EVENT FOCUS ECOC2025
This month, the global optical communications industry will gather in Copenhagen, as the ECOC Exhibition marks its 30th anniversary. In the three decades since the inaugural edition in 1995, the sector’s technological progress has been nothing short of remarkable – transforming how the world connects, communicates, and collaborates. The 2025 edition will stage the latest developments, from technologies propelling the data centre boom to optical communications’ future role in meeting the growing demands of AI. THREE DECADES OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRESS TAKES STAGE IN COPENHAGEN ECOC Exhibition, 29 September – 1 October at the Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
As Europe’s premier optical communications event, ECOC brings together the leading stakeholders in fibre optics, photonics, and network innovation. Whether you wish to explore the latest optical technologies, gain strategic insight, or connect with the industry’s leading minds, ECOC Exhibition 2025 promises to be a milestone in the future of the sector. Market Focus: From technical progress to commercial trends As a cornerstone of the ECOC Exhibition, the Market Focus theatre is known to attract the industry’s top global voices, offering a platform to explore the full technology value chain – from cutting-edge components to network deployment strategies. Sponsored by Acacia, now part of Cisco, the 2025 sessions will cover the recent rise of G-AI (Generative-Artificial Intelligence), hyperscaler investments, and the accelerated development of photonics and electronics. With a curate programme spanning telecom and data centre perspectives, the Market Focus sessions continue to deliver unmatched insight into the future of the optical communications sector. Product Focus: Where innovation takes centre stage The Product Focus theatre, sponsored by Nokia, is a hub for new product launches, live demonstrations, panel debates, and Q&As. Running in 30-minute sessions, these presentations complement the Market Focus discussions with hands-on updates and technical deep dives.
The theatre is also home to the ECOC Exhibition Industry Awards, recognising the key contributors in optical innovation.
related products, and secondly in optical systems, networks, standards, architecture and related technologies.
FTTx Focus: Connecting more, faster As full-fibre broadband rollouts continue to surge across Europe, Fibre to the ‘x’ (FTTx) technologies are an increasing focus topic in the optical communications sector. At the FTTx Focus theatre, these technologies take centre stage, offering exhibitors the chance to display new and existing products across eight dedicated zones, each focusing on a specific area of fibre.
5 Industry Awards: Excellence in optical communications The ECOC Exhibition Industry Awards, in partnership with Optical Connections, return this year to recognise and celebrate the ground breaking advancements in optical transport, networking, fibre-based products, photonic integrated circuits, and related technologies. These awards shine a spotlight on the pioneering work pushing the boundaries of what is possible in our industry – from next-generation network infrastructure and photonic integration, to sustainability in fibre optic technology, and beyond. Post Deadline Awards: For the game- changers The ECOC Exhibition has long been a premier platform for companies to launch their latest developments. To ensure that ‘world-class’ products and technologies launched close to exhibition can get the deserved recognition, we launched a new awards programme: The Post-Deadline Awards The awards, open from 1st to 19th September, offer companies the opportunity to spotlight their innovations in two broad value-chain categories. Firstly, in optical materials, components, packages, modules and
ECOC: A conference uniting the sector Running alongside the exhibition, from 28th September to 2nd October, the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), brings together pioneers and professionals from academia, research, and industry. The conference fosters the exchange of cutting-edge discoveries and future- oriented perspectives, spanning from the fundamental materials and devices enabling optical communication to the intricate systems and networks employing these technologies. It is an unmissable opportunity for professionals to gain technical insight, join critical discussions, and build impactful partnerships.
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