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| IEC Announces InfoVision Winners at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006 in Paris Honoring the top broadband innovations around the globe, the International Engineering Consortium announces the winners of this year's InfoVision Awards, presented this morning at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris. The Broadband World Forum Europe is taking place this week at the CNIT La D?fense in Paris until Thursday 12th October, with France Telecom as the official host sponsor. The InfoVision Award program recognizes technologies, applications, products, advances, and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry. InfoVision Awards also honor corporations and individuals for their innovative contributions and developments that have proven important to society. The 2006 InfoVision winners are the following companies and products in their respective categories: Access Network Technologies and Services • Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Com-T-One • Ericsson AB - High Performance EDA • JDSU - NetComplete Service Assurance for Cable Operators • Tellabs - Tellabs 6325 edge node Network and Services Management and Operations • Agilent Technologies - Agilent's Mobile Experience Manager • Alcatel – Alcatel's Digital Home Care Solution (DHCS) • Fujitsu - Fujitsu Managed VoIP Service • SupportSoft - SupportSoft ServiceGateway Wireless Broadband • CETECOM - MINT 2210 Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services • Harmonic, Inc. - ProStream 1000 with Mentor Re-Encoding Technology Broadband Appliances, Devices, and Home Networking • BT - BT Fusion • Westell Ltd.- Westell Broadband MediaStations Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies • QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies - MSM7200 Network Core Innovation and Advances • Huawei Technologies - Quidway ME60 Multi-Service Control Gateway • Thomson - Thomson's Quadruple Play Core Networks Metro Network Technologies and Services • Alcatel - Alcatel 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS) • Cisco Systems, Inc. - CISCO INTEGRATED VIDEO ADMISSION CONTROL SOLUTION • Telecom Italia - UMTS Backhauling on Ethernet infrastructure All submissions were judged according the following criteria: 1. Value of service or technology in solving recognized technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimizing service and performance, and/or enhancing customer service 2. Overall quality of innovation and contribution to technology advancement 3. Originality and vision 4. Potential contribution toward positive industry growth and service 5. Market success/acceptance (where applicable) 6. Contribution to end-user quality of experience and service efficiency 7. Products eligible for InfoVision Awards were commercially announced or in deployment in Europe prior to the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006. Submissions were judged by a review committee composed of industry experts from vendor companies, service providers, and industry associations. All industry professionals may view the award-winning products at the Broadband World Forum Europe exhibition with a complimentary Exhibits Plus Pass available at the CNIT La D?fense in Paris. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |