IEC Honors Best Broadband Innovations in Asia-Pacific with 2008 InfoVision Awards at World Forum in Hong Kong.

Industry professionals from around the world gathered on the exhibition floor of the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008 yesterday for the Consortium's announcement of this year's Award Winners

HONG KONG -- International Engineering Consortium (IEC) Executive Vice President Roger Plummer yesterday announced the winners of the prestigious InfoVision Awards on the exhibition floor of the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008. The World Forum took place this week at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with PCCW as the official host sponsor.

"As in the past, our judges - chosen from the Track Advisory Group - deliberated for quite some time on each of the entries," commented Mr. Plummer. "We'd like to thank all of them as well as all participants of the InfoVision Awards program as these are the leaders that drive our businesses, education, entertainment, and overall quality of life forward!"

The 2008 InfoVision winners are the following products and companies in their respective categories:

Category 1: Access Network Technologies and Services

* BT Onevoice Mobile Access ~ BT

Category 2: Network and Services Management and Operations

* Motorola VODxchange[TM] VOD Content Creation System ~ Motorola

Category 3: Wireless Broadband

* IP Transport Infrastructure for Mobile Evolution ~ Huawei Technologies

Category 4: Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services

* YP Channel 502 ~ PCCW Limited

Category 5: Broadband Appliances, Devices, and Home Networking

* Motorola WiMAX CPEi 750 Desktop CPE ~ Motorola

Category 6: Core Network Innovation and Advances

* Huawei 40G Transmission Solution (SuperDRZ) ~ Huawei Technologies

Category 7: Metro Network Technologies and Services

* RPR-embedded MSTP solution ~ ZTE Corporation

Category 8: New Product Concepts

* Pacnet IP VCN (IP Virtual Community Network) ~ Pacnet Limited

Products eligible for an InfoVision Award designation were commercially announced or in deployment within the Asia-Pacific region prior to the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008. Submissions were judged by thought leaders chosen from the Track Advisory Group, which developed the educational program of the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008.

For a complete wrap-up of the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008, visit www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf_asia/ or contact Lisa Reyes at [e-mail] or [phone].