Reform? Tansformation? 2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum Is Ready
-- Industry elites get together to look for hot issues and opportunities of optical communication market

The new wave of information represented by big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things and mobile internet will expand the existing application fields abd scopes of information and communication technology (especially extensive application of these communication technologies in “Broadband China”, Smart City and other fields) and provide new development opportunities for the internet infrastructure of Chinese broadband communication network, industrial reform and transformation and innovative development. With these new ideas, CIOEC (China International Optoelectronic Conference) successively paid special visits to many experts, academicians and management of competent organizations, scientific research institutions, industry associations, renowned companies in Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities from the end of February 2014 to the middle of April 2014 and carefully collected suggestions and guidance from all parties.

“2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” will be mainly driven by reflecting the new generation of optical communication technology to promote the optical communication market and strengthen the optical communication industrial path to build a high-grade and high-level technical exchange platform for global communication circles. During the visits, CIOEC gained great support from China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., FiberHome Technologies Group, China Institute of Communications Optical Communications Commission, China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, FTTX Industrial Technology Innovation Strategy Alliance, Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications, Fiber Optical Communication Technology and Network National Key Laboratory, Next Generation Internet Access System National Engineering Laboratory, Wuhan Guangxun Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan MaRS technology Co., Ltd. and other top management and technical authorities in relevant communications. All these institutions and authorities said that they would arrange the most outstanding technical backbones and top management to participate in “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” held by CIOEC and deliver speeches on “Optical Communication Network and Technology Innovation & Development Session”, “Smart ODN and Optical Access Technical Application Session” and “Photonic Integration Technology and Optoelectronic Device Technology” which are affiliated to the Development Forum.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” is also generously assisted and supported by Mr. Jian Shuisheng-Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhao Zisen-Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Mr. Wu Hequan-Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. It is clear that they will attend “the Them Forum for Opportunities and Challenges of Optical Communication and Photoelectric Industry in Big Data, Intelligentization & Mobile Era” of “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum”. In addition, China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) will hold the forum together with China Institute of Communications Optical Communications Commission and China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT. It is believed that “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” will bring a high-level and brainstorming feast for professionals in optical communication fields.

Highlight 1: Addition of Smart ODN and Optical Access Technical Application Session

Based on the successful holding and rapid development of “Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” in 2012 and 2013 and gradual improvement and progress in specialization, the Development Forum has drawn extensive attention and gained wide recognition from China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., ZTE, Alcatel-Lucent and relevant high-end production and manufacturing of optical communication equipment and components. In 2014, CIOEC and China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT has established strategic cooperation relations to hold “Smart ODN and Optical Access Technical Application Session” of “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” in Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center Peony Hall on September 3, 2014.

With telecom operators’ further implementation of broadband speed-raising engineering, the national strategic development plan of “Broadband China” will fully promote the new round strategic deployment of optical access network and ODN will usher a new round of intensive deployment of FTTH scale expansion. How to energetically develop the smart ODN technology application and other practical problems will be the industry’ heated discussion. “Smart ODN and Optical Access Technical Application Session” will consist of smart ODN key technology, application status, standard progress, quick determination method for products, engineering construction and implementation, next generation PON technical development and application and other topics for discussion. Mr. Ao Li,  vice president of Communication Standard Institute of China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT will be the chairman for the session, and important guest speakers from China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., FiberHome Technologies Group, China Potevio, Sunsea Telecommunications Co., Ltd. and other relevant enterprises will participate in the session. The outstanding speakers will provide high quality and high-level reports for professionals of optical communication industry chains.

  With its predecessor of Research Institute of Post and Telecommunication of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT was established in the mid-1950s. For many years, the Academy has undertaken plenty of national and industrial important research work, accumulated rich experience in communication industry policies, telecommunications technology standards, communication development and planning, product test and certification, etc. and made relatively important contribution to the  development of Chinese communications industry. Since the establishment of MIIT (the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), the Academy has been deepening the reform and giving full play to comprehensive advantages by adhering to its core philosophy of development and has become the most important backbone unit in Chinese information communication research fields and an important supporting unit in MIIT comprehensive policy fields that offer great support for technology and policy, international and domestic, macro and micro research work. The Academy currently has more than 2,000 regular employees, among which, 85.6% are of Bachelor degree or above, 43.5% have intermediate professional titles or above and 77.1% are under the age of 40 and form a young and well-educated national scientific team of strong scientific research ability. The Academy consists of Business Department, Deployment Center, Functional Department and Local Branch. Business Department consists of Policies and Economics Institute, Communication Standards Institute, Planning and Development Institute, CTTL, Communication Information Institute, TLC, TL Management Institute, Intellectual Property Centre and Information Communication Safety Institute; Deployment Center consists of Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, Telecommunication User Complaint Handling Center, Telecommunication and Information Service Consulting Center and Communication Engineering Quality Control Center; Local Branch consists of Southern Branch (Shenzhen), Each China Branch (Shanghai) and Western Branch (Chongqing). By adhering to the responsibility philosophy of “government’s think tank and industrial platform” and culture ideology of “boosting prosperity with virtues and scholarship”, the Academy has been keeping pace with the times, actively exploring innovations and adjusting business orientation, expanding research fields and improving the quality of the scientific research to update the operation mechanism and write a new chapter for scientific development.

Highlight 2: Optical Communication Network and Technology Innovation & Development Session

  The release of license plate for Chinese TD-LTE marks further development of Chinese LTE broadband network construction in the following 3~5 years. The evolution and development of LTE technology and network construction have new requirements for the construction of LTE carrier network. As the main networking technology of LTE carrier network, PTN, IP RAN, OTN and other transport network are required to further improved and developed to meet the requirements for LTE flattening and all-IP. The era of big data is coming and it will lead to the reform of network system. Big data have stricter challenges for network technology, especially the challenges for evolution and development of optical transport network to a higher rate and larger capacity of 400Gb/s and 1Tb/s, etc.

  “Optical Communication Network and Technology Innovation & Development Session” of “2014 Optical Communication Technology and Development Forum” will fully discuss the hot issues and development trends of optical communication technologies, such as the evolution and development of LTE technology, technical development of high-speed optical network, PTN, OTN, POTN, new modulation format (flexible three lattices), SDON, new type of optical fiber and optical cable technologies and standard evolution & application, construction of optical transport network under the background of smart city, and the construction of optical networks in the data central apparatus room under the background of big data and cloud computing. As the bright pearl on the crown, “Optical Communication Network and Technology Innovation & Development Session” will interpret the concept to us that besides the broadband of equipment and system, the network topology also requires broadband, which is both opportunity and challenge for the development of optical communication. Broadband is an eternal theme. “Optical Communication Network and Technology Innovation & Development Session” boasts of outstanding guest speakers, including Mao Qian, former vice president and Chief Engineer in Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications and Doctor Mentor and famous experts from China Academy of Telecommunication Research of MIIT, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., ZTE, FiberHome Technologies Group, Lightcounting and other enterprises, to have in-depth discussion on currently latest optical communication technology, future trend and policy orientation and other topics.

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