FTTH Conference 2010 – Lisbon, Portugal
FIL – Feira Internacional de Lisboa
Rua do Bojador, Parque das Nações
1998-010 Lisbon, Portugal
The two day event FTTH Conference allows participants to deepen their knowledge on a wide range of fiber to the home related issues such as regulatory and policy affairs, technical progress, content and services, environment and many more.
The 7th edition of the FTTH Conference, which will be a worthy successor to last year’s conference in Copenhagen, which united more than 2,200 enthusiastic visitors, 74 speakers and over 71 exhibitors.
Speaking sessions will be illustrated by both the European and international case studies from leading industry experts discuss the deployment of fibre around the world. Be ready to share their professional knowledge in the lounge of the exhibitors, who will provide all facilities to gain practical experience with the latest high-tech fibre solutions.
Who Should Attend
Engineers and decision makers, CTOs from marketing and network planning
Event Agenda
24 February 2010 Day 1
9:15-9:30 Welcome by moderator
9:30-9:50 Official Opening by Portuguese Official (invited)
9:50-10:10 Opening Speech by the President of the FTTH Council Europe
10:10-11:00 Keynote Speech by Erik Qualman
11:00-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 Plenary Session: Incumbents View on FTTH
Incumbents View on FTTH
FTTH in Europe has traditionally been dominated by municipalities and alternative providers, but that looks set to change. Incumbent operators around Europe are now moving rapidly towards faster broadband powered by fibre. In this session, speakers from tier one operators in Europe will discuss broadband beyond DSL, their customer requirements and deployment plans.
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:45 Breakout Sessions: 1. Innovative Services on FTTH – 2. Regulatory Status – 3. Voice of the Industry
Breakout Session 1: Innovative Services on FTTH
New applications enabled by superfast, symmetrical fibre connections are central to the theme “Taking Your Life to New Horizons” at this year’s FTTH conference. This session kicks off with a discussion on innovative services including Cloud Computing and new ways of content broadcasting.
Speakers:
- Avner Algom, IGT
- Hennie Meijndert, UCDTV
Breakout Session 2: Regulatory Status
The business case for fibre in Europe is highly sensitive to telecoms regulation, yet European and national regulatory strategies for broadband and FTTH are still developing and sometimes highly controversial. A panel of industry representatives and national regulators will debate the challenges and opportunities posed by regulation from different points of view: the incumbents, alternative operators and the national regulatory bodies.
Speakers:
- Michael Bartholomew, ETNO
- Albert Martí, CMT
- ECTA
Breakout Session 3: Voice of the Industry
Leading vendors will showcase their FTTH solutions, and explain how their products are evolving to meet the challenges posed by mass-market deployment.
15:45-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:45 Breakout Sessions: 4. Content & Services – 5. Analysts Session – 6. Voice of the Industry
Breakout 4: Content & Services
Innovative services will need fibre speed. For example, online gaming is more than just entertainment, it is big business, especially in Korea, where it contributed a massive $1 billion in exports to the nation’s economy in 2008. Additional topics will cover New Media, Home Entertainment and interactive services.
Moderator: Thomas Kallstenius, Member of the Board of Directors of the FTTH Council Europe
Speakers:
- Jeroen Kraak, TGS
- David Storrie, Chief Executive Officer, Nucleus Connect Pte Ltd
- Guido Van Nispen, Veronica
Breakout 5: Analysts Session: FTTH Panorama
This session will provide a complete picture of fibre deployment around the world, with separate analyses of the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North American regions. Topics will include trends in the marketplace, how the economic crisis is affecting FTTH deployment plans, and how the market is likely to evolve over the next five years. As is now customary at the annual conference, the three FTTH Councils will also present the latest update to the FTTH global rankings.
Moderator: Jan Schindler, Chair of the Market Intelligence Committee of the FTTH Council Europe
Speakers:
- Roland Montagne, IDATE
- Michael Renders, RVALLC
- Graham Finnie, Heavy Reading
- Jawad Abbassi, Arab Advisors Group
Breakout 6: Voice of the Industry
Leading vendors will showcase their FTTH solutions, and explain how their products are evolving to meet the challenges posed by mass-market deployment.
18:00-19:00 Workshop
by Richard Jones, Ventura Team
17:45-19:00 Welcome Cocktail
25 February 2010 Day 2
9:30-10:45 Breakout Sessions: 7. Economic Session – 8. FTTH Networks: Practical Experiences – 9. Voice of the Industry
Breakout Session 7: Economic Session
This session will be led by the business committee of the FTTH Council Europe. Using case studies to illustrate what makes a good business case, speakers will explore key issues surrounding the economics of FTTH, including deployment costs and network operating costs. Provocative approaches from analysts will allow to see the FTTH business case from a different angle.
Moderator: Eric Festraets, Chair of the Deployment & Operations Committee of the FTTH Council Europe
Speakers:
- Albert Grooten, Chair Business Committee, FTTH Council Europe
- Michael Gryseels and Ferry Grijpink, McKinsey
- Hartwig Bazzanella, NCB
Breakout Session 8: FTTH Networks: Practical Experiences
The best way to learn about FTTH/B networks is looking at successful deployments. This session presents experiences from FTTH network operators.
Moderator: Peleg Erlich, Member of the Board of Directors of the FTTH Council Europe
Speakers:
- Jason Pedder, OFS
- Dr. Matthias Pohler, TKI
- Jure Krajnc, GVO
- Province of Overijssel
Breakout Session 9: Voice of the Industry
Leading vendors will showcase their FTTH solutions, and explain how their products are evolving to meet the challenges posed by mass-market deployment.
10:45-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:45 Breakout Sessions: 10. Case Studies: FTTH in Portugal – 11. Social Services and B2B – 12. Voice of the Industry
Breakout Session 10: Case Studies: FTTH in Portugal
In the summer of 2008 the Portuguese government announced an ambitious aim to have 1 million homes – about one tenth of the population – connected with fibre by 2010. This session will bring together the main players involved to provide updates on their fibre deployment plans and describe the progress towards this target.
Speakers:
- Xavier Rodriguez Martin, ONI
- Eng. Luis Lopes, ZON
- Portugal Telecom (Invited)
- Sonaecom (Invited)
Breakout Session 11: Social Services and B2B
Leading analysts agree that social online-services will be very important to meet the challenges of the aging society in Europe. FTTH is the perfect platform to enable and deliver such services.
Moderator: Laurent Gasca, Chair of the Sudefib Committee of the FTTH Council Europe
Speakers:
- Kees Rovers, OnsNet
- Dr. Bert Sadowski, University of Eindhoven
- Ton van den Hoven, Philips Healthcare
- Jonathan, Bartoli, Cap Digital
Breakout Session 12: Voice of the Industry
Leading vendors will showcase their FTTH solutions, and explain how their products are evolving to meet the challenges posed by mass-market deployment.
12:45-14:15 Lunch Break
14:15-14:45 Keynote Speech European Commission (Invited)
14:45-15:00 Announcement Winners Innovation Awards
The FTTH Council Europe has organised for the first time the FTTH Innovation Awards. The winners will be in Lisbon and introduced on stage.
15:00-15:15 Presentation Global Ranking Update
As is now customary at the annual FTTH Conference, the three FTTH Councils will present the latest update of the FTTH Global Ranking highlighting the top FTTH/B countries in the world.
15:15-16:00 Plenary Session: FTTH Council Study Presentation
The FTTH Council Europe is known for its high quality studies about the benefits of FTTH. Several new studies were conducted in the last months. The long awaited results will be presented in this plenary session. The studies cover topics including socio-economic benefits, pricing of fibre services, benefits of new fibre services and fibre innovation.
16:00-16:15 Closing Remarks
16:15-18:00 Closing Cocktail
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