IEC's Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 Exhibition Presents Hot Technologies, Award-Winning Products, and TecPreviews

Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1-312-559-3325
E-Mail: lreyes@iec.org

CHICAGO – May 10, 2006 – The International Engineering Consortium's (IEC's) Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 offers a comprehensive exhibition featuring broadband technologies, equipment, applications, solutions, and services from leading vendors around the world at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15-18 May, with PCCW as the official host sponsor.

IEC President John Janowiak stated, "We're pleased to host the brightest experts and present the latest technologies on our exhibition floor. For this reason, we're also thrilled to offer the Exhibits Plus pass, which grants access to hot products, key experts, and various conference sessions at no cost."

Industry-leading companies exhibiting and sponsoring the Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 include PCCW (the official host sponsor), Huawei, Siemens, Fujitsu, Huawei, NEC, Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Motorola, PacketFront, Redback Networks, Comverse, Texas Instruments, Accenture, Infineon, Operax, and Juniper.

Among countless other products, the exhibition will feature special presentations known as Exhibitor Hot Technologies, presented by companies such as Alcatel Asia Pacific Regional HQ, Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd (CHSI), Corning Cable Systems, Metalink Ltd., NewStream Technologies, NDS, Netintact AB, Omnitron Systems Technology, and TrendChip Technologies Corp. For full information on these hot technologies, visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf_asia/exhibition/hot_technologies.html.

In addition, the InfoVision Awards come to Asia for the first time, in which the floor will host award-winning products in categories such as Access Network Technologies and Services and Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services. Judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry, these innovations are viewed as significant contributions and developments important to the information industry and society.

Finally, the Broadband World Forum Asia team makes TecPreviews available next week on the show floor. Previewing special technologies, TecPreviews will provide key insights into the basics, trends, and developments of new technology areas. For a full listing of TecPreviews, visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf_asia/exhibition/tecpreviews.html.

The Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 technology exhibition will provide opportunities to discuss new advancements and technologies with key industry organizations. Attendees will learn the latest developments to keep implementation costs down and maximize returns on infrastructure investments.

All industry professionals are invited to register on-site for the Exhibits Plus pass granting full access to the entire technology exhibition, keynote addresses, plenary panels, industry overview sessions, receptions, and networking activities.

Visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf_asia for complete information or contact Lisa Reyes at +1-312-559-3325 or lreyes@iec.org.

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ABOUT THE BROADBAND WORLD FORUM ASIA 2006
With KT as the official host sponsor, the IEC's Broadband World Forum Asia premiered in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea, drawing more than 1,500 industry professionals to register. The show continued with last year's Broadband World Forum Asia 2005, held in Yokohama, Japan, with NTT as the official host sponsor. Increasing registration numbers by more than 100 percent, the show drew more than 3,000 industry professionals to register, included more than 150 presentations, and presented more than 120 industry experts as speakers. This year, the Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 team and official host sponsor, PCCW, will host numerous industry-leading companies to exhibit and expect approximately 3,500 people to attend. For complete information, visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf_asia.

The IPTV Global ComForum also premieres at this year's Broadband World Forum Asia 2006 as a co-located event that will address issues such as content licensing, market realities, managing broadband services over an IP/MPLS core, security environments, digital rights management, personalization, and interactivity for the end user. For complete information, visit www.iec.org/events/2006/iptv.

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. The IEC also manages the activities of the Enterprise Communications Consortium. Please visit www.iec.org.