OSA NEWS
February 25, 2005
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
FTTx, Triple-Play, Broadband over Power Lines,
Ethernet Services, WiMAX
Finance, business and technology – the industry’s hottest topics at OFC/NFOEC 2005
Register and Attend the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) the Premier International Optical Communications Event
What: OFC/NFOEC 2005
When/Where: March 6 - 11 (Exhibits Open March 8 - 10) at the Anaheim Convention Center
Details: Finance, business and technology experts covering the full spectrum of optical communications. Programming tailored specifically for those interested in breakthrough technology and its effect on businesses and consumers. As the largest and most comprehensive international event for optical communications, this year's combined OFC/NFOEC will for the first time host the entire scope of optical communications, providing exhibits, live demonstrations and educational activities for all audiences from technology executives to the financial community to researchers. Featuring a broad spectrum of exhibitors, with 40 percent from outside the U.S., OFC/NFOEC is the most time-efficient, cost-effective opportunity to see the latest products and get a first-look at the technology of the present and future including FTTx, triple-play, broadband over power lines and more.
Highlights: Business and Technical Programming includes:
- FTTx – an International Perspective. Hear experts from Asia Pac, Europe and the US discuss the latest trends and developments in FTTx. On the exhibit floor - FTTH/PON Demonstration and Resources Area
- A look at the economic merits of FTTH/PON and HFC architectures and prospective broadband access architectures such as broadband power line (BPL) and fiber-to-the-curb with radio drops (i.e. “Wi-Fi”) to the home.
- Delivering Convergence with Intelligent Ethernet Services: Voice, video and data convergence is resulting in new requirements for deployment of advanced services from the enterprise access point to the metro network core. A look at how Intelligent Ethernet services satisfy these new requirements using existing infrastructure to maximize the current network investment.
- International Theater, a one-stop venue showcasing the latest technology advances from around the world. Programming highlights include presentations from Montreal Photonic Network, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Brazil Photonics.
- “10 Optical Technologies That Rock” Pavilion, organized in conjunction with Telecommunications Magazine. Special exhibit area featuring companies showcasing the industry’s hottest technologies: SFPs; widely tunable lasers; OTN (G.709); managed CWDM; semiconductor optical amps (SOAs); Ethernet PON; Ethernet over SONET; storage over SONET; wavelength selective switches; and Gigabit Ethernet.
- A day-long program shaped around the needs and interests of carriers and service providers.
- The third annual Market Watch: Business and Technology™, March 8 – 10, a three-day series that will focus on the applications and business trends that impact the future of the optical communications industry.
Registration: Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2005 has begun and can be accessed online at http://www.ofcconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx".
Contact: Please contact us or visit the event Web site at www.ofcconference.org for additional information, including travel arrangement details.
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 more than 600 companies, with a unique program 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.ofcconference.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 non-financial technical co-sponsors are Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication (IOOC).
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