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

Katie Post
Phone: +1-312-559-3658
E-Mail: kpost@iec.org

European Contacts:
Brian Dolby
Phone: +44 115 9486901
E-Mail: brian@bcspr.co.uk

Howard Jones
Phone: +44 115 9486901
E-Mail: howard@bcspr.co.uk

Natalie Saville
Phone: +44 115 9486901
E-Mail: natalie@bcspr.co.uk

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 Bouygues Telecom Brasil Telecom Brightcove British Sky Broadcasting Broadband TV News BT Deutsche Telekom FON Wireless France Telecom - Orange Globe Telecom Hong Kong Broadband Network KPN Magyar Telekom Makedonski Telekom Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, SA Maxim Telecom Pvt Limited Mobistar Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) OJSC DalSvyaz Orange Business Services PCCW Limited Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Portugal Telecom Rapidshare Saudi Telecom SingTel

Slovak Telekom Sonaecom Telecom New Zealand Telefonica Telekom Austria AG Telekom Slovenije Telekomunikacja Polska Telenet NV Telenor TeliaSonera Telifonex Telkom South Africa Telmex Telstra TELUS Communications T-Mobile TransTeleCom T-Systems Ukrtelecom Verizon Business Vodafone Volgatelecom VRT Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Warner Bros. Entertainment WorldMAX 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 www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf/register/.

Visit www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf/ 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.