60 Top Carriers and Content Providers from Around the Globe to Gather in Brussels this Month at IEC’s Broadband World Forum Europe 2008

A total of more than 100 carrier and content provider companies are expected at the International Engineering Consortium’s (IEC) Broadband World Forum Europe 2008, which will serve as the global marketplace for broadband this 29 September – 2 October at the Brussels Expo

CHICAGO – September 11, 2008 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced that 60 service provider and content provider companies are registered to attend its flagship event to learn of the latest developments and innovations in broadband.  Belgacom serves as the official host sponsor of the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 and BT, France Telecom and Telecom Italia serve as service provider sponsors.

Co-located with Belgacom’s 35th ICT Symposium, telecommunications professionals as well as enterprise will benefit from more than 50 sessions.  The conference and exhibition will feature the latest developments in broadband technologies, services, and innovative applications as well as reveal how business leaders can improve their performance by implementing information and telecommunications technologies to drive business innovation and growth. 

“With 60 carrier and content provider companies pre-registered, we are on track to host more than 100 at the event,” commented IEC President John Janowiak.  “One of the most unique characteristics of IEC events is the ability to draw a strong presence of these companies and we’re pleased to continue our tradition of developing strong educational programming alongside exciting exhibitions to draw the world’s best to Brussels.”

To date, carrier and content provider companies that have registered for the World Forum include:

Belgacom               Sony Pictures Television International
Bouygues Telecom            Swisscom
Brasil Telecom               Telecom Italia
Brightcove               Telecom New Zealand
British Sky Broadcasting         Telefonica
Broadband TV News            Telekom Austria AG
BT                  Telekom Slovenije
Deutsche Telekom            Telekomunikacja Polska
FON Wireless               Telenet NV
France Telecom - Orange            Telenor
Globe Telecom               TeliaSonera
Hong Kong Broadband Network         Telifonex
KPN                  Telkom South Africa
Magyar Telekom               Telmex
Makedonski Telekom            Telstra
Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, SA         TELUS Communications
Maxim Telecom Pvt Limited         T-Mobile
Mobistar               TransTeleCom
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)T-Systems
OJSC DalSvyaz               Ukrtelecom
Orange Business Services         Verizon Business
PCCW Limited               Vodafone
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa         Volgatelecom
Portugal Telecom            VRT
Rapidshare               Walt Disney Company
Saudi Telecom               Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
SingTel                  Warner Bros. Entertainment
Slovak Telekom               WorldMAX
Sonaecom               Zattoo

Other top sponsors of the event include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei Technologies, NEC, Thomson, ZTE, Italtel, ADVA Optical Networking, Allied Telesis, Astra, AVM, Actelis, ADC KRONE, Soapstone Networks, and Cisco.

The IEC welcomes all telecom professionals as well as business leaders seeking to employ the latest cutting-edge information and communications services to register at http://www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf/register/.

Visit www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf/ or contact Lisa Reyes at [email protected] or +1-312-559-3325.