CHICAGO – 9 October, 2007 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced the winners of the InfoVision Award giving tribute to some of the industry’s most notable products, services, and applications. IEC Vice President of Conference Development presented the InfoVision Awards in front of hundreds of industry professionals today at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2007 in Berlin.
“I’d like to congratulate all the winners that were chosen for this highly-competitive, prestigious InfoVision Award,” commented IEC Vice President Tom Costello. “I’m sure these innovative products and services will have along-lasting positive impact on the industry and we look forward to customers enjoying the benefits of these innovations.”
The 2007 InfoVision winners include the following companies and products in their respective categories:
Category 1: Access Network Technologies and Services
• Huawei Technologies — SmartAX MA5600T Series Product
• TANDBERG Television — The iPlex UltraCompression HD and SD IPTV Head-End
• ZTE Corporation — ZXA10 C220+ ZXDSL 9806H
Category 2: Network and Services Management and Operations
• Qosmos — Qosmos Q-Work
• Telcordia — Telcordia Integrated Inventory
Category 3: Wireless Broadband
• Philips — CKC7720N Wireless EMTA Cable Gateway
• Telstra Corporation — BigPond Wireless Broadband
Category 4: Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services
• Accenture & 3 Italia — 3 Italia Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H)
• Thomson — Thomson DCI8000 Triple Play High Definition Video Recorder
Category 5: Broadband Appliances, Devices, and Home Networking
• Ericsson — W25 — Full Service Broadband via HSPA for Fixed Installations
• Pirelli Broadband Solutions — Pirelli Dual Mode Phone DP-L10
Category 6: Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies
• Infineon Technologies — Low Cost ADSL2+ SoC Promotes Broadband Penetration in Emerging Markets: AMAZON-SE
Category 7: Network Core Innovation and Advances
• Ciena — Ciena FlexSelect 40G Shelf
• Juniper Networks — T1600
• Nokia Siemens Networks — PBB-TE Carrier Ethernet Switches hiD 66xx Product Family
Category 8: Metro Network Technologies and Services
• Huawei Technologies — OptiX OSN 6800 & 3800
• Meriton Networks — Meriton's CET (Carrier Ethernet Transport) Capability and Feature-Set: Implemented on the 7200 OSP (Optical Switching Platform)
Category 9: New Product Concepts
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Italtel
Entries were judged by a panel of industry experts according to the following criteria:
• Value of service or technology in solving recognized technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimizing service and performance, and/or enhancing customer service
• Overall quality of innovation and contribution to technology advancement
• Originality and vision
• Potential contribution towards positive industry growth and service
• Market success/acceptance (where applicable)
• Contribution to end-user quality-of-experience and service efficiency
