IEC Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1-312-559-3325
E-Mail: lreyes@iec.org
CHICAGO – April 17, 2007 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced the finalists of this year's InfoVision Awards, which will be presented at the Broadband World Forum Asia this 5–8 June at China World Hotel at China World Trade Center in Beijing with China Netcom as the official host sponsor.
The InfoVision Awards program recognizes technologies, applications, products, advances, and services deployed in the Asia-Pacific region judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry and consumers globally. InfoVision Awards also honor corporations and individuals for their innovative contributions and developments that have proven important to society.
IEC Vice President of Conference Development Tom Costello commented, "The IEC's InfoVision Awards program gives tribute to the paramount broadband innovations in deployment today in the Asia-Pacific region. We are pleased to recognize these products and companies, which should be appreciated for their incredible contribution to the industry."
The 2007 InfoVision finalists are the following products and companies in their respective categories:
Category 1: Access Network Technologies and Services
- axcessfirst Data Solution ~ Evolved Networks
- Alcatel-Lucent I-020E GPON ONT ~ Alcatel-Lucent
- Bandwidth Manager 5500 ~ Operax
- DiviCom® Electra 7000 HD H.264 Encoder ~ Harmonic, Inc.
- Cisco Ethernet FTTH Solution ~ Cisco Systems
Category 2: Network and Services Management and Operations
- Bridgewater Systems' Dynamic Broadband Manager for Wireless ~ Bridgewater Systems
- NetOp Policy Manager ~ Redback Networks
- BT 21C Transformation Services ~ BT Group plc
- Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM) ~ Alcatel-Lucent
- Huawei Network Resource-Based Policy and Admission Control Solution ~ Huawei Technologies
- iBIS 7.0 (Integrated Billing and Information System) ~ interTouch Pte, Ltd.
- SmartAccess for IPTV ~ SupportSoft
- Mobile Integrated Service Platform ~ China Netcom Group Labs
Category 3: Wireless Broadband
- PacketMax 5000 Base Station ~ Aperto Networks
- PacketMax 100 Subscriber Unit ~ Aperto Networks
- X-Series: Leads the Mobile Broadband Live ~ Hutchison Telecommunications
- Cisco ServiceMesh ~ Cisco Systems
Category 4: Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services
- PCCW Mobile's "MOOV on Mobile" Service ~ PCCW Limited
- Jungo's Media Server ~ Jungo Inc.
- VCAS for IPTV ~ Verimatrix
- Alcatel-Lucent 8640 Corporate Mobility Manager (CMM) ~ Alcatel-Lucent
- CNCMAX--Broadband My World ~ China Netcom
Category 5: Broadband Appliances, Devices, and Home Networking
- Personal Intelligent™ IPTV ~ Samsung Electronics
- Huawei EchoLife HG520 ~ Huawei Technologies
- BT Wi-Fi Fusion ~ BY Mobility
- TANTOS ~ Infineon Technologies
- DH10PF - Powerline to Ethernet Adapter with Pass Through Socket ~ DS2
Category 6: Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies
- TANDBERG iPlex UltraCompression HD and SD IPTV Head-End ~ TANDBERG Television
- Mustang 300 ~ Centillium Communications
- PAS6301 Gigabit Ethernet Optical Network Unit (ONU) ~ PMC-Sierra
Category 7: Network Core Innovation and Advances
- n5C Compact Server ~ C-Cor
- Call Aggregation Service ~ Asia Netcom
- Cisco Intelligent Services Gateway ~ Cisco Systems
Category 8: Metro Network Technologies and Services
- Huawei Packet Optical Transport Network Solution (POTN) ~ Huawei Technologies
- Industry's first and only FCC-certified WiMAX Mesh Networking Solution ~ BelAir Networks
- Release of 3.6 of Aspen (Atrica's Carrier Ethernet Management System) ~ Atrica Inc.
- Release 3.6 of Atrica's Carrier Ethernet Product Suite ~ Atrica Inc.
- EFMplus Intelligent Copper Access Solution ~ Actelis Networks
- Cisco Visual Quality of Experience ~ Cisco Systems
Category 9: New Product Concepts
- Comverse
- Microsoft TV
- China Netcom Group Labs
To protect the privacy of finalist companies in the “New Product Concepts” category, product names will not be announced until the Broadband World Forum Asia 2007 either by the finalist company or the IEC.
Finalists were judged according 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 toward positive industry growth and service
- Market success/acceptance (where applicable)
- Contribution to end-user quality of experience and service efficiency
Products eligible for an InfoVision Award designation were commercially announced or in deployment within the Asia-Pacific region prior to the Broadband World Forum Asia 2007. Submissions were judged by a review committee composed of industry experts from vendor companies, service providers, and industry associations.
InfoVision Award winners will be selected from the group of finalists and announced at the Broadband World Forum Asia on Wednesday, 6 June at 9:30 following the Wednesday keynote address.
All industry professionals may attend the InfoVision Awards ceremony with an Exhibits PLUS Pass, available at www.iec.org/events/2007/bbwf_asia/register/exh_plus_reg.html.
All accredited members of the media are entitled to complimentary press registration at the event. Please visit www.iec.org/events/2007/bbwf_asia/press/press_reg.html.
For complete information, visit www.iec.org/events/2007/bbwf_asia or contact Lisa Reyes at lreyes@iec.org or +1-312-559-3325.
ABOUT THE IEC
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) is a nonprofit organization 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 a 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 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. For more information, visit www.iec.org.
