IPTV (Television Content over the Internet) Trend to be Hot Topic at OFC/NFOEC 2006 -- Individual Presentations, Sessions and Workshops will Focus on IPTV.OFC/NFOEC 2006: Speakers include leading experts from AT&T, Alcatel Alcatel Société Alsacienne de Constructions Atomiques, de Télécomunications et d'Electronique , Detecon Detecon International GmbH is a consultancy in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). Detecon International emerged in July 2002 from the merger of the two consulting firms Diebold (founded in 1954) and DETECON (founded in 1977). , Harmonic harmonic. 1 Physical term describing the vibration in segments of a sound-producing body (see sound). A string vibrates simultaneously in its whole length and in segments of halves, thirds, fourths, etc. , Lucent and Ovum/RHK Register and Attend the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. (OFC OFC Office OFC Officer OFC Of Course OFC Oxygen Free Copper OFC Oceania Football Confederation (soccer) OFC Optical Fiber Cable OFC Optical Fiber Communications OFC Optical Fiber Conference ) and National Fiber Optic optic /op·tic/ (op´tik) ocular (1). op·tic or op·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to the eye or vision. 2. Engineers Conference (NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference ) -- the World's Premier Optical Communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Event -- www.ofcnfoec.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591.
What: OFC/NFOEC 2006
When/Where: March 5-10 (Exhibits Open March 7-9) at the
Anaheim Convention Center
Details: Over the last 12 months, video has emerged as the
killer app for IP. According to a recent report
from Infonetics Research, IPTV subscribers are
increasing briskly and will top 53 million
worldwide by 2009. Additionally, subscriber growth
is strong in all regions, especially in Asia
Pacific. Technology experts from around the world
will converge at OFC/NFOEC next week to report on
and discuss the state of IPTV and its impact
worldwide.
As the largest and most comprehensive
international event for optical communications,
this year's combined OFC/NFOEC will host the
entire scope of optical communications, providing
exhibits, live demonstrations and educational
activities for all audiences.
Highlights: IPTV Educational Programming includes:
Tuesday, March 7 at 12:00 noon -- IPTV -- A
Business and Technical Overview. Hear experts
discuss the latest trends and developments in
IPTV. Confirmed speakers include:
-- Ken Twist, Vice President, Access Technologies
& Vendor Strategies, Ovum RHK (moderator)
-- Benoit Mercier, AVP of Marketing, Alcatel North
America
-- Patrick Pfeffer, Chief Network Architect,
Detecon
-- Thierry Fautier, Director Telco Solutions,
Harmonic
-- Jacob Larsen, Director, Multimedia Network
Solutions, Lucent
-- Chris Rice, Executive Vice President, Network
Planning & Engineering, AT&T
The panel will be held in room 201D of the Anaheim
Convention Center. OFC/NFOEC is hosting this event
exclusively for registered members of the press
and analyst community. RSVP to
leah@wilkinsonshein.com.
Special Session: Thursday, March 9, 2006 at
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Special Session: IP Video and Its Many
Implications, Featuring: Tony Werner, Senior
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
Liberty Global, Inc.
Tuesday, March 7, 2006, 5:50 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
High-Availability in Multipoint to Multipoint
Ethernet for the Delivery of Triple Play Services,
Luis Aguirre-Torres, Gady Rosenfeld; Corrigent
Systems
Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Access Transport Network Technologies for IPTV
Distribution, Mohamed El-Sayed, Ying Hu,
Samrat V. Kulkarni, Newman Wilson; Lucent
Technologies
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dimensioning of Active Broadcast Channels in
Access IPTV Network, Lev B. Sofman, Bill Krogfoss,
Anshul Agrawal; Alcatel USA
Registration: Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2006 has begun and can
be accessed online at
http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx
Contact: Please contact us or visit the event Web site at
www.ofcnfoec.org for additional information, including
travel arrangement details.
Leah Wilkinson, 703.892.8080, leah@wilkinsonshein.com
Keira Shein, 410.363.9494, keira@wilkinsonshein.com
Colleen Morrison, 202.416.1437, media@ofcconference.org
About OFC/NFOEC: Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication
Conference and Exposition (OFC) has provided an
annual backdrop for the optical communications
field to network and share research and
innovations. In 2004, OFC joined forces with the
National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC)
creating the largest and most comprehensive
international event for optical communications. By
combining an exposition of approximately 600
companies with a unique line up of peer-reviewed
technical programming and special focused
educational sessions, OFC/NFOEC provides an
unparalleled opportunity reaching every audience
from service providers to optical equipment
manufacturers and beyond.
OFC/NFOEC, www.ofcnfoec.org, is managed by the
Optical Society of America (OSA) and co-sponsored
by OSA, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers/Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
(IEEE/LEOS). Acting as a non-financial technical
co-sponsor is Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
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