FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1-312-559-3325
E-Mail: lreyes@iec.org
Asia-Pacific Contact: Jing Cesarone
Phone: +1-773-486-7705
E-Mail: jing@chinawiseusa.com
CHICAGO – July 11, 2008 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) brings its Broadband World Forum Asia back to Hong Kong next week at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with PCCW as the official host sponsor. The conference and exhibition takes place over four days from Tuesday through Friday.
"We're looking forward to sharing the winning solutions in broadband with the industry next week in Hong Kong," commented IEC President John Janowiak. "More than 200 industry leaders from around the world will speak in our educational program and present more than 50 keynotes addresses, plenary panels, workshops and sessions."
Themed "Broadband Next: The Winning Solutions," the Broadband World Forum Asia 2008 will present key industry leaders to keynote at the event including World Forum Chair and PCCW Group Managing Director Alex Arena; PCCW Chief Technology Officer Paul Berriman; Pacnet Chief Technology Officer Wilfred Kwan; Zee Entertainment Network President Bharat Ranga; and KT Network Group President of KT Gwang-Ju Seo.
"I'll share with participants on how the company plans to further grow its business and excel in the Hong Kong market, which is characterized by some of the highest telecoms service penetration rates in the world and intense competition among local operators," commented Mr. Arena. "With limited opportunity to grow our customer numbers, we're increasing our focus on raising total household ARPU in order to achieve significant profitability growth going forward."
According to Mr. Arena, the success of PCCW's IPTV service and its unique quadruple-play capability are the keys.
This in addition to countless topics under the umbrella of broadband will be discussed at the World Forum in Hong Kong.
The IEC welcomes all industry professionals to attend. Conference badges as well as complimentary Exhibits PLUS Passes will be available at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre next week.
All accredited members of the media are entitled to full and complimentary access to the entire four-day event.
For complete information, visit www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf_asia/ or contact Lisa Reyes at lreyes@iec.org or +1-312-559-3325.
About the IEC
A nonprofit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students.
In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age.
More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Please visit www.iec.org.
