Broadband World Forum Americas
IEC Newsletter
November 2007, Volume 1
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In This Issue:
Meeting the Demand of
Bandwidth-Hungry Services

Featured Keynote Address
Executive Perspectives
Technology Briefing
Web ProForum Spotlight
Analyst Corner

Featured Keynote Address
An industry leader's insight from Broadband World Forum Europe 2007
Friedrich Fuß
World Forum Chair
Friedrich Fuß
Chief Technical Officer
Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Com

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Executive Perspectives
One-on-one interviews with industry leaders
Paola Pastorino Paolo Pastorino
Chief Technology Officer
Home Gateway Initiative
Q.
What is the status of your recent initiatives to standardize the home gateway?
A.
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Carl Rijsbrack Carl Rijsbrack
Head of Solution Marketing, Convergence Activities
Alcatel-Lucent
Q.
With business models changing rapidly and the abundance of access technologies, the job for telcos is increasingly difficult. How is Alcatel-Lucent making that job easier?
A.
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Technology Briefing
White papers covering news, studies, and trends
  • Next-Generation Access
    Content by: Michael Ritter, Vice President, Business Management, Ethernet Access, ADVA Optical Networking
Web ProForum
Tutorials featuring the latest technical and business issues
Fiber-Optic Technology
The advantages provided by optical fiber systems are the result of a continuous stream of product innovations and process improvements. As the requirements and emerging opportunities of optical fiber systems are better understood, fiber is improved to address them.

This tutorial provides an extensive overview of the history, construction, operation, and benefits of optical fiber, with particular emphasis on outside vapor deposition (OVD) process.

Definition and Overview
  1. From Theory to Practical Application: A Quick History
  2. How Fiber Works
  3. Outside Vapor Deposition (OVD) Process
  4. OVD Benefits
  5. Fiber Geometry: A Key Factor in Splicing and System Performance
  6. How to Choose Optical Fiber
Analyst Corner
Perspectives from leading information industry experts
Analyst Corner PDF
A Solution Framework for Next-Generation Network Planning

Educational content provided by
Sukant K. Mohapatra, Director, Product Management, VPIsystems, Inc.
Mark H. Mortensen, Senior Vice President, Marketing, VPIsystems, Inc.

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