Optical Connections Magazine Industry Focus 2023-2024

ECOC EXHIBITION 2023 STATISTICS

ECOC Exhibition 2023 travelled to Glasgow in Scotland from 2-4 October and was once again a huge success, welcoming 335 exhibitors and over 6,700 attendees from 88 countries . Market Focus featured a new look theatre with unique open plan design, allowing more visitors than ever to listen to our speaker line up. Our biggest Market Focus timetable to date with 50 presentations , including two panel sessions, from some of the top names in the industry, as well as 19 Product Focus sessions featuring in-depth session from Open XR Forum, IPEC and EPIC.

EXHIBITION ATTENDEE PROFILE

ATTENDEES BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

ATTENDEES BY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Europe 66.4%

North America 12.5%

Asia 17.1%

Middle East & North Africa 2.0%

64.1% from outside host country

South/ Central Africa 1.1%

South/ Central America 0.7%

Australasia 0.2%

33.6% Internaonal visitors

Europe 66.4%

66.4% European visitors

North America 12.5%

Asia 17.1%

Chairman/MD/owner (12.6%) Consultant (2.8%) Design engineering (6.7%) Executive technical (CTO, COO, VP engineering, etc.) (8.6%) General management (CFO, CMO, etc.) (6.4%) Networking/IT/systems integration (3.1%) Other (3.9%) Other engineering management(5.3%)

Middle East & North Africa 2.0%

MAIN ACTIVITY OF ORGANISATION

64.1% from outside host country

Enterprise

Manufacturer of Detectors/receivers (photodi odes)

Other

South/ Central Africa 1.1%

South/ Central America 0.7%

Australasia 0.2%

Medical/healthcare

Systems integrator

33.6% Internaonal visitors

Manufacturer of FTTx/access network equipment Manufacturerof Fibre management and enclosures Manufacturerof Cleaning Products

Contract manufactur er

Manufacturerof Connectors and patch cords

Press/publication sta (0.5%) Production engineering (2.9%) Professor/educator (1.9%) Public relations agency (0.3%) Purchasing/procurement (4.0%) Quality control/assurance (0.4%) Research and development (13.5%) Sales/marketing (24.3%) Student (3.0%)

56.0% Manufacturers

66.4% European visitors

Manufacturerof DWDM transmission systems Manufacturerof ROADM systems

Government/military agencies

28.5% Suppliers Chairman/MD/owner (12.6%) Consultant (2.8%) Design engineering (6.7%) Executive technical (CTO, COO, VP engineering, etc.) (8.6%) General management (CFO, CMO, etc.) (6.4%) Networking/IT/systems integration (3.1%) Other (3.9%) Other engineering management(5.3%) 15.5% End Users

Consultancy

Manufacturer of Laser sources and subassemblies

ManufacturerofSplicing Equipment

Enterprise

Manufacturer of Detectors/receivers (photodi odes)

Other

Manufacturer of LAN/data centre equipment

ManufacturerofTest and measurement equipment

Reseller

Manufacturerof Photonic integrated circuits Systems integrator Medical/healthcare Manufacturerof Cleaning Products

Manufacturer of FTTx/access network equipment Manufacturerof Fibre management and enclosures

Contract manufactur er

Manufacturerof Connectors and patch cords

Press/publication sta (0.5%) Production engineering (2.9%) Professor/educator (1.9%) Public relations agency (0.3%) Purchasing/procurement (4.0%) Quality control/assurance (0.4%) Research and development (13.5%) Sales/marketing (24.3%) Student (3.0%)

56.0% Manufacturers

82% of exhibitors had a successful experience exhibing at ECOC Exhibion 2023 Reseller Manufacturer of LAN/data centre equipment 88% of exhibitors said the exhibion was successful in raising their “ECOC is a really good exhibition for us, it gives us the opportunity to get together with our international distributors and of course we want to meet our existing customer base and hopefully meet some new people.” MIKE SULLIVAN, SALES MANAGER UK & IRELAND, INNO INSTRUMENT 70% of exhibitors said they arranged business with a new customer Manufacturerof DWDM transmission systems Manufacturerof ROADM systems Manufacturerof Photonic integrated circuits Consultancy ManufacturerofTest and measurement equipment Manufacturer of Laser sources and subassemblies Government/military agencies ManufacturerofSplicing Equipment 82% of exhibitors said the exhibion was successful for making new business contacts

28.5% Suppliers

88% of exhibitors

15.5% End Users

quality of visitors to the exhibion hall

93% of visitors found the

93% of visitors have an

96% of visitor rated the exhibion as good or very good

90% of visitors said they would likely aend again in 2024 88% of exhibitors 86% of visitors agree that ECOC Exhibion is the most important show of its kind in Europe quality of visitors to the exhibion hall 90% of visitors said they would likely aend again in 2024

out about new product developments

within their organisaon

82% of exhibitors had a successful experience exhibing at ECOC Exhibion 2023

88% of exhibitors said the exhibion was successful in raising their

70% of exhibitors said they arranged business with a new customer

82% of exhibitors said the exhibion was successful for making new business contacts

88% of visitors went to ECOC with the aim of establishing new business contacts

63% of visitors said they arranged business with a new supplier 93% of visitors have an

97% of visitors said they would recommend the ECOC Exhibion to a colleague 96% of visitor rated the exhibion as good or very good

93% of visitors found the

out about new product developments

within their organisaon

*Stascs from ECOC Exhibion 2023

88% of visitors went to ECOC with the aim of establishing new business contacts

63% of visitors said they arranged business with a new supplier

97% of visitors said they would recommend the ECOC Exhibion to a colleague

86% of visitors agree that ECOC Exhibion is the most important show of its kind in Europe

*Stascs from ECOC Exhibion 2023

*Statistics from ECOC Exhibition 2023

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