Other Show Floor Events and Activities

In addition to MarketWatch and the Service Provider Summit more bonus show floor activities include:

  • Fiber Optic Switch & Technology Center – featuring demonstrations and discussions on the latest in fiber switching technologies such as colorless/directionless reconfigurable and sub-microsecond switching
  • POF Market and Technology Opportunities Presentations and Applications Center – reviews the year's new industry developments.
  • Video Theater – gives an in-depth look into the world of fiber optics .
  • Job Fair – offers opportunities for employers and job seekers from all areas of optical communications to connect .
  • Switch Pavilion – this pavilion will be focused on ROADMs.
  • Asia Pavilion – The Asian Telecom Market is growing by leaps and bounds every year. See what products companies in China and Taiwan have on display for you to learn about the future of this rapidly growing market segment.
  • German Pavilion – The German Pavilion features companies from Germany that are leaders in Optical Fiber Communications. Stop by these booths to see where optical fiber communications began and where it is headed.
  • New Product Introduction Center – Watch exhibitors highlight their newest products and services in 3-minute showcase presentations.
  • Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Program

Please check back soon for updates!

FTTx Resource Center

The recent surge in IP systems has lead to the development of Ethernet-based solutions capable of providing VOIP, IPTV, and high-speed data connectivity for businesses and residential clients. In particular, service providers are competing to supply triple play communications to multiple-dwelling units (MDUs) and office buildings. MDUs provide their own set of design and installation challenges, and new products that address these needs are coming into play. In all, this has created newfound demand for 10 Gigabit systems and already we are seeing WDM solutions for everything from components to systems.

Worldwide, newer FTTH installations take advantage of the Gigabit technologies that were standardized in recent years, "next generation" networks (e.g. NGPON) are seeing widespread deployment. Other recent FTTH/FTTB variations such as radio frequency over glass (RFOG) for the CATV and FTTCell for the wireless industries are also gaining in popularity.

The Light Brigade—developer of the Certified Fiber to the Home Professional (CFHP) curriculum for the FTTH Council--coordinates the FTTx Center on the OFC exhibition floor. The center hosts the latest in FTTx-related technologies and products, encompassing every aspect of FTTx from components and systems to installation and test equipment for the outside plant. A working FTTx system is displayed along with FTTx-related subject materials, including copies of the CFHP curriculum.