers' Tech Expo Sacramento, Calif. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ May 13 Telephone Operations Conference & Showcase Fargo, N.D. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ June 9 NYSTA Annual Conference & Expo Verona, N.Y. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ Aug. 11 MTIA Annual Conference Lake Ozark, Mo. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ Sept. 15 WTA Fall Convention & Showcase Dallas, Texas -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ Oct. 20 Midwest Telecom Expo Fort Wayne, Ind. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ Oct. 26 AMTA Annual Convention Chattanooga, Tenn. -------- ------------------------------------------ ------------------ The inaugural ADC FTTP Leadership Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. , held in Minneapolis following the Minnesota Telecom Alliance's Annual Conference and Exhibition on March 24, included presentations by FTTP deployment leaders, a roundtable discussion and a tour of ADC's Shakopee, Minn. manufacturing facility. "We look forward to building on the success of our Minneapolis event with future FTTP Leadership Symposiums," said Tom Kampf, director of fiber infrastructure for ADC. "Hearing first-hand from industry leaders who are actively involved in the deployment of FTTP networks is an excellent way for service providers to understand the issues and trends they need to be concerned with when developing their own deployment strategies." It is estimated that $1.5 - 3.5 billion will be spent annually by telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. during the next five years as FTTP networks are deployed in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . New FTTP projects initiated by carriers and municipalities have increased by more than 87 percent since 2000 and states like California and Washington lead the country with more than 90,000 homes accessible to new fiber networks. For sponsorship opportunities or to register online for future Symposiums, please visit the Events section of the new ADC FTTP Technology and Trends website: www.adc.com/productsandservices/productsolutions/fttp/events/. About ADC ADC is a world leader in providing global network infrastructure products and services that enable the profitable delivery of high-speed Internet See broadband. , data, video, and voice services over our customers' unique networks. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into more than 90 countries. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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