Program | FTTH Counci - Asia-Pacific

Program "This program is subject to change depending on the schedules of the speakers"

July 17 (Tue.), Welcome Reception

18:00 - 20:00FTTH Council Asia-Pacific Welcome Reception

July 18 (Wed.), Annual Conference Day Ⅰ

8:00 - 9:00Registration
9:00 - 9:15Conference Opening(Big Conference Room)
President : Welcome and Opening
Chairperson : Frank Jaffer (Vice President FTTH Council AP)
 Keynote Speech : China Market(Big Conference Room)
Chairperson: Shoichi Hanatani (President FTTH Council AP)
9:15 - 9:45China FTTH and Broadband
"Broadband In China : today and tommorrow"
Ku Wen
Director, Science and Technology Department of MII China
9:45 - 10:15"Fiber to the home or fiber near the home?"
Leping Wei
CTO, China Telecom Corporation
10:15 - 10:30Coffee Break
 Plenary Session :Case Studies(Big Conference Room)
Chairperson: Mu Zhang (BOD of Director FTTH Council FTTH AP)
10:30 - 11:00 "Status and Evolution of NTT's FTTH Network"
Kiyomi Kumozaki
Project Manager NTT Access Network Service System Laboratories, NTT Corporation
11:00 - 11:15

Status & Experience of Beijing Netcom FTTH Project

Qi qigong, Vice General manager, Beijing Netcom Branch, China Netcom Corporation

11:15 - 11:45"FTTH in China: - A case study
Jianli Wang
Deputy CTO, Fiberhome Technologies Group
11:45 - 12:15"FTTH Studies by Telefónica Espaňa"
José Luis Novoa Lozano
Project Manager FTTH, Telefónica Espaňa
12:15 - 13:30Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00

Day 1 Session 1 : Room 1
FTTH Network Architecture
In this session, the suitability of different physical access architectures, technologies, and broadband service delivery models for different topologies and different environments will be discussed.

Moderator : Jing Chen
Chair A&T Committee Architecture & Technologies Committee

1. "Japanese FTTH and its technologies"
Yoshiyuki Suetsugu
Sr. Assistant General Manager, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

2. GPON Compatibility in broadband convergence network environment
Dong-Young, Kim
Vice President, LS Cable, Ltd

3. "WDM-PON Technologies in Korea"
Byoung-Whi Kim
Team Leader of WDM-PON Technologies, ETRI

Day 1 Session 2 : Room 2
Application & Service
Fiber to the Home and Business can deliver bandwidth far exceeding that provided by copper based networks. In this session, the speakers will shed some light on developments in the content, applications and services space.

Moderator : Boon Kwee Thiam
Vice Chair A&T Committee Architecture & Technologies Committee

1. "KT's Access Network Evolution via FTTH"
HAHN Won-sic
Assistant Vice President,Head of Service Planning Department II,Marketing BU, KT

2. "Progress of FTTH Technologies and Application in China"
Shen Chengbin
Senior Engineer, project manager, Shanghai Research Institute of China Telecom Corporation

3. "Tripe play on GPON: real experience in field"
Yukio Nakano
Senior Director, Access Products Planning, Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.

15:00 - 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00

Day 1 Session 3 : Room 1
Low Cost Systems
The cost of an FTTH Network Infrastructure largely depends on the devices, components, chips and fiber/cables. This session will discuss innovations that deliver low cost FTTH systems.

Moderator : E. D. Park
Director of FTTH Council AP Architecture & Technologies Committee

1. EPON: A Low Cost Multi Access Platform
Yanming Liu
President and CEO of Salira Systems, Inc

2. "Key optoelectronic components for FTTX"
Simon Xu
Vice President of Engineering, Wuhan Telecommunication Devices Company

3. "Low Cost Access Network Systems"
Hiroshi Yatabe
Global Sales & Marketing, Overseas Business Development, Telecommunications Company, Furukawa

Day 1 Session 4 : Room 2
Market: Current Status and Forecast
The FTTH Council AP has commissioned the first study to benchmark FTTH deployment across Asia-Pac. This session will discuss the results of this study and also - for the first time - announce the detailed forecasts for the countries studied.

Moderator : Benjamin Reboul, Chair of Market Development Committee

1. Latest Market Research on FTTH in Asia-Pacific
Emmanuel Delsart
Member of Market Development Committee

2. FTTx status, forecast, and activities in North America
Lynn Hutcheson
Vice President, Communication Components, Ovum RHK

3. FTTH developments in Europe
Joeri Van Bogaert
President FTTH Council EU


President FTTH Council Europe

4. FTTH European dynamics & French Case
Roland Montagne
Director Business Development, Manager Broadband Practice, iDate

18:00 - Gala Dinner

July 19 (Thu.), Annual Conference Day Ⅱ

8:00 - Registration
  Keynote Speech (Day 2) : Technology(Big Conference Room)
Chairperson : Yoshiaki Miyajima (Secretary FTTH Council AP)
9:00 - 9:30"Experiencing very high broadband on French market"
Gilles Coullon
FTTH Vice President - Very High Broadband - Network & IT division, France Télécom
9:30 - 10:00 "Development of FTTX in China driven by service and competitions"
Tang Xiongyan
Deputy Chief Engineer, China Netcom
10:00 - 10:30 "FTTx Alternatives, the road ahead"
Cedric F. Lam
Chief System Architect, Opvista Inc.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
  Plenary Session :Government /Regulation
Chairperson : Steve Foster (Treasurer FTTH Council AP)
10:45 - 11:05 "Compatibility of reguration and investment"
Shoichi Hanatani, Mike Kunigonis, Joeri Van Bogaert
11:05 - 11:35 Announcement of Global Rankings by Presidents of All FTTH Councils
Shigeki Suzuki, Director, MIC Japan
11:35 - 12:05 "FTTH and NGN promotion in Korea"
Yeong Ro, Lee
Managing Director of u-Infra Div.,NIA(National Information Society Agency) South Korea
12:05 - 12:35 "Planning for Broadband in Malaysia-Policy, Regurations and Programs"
Zamani Zakaria, Senior Director MylCMS886 Directorate, Technology and Standards Division and Multimedia Commission
 
Lunch Break and Exhibition (Tutorial Session)
12:35 - 14:00

Tutorial Session
This tutorial session is an introduction to fiber optics and the various components of an optical system. The session will also provide the student with an understanding of basic theory, principles, installations and challenges for optical networking.

1. FTTx Architectures: Pt-Pt, FTTN, FTTC, FTTH, PON (Boon Kwee Thiam, Vice Chair A&T Committee)
2. PON Technology: ITU-T, IEEE, WDM (Chen Jing, Chair A&T Committee)
3. Equipment & Installation: Central Office, Customer Premise, Outside Plant (Hisashi Tanji, member of A&T Committee)

14:00 - 15:30

Day 2 Session 1 : Room 1
Installation, maintenance, and operation
FTTH installation, especially for Brown-field, maintenance and operation are also key to the success of FTTH. This session will discuss various technologies.

Moderator : Colin Goodwin
BOD of Director FTTH Concil AP
Architecture & Technologies Committee

1. A selection of FTTH networks : PON configuration Passive network layout & associated cost modelisation
Veronique Stappers
Telecom Global Segment Developer
Strategic Operation - Nexans HQ

2. Evolution of PON Semiconductor Devices
Didi Ivancovsky
Founder & Vice President of Marketing, BroadLight

3. On the Road to Triple Play
Michael Preiss
Product Line Manager - Fiber Optics, Communications Test, JDSU

Day 2 Session 2 : Room 2
Regulation and Business Issues
The position taken by the Governments and Regulators across Asia-Pac together with a good business model will determine the future of FTTH in the region. The speakers from several Asia-Pacific countries will share views on regulatory framework and examine several market and business scenarios in Asia Pacific.

Moderator : Stefan Keller-Tuberg
Chair of Regional Coordination and Government Relation Committee

1. Open Market of CPN: An Efficient Way of FTTH Network Construction
Xianqing Zhang
President of Tailong communication Co.Ltd

2. "Promote FTTH Projects, Boost the Social and Economic Development in Cities"
Daping Hu, Vice Director
Wuhan Bureau of Information Industry

3. FTTH Development In Malaysia:
Opportunities and Challenges
Shahruddin Muslimin, Chief Executive Officer, Telekom Malaysia Research & Development Sdn. Bhd.

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:15

Day 2 Session 3 : Room 1
FTTH vs. Complimentary Technologies
FTTH is a mature & future proof broadband access solution, which is especially fit for the triple-play applications. But there are a variety of technologies which will support & coexist with FTTH as complimentary solutions. This session will address FTTH and its complimentary technologies and the best practice in the field.

Moderator : Tham Siew Wan
Chair of PCE Committee

1. "GPON to Open the Prelude of China FTTH Network Mass Commercial Deployment"
Li Ailing
Deputy director, Business Support, Alcatel_Lucent Shanghai Co. Ltd.

2. "FTTH and Wireless"
Pierre-Jean Chalon
General Manager
Home & Networks Mobility
Motorola Singapore

3. Global case study on the ODN deployment models associated with the field termination technology
Masahiro Yamaguchi
Asia Pacific Business development Manager, 3M Company Communication Market Division

Day 2 Session 4 : Room 2
Case Studies
Commercial FTTH services has been already deployed in several Asia-Pacific countries. The speakers will highlight their deployment strategies, associated business and service drivers, the economical advantages, the impact on end-users, as well as the critical success factors.

Moderator : Fabian Hess
Vice Chair of Regional Coordination and Government Relation Committee

1. "The End to End FTTx Solution and Economic Analysis"
Wei Xu
Technical Director, YOTC

2. "A Cost-effective Aerial Air-blown Solution for FTTH Networks"
Tomas Jendel
Senior Specialist -Fibre optic access, Ericsson Network Technologies AB

3.
William Yeung, Chief Operating Officer, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited

17:15 - 17:45President: Closing Remarks
Chairperson: Frank Jaffer (Vice President FTTH Council AP)

July 20 (Fri.), Optional FTTH Tour

8:30 - 12:30Visit to China NetCom
12:30 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:00Visit to the Great Wall