Case Studies Led by FTTH Directors, CTOs and Heads of NGA at FTTx Summit Europe 2012

LONDON, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

FTTx Summit Europe will bring together case studies from leading operators from across Europe and the Middle East to detail the deployment strategies and business models that telecoms and cable operators are using to ensure profitable NGA network roll-outs.

Keynote presentations include:

• Learning from the experiences of Openreach's FTTx deployments: How are they successfully deploying super fast broadband across the UK? - George Williamson, Director Strategic Network Design, Openreach
• Understanding the key requirements for co-investment and determining how to reduce the risks associated with fibre deployment - Matthew Broavac, Head of Public Policy, Fixed Services, Vodafone Group
• Regulation: Is it an accelerator or decelerator for fibre investments? - Marcus Weinkopf, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Telekom
• Scrutinising UNET's experiences of using WDM-PON in SME markets - Ger Bakker, CTO, UNET
• Understanding whether to use a co-investment approach to fund your fibre network - Eila Rummukainen, Vice President, TeliaSonera

"A fantastic opportunity to network with experts from across Europe and discover how to develop a successful fibre network strategy"

• Marcus Weinkopf, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Telekom

Furthermore, representatives from Swisscom, Fastweb, Telekom Slovenije, Slovak Telekom, Orange France Telecom and Telekom Srbija will also be presenting at the four day event in April.

Additionally, the summit will feature discussions on how DSL can be used as a commercially viable alternative to fibre for delivering super fast broadband; Is 2012 really the year of 'the revenge of copper?'

"The timing of this Summitis ideal. FTTx and super fast broadband are subjects
of real political and social focus in the UK"
- David Campbell, Former Managing Director of Next Generation Access, Openreach

The event has attracted a number of key solution providers such as Infosim, HUBER+SUHNER, MaxCell Fabric Innerduct, HellermannTyton, Netadmin, Iskratel and ECI Telecom who are sponsoring and exhibiting at Telecoms IQ's FTTx Summit Europe.

A unique opportunity to learn from the experiences and advice of operators, regulators and communities from across the fibre value chain and discover how you can use evolving PON technologies to optimise and future-proof your NGA network roll-out.

Further information on the full speaker line up, the conference and the workshops, can be found at http://www.fttxsumiteurope.com

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