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Broadband World Forum
15th – 17th October, 2019 Rai Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Broadband World Forum (BBWF) has evolved from a pure fixed operator audience to include cable, mobile, and converged operators. Operators, ISPs and cable providers are joined by public sector officials, policy makers, technology vendors and solutions providers to create a rich audience mix. 21% of the BBWF audience is C-Suite and 53% is Director level or above, attracting C-level execs from Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone, who make up the audience of over 4,100. BBWF attendees come from every continent, with over 100 countries represented onsite, with more than 1,500 companies in attendance. Topics covered in this year’s event
virtualised networks; NFV & SDN; case studies of successful implementations; open telco approaches; CORD, BAA, VOLTA, management of open SDNs & evolving vendor landscape; net- work automation; network slicing for a personalised service along with edge computing to enable new services and reduce latency. The Improving Customer Experience theme covers AI and Analytics to understand network performance and maintenance; hybrid solutions for home Wi-Fi; taking ownership of home network to overcome slow speeds caused by devices; home gateway and 5G to enhance home broadband. Broadband World Forum is the only event that brings together all the key players and building blocks of network technology; from the core, to the access point, to home wi-fi delivery and everything in between.
Rai Centre, Amsterdam
include; Network Deployment, consisting upgrading legacy copper; Gfast, PON, DOCSIS, FTTX Strategies; Investment and Challenges to Deployment; Fixed- Wireless Convergence; 5G, wireless for last mile connection & rural roll out; enhancing existing networks; EMBB and fixed networks for mobile back-haul. Under the banner of Enhancing Service Delivery & Network Performance, the event also covers benefits of open
IP Expo Europe 2019 9th – 10th October 2019 ExCel Centre, London, UK case studies, more vendors, more training courses, ‘cooler’ speakers and more beer! Last year’s event, also held at the
IT, security specialists, heads of insight and tech experts. The event showcased brand new exclusive content and senior level insights from across the industry, as well as unveiling the latest developments in IT. Organisers are predicting that this year’s show will be even bigger and better than 2018.
IP Expo Europe 2019 is transforming into the Digital Transformation Expo, and is co-located with six main themes: Networks and Infrastructure; IoT; DevOps; Cyber Security; Cloud and Artificial Intelligence. Organisers are promising more tech demos, tech
ExCel centre in London’s Docklands, featured six top IT events under one roof, with over 300 exhibitors and more than 300 free to attend seminar sessions. Attendees included heads of
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