Summer 2021 - Optical Connections Magazine

EVENT FOCUS ECOC 2021 PREVIEW

13TH – 16TH SEPTEMBER 2021, BORDEAUX EXHIBITION CENTRE, BORDEAUX, FRANCE ECOC 2021 TO GO LIVE IN BORDEAUX!

Visitors to ECOC 2021 can expect the full panoply of the latest products and services, as well as an unrivalled opportunity to meet and network with key suppliers and industry leaders.

and watch live demonstrations. There are 7 slots available each day and sessions will run alongside the Market Focus. Your 30 minutes can be for any use- a live product demonstration, panel discussion, presentation, a pre-recorded video or Q&A session. Find out how to secure your product slot here.

With a maximum of 12 attendees per session, participants will get more one to one support, so they can ask questions, and get advice and take new skills back to the workplace.

ECOC 2021 will feature training on:

MARKET FOCUS

Modern fusion splicing techniques using handheld fusion splicers including ribbon splicing The fundamentals and comparisons of the operation of newmachines Passive Optical Network testing using PON optimised OTDRs How to test these demanding networks, how to configure the test equipment and understand the various stages of testing and test points Passive Optical Network Testing using Bidirectional Smart Testers How to use Bidirectional Smart Testers for PON testing

Now in its fifteenth successful year, the ECOC Market Focus has grown to become one of the focal points of the show and a popular platform to gain industry knowledge and insight into the latest technologies available. Covering everything from datacentres, photonics integrations and digital silicon photonics to fibre access, service and content provide optical transmission, Market Focus, sponsored by once more Inphi, showcases the very latest news and developments from leading organisations within the fibre optics community. The call for speakers now open, details on page 23.

FTTX ZONE

The FTTx Centre, created in association with CTTS Training, brings together the very latest fibre to the ‘x’ in eleven dedicated zones each focusing on a specific area of fibre, showcasing a range of products. Created in association with CTTS Training, the FTTx Centre showcases a range of fibre-related products in a specially- designed feature area within the exhibition hall, along with live interactive demonstrations of OSP and ISP systems and deployment methods. The FTTx Centre features eleven FTTx Zones and exhibitors can display products free of charge. If you have a new or existing product you would like to feature in the FTTx Centre, please complete the entry form and return to michelle.dampier@nexusmediaevents.com to be eligible for consideration.

PRODUCT FOCUS

Launched at the virtual exhibition last year and returning for 2021 is the Product Focus Theatre. Focusing on the latest innovative products and run in conjunction with the Market Focus Theatre, Product Focus allows you to hear about some of the latest innovative products

TRAININGZONE

Workshops covering acceptance to commissioning testing

Run in conjunction with CTTS, the expert training team bring their years of industry experience to ECOC to share their knowledge.

Take a look at the ECOC 2021 preview video here.

To attend the event in venues within France from capacities over 1000, you must have completed the vaccination process and provide proof of this. For full details please visit: https://www. ecocexhibition.com/visit/update/ Register your interest in attending and be the first to know when our official event registration opens. Start planning your time at the exhibition and take a look at who can you meet using our Exhibitor A-Z. Find full details on what’s in store at ECOC Exhibition 2021 and catch up on the highlights from last years virtual event at www.ecocexhibition.com

Register your interest in attending ECOC Exhibition 2021, Register your interest in attending and be the first to know when our official event registration opens. Start planning your time at the exhibition and take a look at who can you meet using our Exhibitor A-Z. Find full details on what’s in store at ECOC Exhibition 2021 and catch up on the highlights from last year’s virtual event at www.ecocexhibition.com Register your interest in attending ECOC Exhibition 2021

ECOC 2021 TRAVEL GUIDANCE

Internal European travel is permitted without any restrictions to France. Along with countries shown in green on the belowmap. Travellers from the amber countries are also permitted into France if you are complete with the vaccination process and before the flight , each traveller aged 11 years or older must present a negative PCR test taken less than 72 hours before the flight or a negative antigenic test taken less than 48 hours before the flight.

Please see the official link below:

Coronavirus – Advice for Foreign Nationals in France – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (diplomatie.gouv.fr)

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