SHOW PREVIEW FTTH CONFERENCE 2017


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FTTH Conference 2017: Vive la fibre optique!


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ince its inception in 2004, the FTTH Conference and exhibition has been held annually, with each event taking place in a different


European city. Tis year the conference will be held in Marseille, France, from 14 to 16 February 2017, under the patronage of the President of the French Republic, François Hollande. Already the world’s largest FTTH-themed


event, the conference and exhibition continue to grow. Te show is expected to open its doors to more than 3,000 participants from 94 countries. Te comprehensive two-day exhibition will showcase products and technologies from 120 exhibitors while the event programme includes more than 155 speakers and 11 themed workshops, organised by partners and member companies of the FTTH Council Europe. In 2017 the conference will also include a


session focusing on the French experience. Policy makers in France have been strong advocates for FTTH over the last few years, including the national government with its ‘Plan France Très Haut Débit’. Te French


model and the experience of local fibre projects, both public and private, should be of great interest to project leaders and international investors, the organisation says. ‘Now the countdown is on! We encourage everyone interested in digital and technology


approved by authorities in several countries. GM Plast can discuss installation processes that are less disruptive and less expensive than open trenches: for instance, going through the open landscape using mole ploughing, and low-impact methods for connecting urban areas such as horizontal directional drilling and micro trenching. www.gm-plast.dk


A producer of ducts and pipes for more than 40 years,GM Plast (booth B23) is a pioneer in the field of FTTH installation. Te company has been pushing, dragging, blowing and floating in cables into tubes and trenches since the 1990s. On its booth, GM Plast will discuss how to select the most suitable products for a specific deployment, including what size and configuration of microducts make the most sense for that installation. Te company will also share different work methods that have been used, endorsed, and


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JoinGE (booth B41) to learn how its Smallworld network planning and inventory soſtware helps operators stay ahead in today’s hyper-competitive environment where they must continually upgrade their network. Growth oſten comes from mergers and acquisitions or rapid network expansion through a new technology deployment. Tis can result in siloed teams solving their own stand-alone issues. Disconnected systems produce fragmented data and inconsistent business processes. When operators work with GE, they’ll


developments to join us for a series of exciting debates and a technology expo,’ said Erzsebet Fitori, Director General of the FTTH Council Europe. ‘We hope to see you in Marseille! Together, let’s build a brighter future!’ www.ftthconference.eu


no longer think of network inventory as an isolated technology, the company claims. Instead, GE’s Smallworld soſtware addresses this from an integrated, business-oriented perspective. Customers will: make every action count with out-of-the-box capabilities; unify their data to create network consistency; and apply a proven model to reduce time to value. In addition to exhibiting, GE will be co-hosting


a workshop: ‘Open access FTTH networks – impact of network planning on creating and realizing the business case’. www.gegridsolutions.com/smallworldtelco


Founded in 1989,Digpro (booth B16) has more than 30 years’ experience in geographic information (GIS) technology and is the market leader in Scandinavia. Digpro develops, markets and supports its own geographic information technologies for major industries within the


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