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>>GOLD SPONSOR
Draka, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a €2.8 billion, publicly listed (Euronext) company with 9,550 employees worldwide. Draka is a world leader in the development, production and sale of optical fibre, cable and network solutions. Draka has 68 operating companies in 30 countries throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.
As from January 2008 Draka is organized into three groups:
Draka Energy and Infrastructure
Draka Industry and Specialty
Draka Communications
This new organization will achieve better strategic alliances within the company, facilitating cross divisional coordination and best practices in order to leverage Draka’s global resources and brand identity.
Draka Communications brings together Draka Cable Solutions Americas and EMEA together with Draka’s Optical Fibre and Mobile Networks operations into a single business group which reports into Draka’s holding company in Amsterdam.
In December 2007 Draka reached an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent on buying the remaining 49.9% interest in Draka Comteq for € 209 million in cash. Created in 2004 as a joint venture between Draka Holding N.V. and Alcatel SA, Draka Comteq comprises the collective knowledge of Draka and Alcatel, counting a heritage that goes back over 150 years. This includes the former cable or optical fibre businesses of Philips, Nokia, Chromatic Technologies, ABB, Ericsson, ITT and Phelps Dodge. Draka Comteq is now an integral part of Draka Communications
ECI Telecom Ltd. delivers innovative communications platforms to carriers and service providers worldwide. ECI provides efficient platforms and solutions that enable customers to rapidly deploy cost-effective, revenue-generating services.
Founded in 1961, Israel-based ECI has consistently delivered customer-focused networking solutions to the world’s largest carriers. The Company is also a market leader in many emerging markets. ECI provides scalable broadband access, transport and data networking infrastructure that provides the foundation for the communications of tomorrow, including next-generation voice, IPTV, mobility and other business solutions. For more information, please visit www.ecitele.com
Reichle & De-Massari AG (R&M) develops and produces cabling solutions for commu-nication networks. R&M has earned a reputation as a quality leader with its excellent copper and fiber optical products. The company dominates the Swiss market and has its own marketing organizations in 30 countries. It generates 75 percent of its sales abroad. Sales in 2007 totaled CHF 241 million; EBIT was 13 percent. The company invests more than CHF 7 million in research and development every year. R&M is one of the 500 largest companies in Switzerland. It has steadily increased its number of employees in recent years and currently has more than 650 employees. The company is wholly owned by the Reichle family and is now being run by the second generation as an independent family-owned company.
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>>EXHIBITOR SPONSORS
Kathrein is an international company operating in the communications engineering field. For over 85 years the company has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad range of antenna systems and electronic components. Based on a long-time experience in providing equipment for CATV-networks in HFC-structure Kathrein’s FttH solutions fully meet the operator’s requirements.
TECNALIA is a private, independent Technology Corporation, an international benchmark in its field, whose innovative operating model based on sectorial Business Units generates ground-breaking Innovation in order to be the best “accelerator” for your company in its strategic R+D+i activities.
TECNALIA presents GPON Doctor, an Upstrean/Downstream traffic sniffer as well as a passive transparent multilayer protocol analyzer capable of capturing data from the fiber, infer the PON state, and run an interop test to find violations of the GPON standard at GTC and OMCI level.
Its unique characteristics allow the verification of interoperatibility among GPON products (OLTs and ONU/ONTs) from different vendors, and thus allowing the Telecom Operators certification labs to get 100% compliant systems for their FTTH deployment. It is also a powerful tool for system vendors and GPON chipset manufacturers during their technology development & verification phase.
The GPON Doctor is an “All in a box” solution: complete tactile, autonomous system, eliminating the need of a host computer or other peripheral while also providing the capability of remote analysis (controlled remotely through an IP network). It has a chipset-less implementation, resulting in an analysis not biased by any manfacturer view. It is passive: can be connected to any point of the PON without altering its working status. It also provides an innovative ranging method to automatically compensate the distance to OLT.
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>>SPECIAL SUPPORT
L&M Data Communications is the leading company in the sector of Training devoted exclusively to this type of activity. As pioneers in the field, we have already given over 1,400 courses to 20,000 professionals, and we are innovators in detecting and fully meeting the needs for such training. The experience, the quality, the full dedication and the independence are the own characteristics of the company and the unquestionable leadership that shows in the sector of training in technologies of Data Communications, are the result of the intense one and continued effort of their professionals, in the knowledge of these complex technologies and their didactic skills, fruit of long years of experience.
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>>INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
Associació Catalana d'Enginyers Telecommunications (ACET) is an entity that seeks to serve its associated partners, in several professional areas, including:
Conducting training programs and workshops to facilitate the updating of technical, scientific and legal knowledges.
Publications: Telecommunications journal, and information newsletters
Encouraging professional and social relations of the associated professionals
Provide tools and support for professional development: job, tax, legal and labor
The board of directors of the ACET are elected every four years by the General Assembly.
Since its inception in July of 1968, the Federació Catalana d’Empresaris Instal·ladors de Telecomunicacions, Faceminte, has undergone a deep transformation due to the fast growth of the telecommunications sector. Today is the only federation of telecommunication installers in Catalonia. It has become the only valid institutional mediator between the installers and integrators of telecommunications equipment and the various agents of our sector: Government, engineers, construction companies, equipment manufacturers, consumer associations and others. Furthermore, it promotes the important role of the specialist engineer as a telecommunications service advisor for the end user.
Today, 250 registered telecommunications installers are members of Faceminte. Faceminte is, at the same time, member of FENITEL (Federación Nacional de Instaladores de Telecomunicaciones), ASIMELEC (Asociación Multisectorial de Empresas Españolas de Electrónica y Comunicaciones) and, in the European space, it is member of the ETSA (European Telecommunications Services Association).
One of the objectives of Faceminte is promoting the concept of quality guarantee towards the end user and between property administrators and building companies. At the same time, Faceminte aims to bring together the professional telecommunications installers to offer a secure and reliable environment for their company tasks.
Localret is a local consortium moade of local governments of Catalonia to work in a coordinated way for the development telecom services and to imporve the actions of local governments forward the information society.
Localret has to talk on behalf municipalities in those areas where decisions are affecting the management of the infrastructures and telecommunications services, as well as in everything that affects the deployment and use of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
Localret also has the task of providing services and consulting to municipalities for the preparation and implementation of local policies for the development of the information society and the deployment of ICT in the country and for the citizens. The uses and benefits of new technologies must be accessible to the whole territory and for the whole of the citizens, avoiding the "digital divide".
Currently, more than 800 municipalities that are part of Localret and has the support, from his birth in 1997, of two municipal entities of Catalonia: the Federation of Municipalities of Catalonia (FMC) and the Catalan Association of Municipalities and comarcas (ACM).
Localret defends the interests of Catalan Councils, and seeks at all times, collaboration and synergies from other government and private initiatives to achieve common goals.
UPC-Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is a public institution specializing in the fields of architecture, science and engineering, which stands not only for teaching, but also for its high activity in research and technology transfer and knowledge to businesses. These factors, all together, position the UPC at center of innovation, the entrepreneurship and technological development.
La Salle and the Project Brasilia :
Engineering and Architecture La Salle (Barcelona) is a university cofounder of the Ramon Llull University, where you can take graduate courses, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering, architecture, management and activities connected with the business world.
The development in recent years of technological projects aimed at meeting needs of people in buildings has established a multidisciplinary team-oriented to innovate, develop, inform and educate about the impact of technology in buildings. That’s the reason why was born the Area of Technological Innovation in the Buildings, which is part of the Innovation Park La Salle and allows to have a clear and close point of view of the business world.
The Brasilia Project is the most emblematic project in this area and it was born with the desire to cause a change in the environment of real estate in Spain. With this purpose, Brasilia aims to create a quality certification in buildings based on two pillars: TECHNOLOGY and ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
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>>MEDIA PARTNERS
Mundo Electrónico es una revista mensual sobre Electrónica. Escrita por Ingenieros Electrónicos y dedicada a los profesionales de la ingeniería Electrónica, fue creada en 1971 con el objetivo de formar e informar a los profesionales de la Electrónica en el ámbito de la lengua española. En sus más de tres décadas de existencia, Mundo Electrónico ha sido el referente del sector no sólo en España, sino también en los países Hispanoamericanos y en ciertos estados de EE. UU. , donde es leída tanto en el entorno universitario como en la empresa. Durante este tiempo, sus páginas han formado a varias generaciones de ingenieros. Si bien su carácter es eminentemente técnico, sus páginas tratan de recoger la problemática de cuanto acontece en el sector empresarial y sus mercados, con una óptica fundamentalmente supranacional.
La labor formativa generalista de Mundo Electrónico ha tenido continuidad en forma de monografías en la que los mejores expertos de la Universidad y la Industria han vertido su conocimiento en áreas como la Microelectrónica, la Automática, la Inteligencia Artificial, los Autómatas programables, las Telecomunicaciones Móviles o las Redes de Banda Ancha, que han sido editadas por Marcombo, S.A.
En la actualidad, la función formativa e informativa de Mundo Electrónico se complementa con la organización de mesas redondas y de foros tecnológicos con exposición sobre las tecnologías y la problemática asociada al desarrollo del sector.
CONECtrónica’s magazine is about all issues related to electronics, electricity and
connectivity technologies. Some of the topics always included in the editorials are
the following:
• Fiber optics.
• Modular, squared, power, coaxial and circular connectors.
• Microconnectivity.
• Rack and enclousures systems.
• Structured cabling.
• Electromagnetic compatibility.
• PCBs.
• Networking.
• Connectivity, cables and fiber optic test nd measurement equipment.
• Conectivity tools.
• Telecom, security and industrial cables.
• Laser components and equipment.
• Photonics.
• Domotics.
The monthly magazine for professionals in networking and telecommunications.
Redes & Telecom is a reference publication in Spain and Latin America for Networking and Telecommunications professionals. The magazine is targeted not only the CEOs of corporations, but also the financial directors and IT managers, moreover it is a first source of information for students interested in ICT. The publication provides news first hand information of the ICT industry and now it is positioned as a fundamental media to trace the daily wander of the Telecom market.
Telecomkh.com is an online magazine whose mission is to promote the development of the telecommunications sector with information and information-based services, to manufacturers, engineers, distributors, installers or anyone wishing to acquire professional knowledge of developments in this sector. It has two distinct versions: one in Spanish focused to the Spanish market and another in English (www.telecomkh.com/en), addressed to the European market.
The main objective of telecomkh.com is to offer his readers detailed professional information, useful, responsive to the technological needs of the Spanish and European telecommunications sector.
Also, this publication is for immediate news and developments in this area, to help the responsible department, whether engineers, installers, manufacturers, distributors, representatives, choose the products, equipment, systems or services that best suit their needs.
While his character is highly professional and technical pages trying to take the pulse of the market, meet current and future trends and report on everything that happens in business and their markets.
It also contains a high amount of information about products and professional services, from both PR offices in the telecommunications sector, from Spain, Europe, Asia and America.
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>>ENDORSED BY
The FTTH Council Europe believes that the development and deployment of fibre based broadband access networks will enhance the quality of life for European citizens and provide the European countries with an infrastructure that will allow its companies to increase their effectiveness within the global marketplace. The council’s charter is to educate European governments, policymakers and political leaders on why and how high speed fibre connectivity can be delivered to all European citizens within the next years.
The Council is led by a board of 9 including the President, Mr. Joeri Van Bogaert, from NBG Fiber Optics GmbH (Austria). The Council has 6 separate committees, which each focus on developing the case for Fibre connectivity through a range of materials delivered. Each committee is chaired by an experienced industry professional, who directs a committee of members to achieving specific goals and targets. The deliverables of each committee are then communicated through to business, technology and political leaders who can help drive the deployment of FTTH across Europe. The 6 committees within the FTTH council are outlined below.
* Deployment & Operations
* Network & Service Revenues
* Communications
* Market Intelligence
* Public Policy & Regulation
* Sustainable Development
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>>EVENT ORGANIZATION
Albedo Telecom offers a full spectrum of services and products to help customers make the most of their telecom investment. Our solutions enable organizations of all sizes to troubleshoot, monitor, and secure mission critical applications, while our technical advisers and system engineers help to design, configure and manage networks and services.
The Albedo Telecom team stands ready to partner our customers to quick roll-out infrastructures based on Carrier-Ethernet, xDSL and SDH, and applications such as VoIP and IPTV, maximizing the performance while minimizing the maintenance.
The company, led by an experienced management team headquartered in Porto, was established in Portugal in 2004.
HanseCom Media & Communication, a leading IT & Telecom conference organizer, has earned itself a reputation of excellence, specializing in specific themes, pertaining to the Information Technology community.
Our conferences provide not only valuable updated information, but also insight on how a given technology is likely to pan out in the future. In this way, a HanseCom event is often an interface between research and industry. It is an excellent occasion for bringing together these two worlds and ensures an extremely strong networking opportunity for delegates and speakers alike.
In addition to these major conferences, we are organizing practical workshops offering interactive opportunities to gain experience on various subjects, like Security, VoIP and IMS. Demonstrations and exercises will get you thoroughly involved in the process, and creates interesting, fast-paced workshop that will meet your training needs.
Putting together the best program possible means first taking the time to identify and recruit key speakers. HanseCom is committed to bring together the most skilled and prominent experts in a particular technology.
Since the first event, HanseCom welcomes the delegates and speakers under the very best of conditions, including methodically supervising the choice of the venue, the quality of restaurant service, the material in the handouts and the audiovisual equipment.
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