As higher data rates and capacity are significantly impacting the mobile backhaul network, the need is clear to invest in backhaul network upgrades to cope with rising traffic consumption. This will be even more needed with the arrival of LTE as it requires significantly more capacity. Furthermore, the evolution towards small cells architecture configuration will redefine the backhaul need for mobile networks (capillarity of small cells). The upgrade of backhaul capacity might be a special opportunity for operators to share fixed and mobile investments: in particular expanding FTTH coverage while meeting backhaul needs.
In this context, in 2012, IDATE has been selected by FTTH Council Europe and FTTH Council APAC to analyse key issues linked to FTTH usage for backhauling. Around 20 mobile telcos around the world have been interviewed during this study. 

The Conference will look beyond the basic connectivity infrastructure and include open data, mobile technologies, innovation, healthcare, medtech, wealth creation, digital inclusion and M2M capabilities. An exhibition and trade show will run alongside the conference.
Leeds delegate registrations: www.regonline.co.uk/intelligentcities.
This conference has a nominal £50 charge with no discounts applying.  

The ECOC Exhibition, the largest European optical communications event, is a key meeting place for those within the fibre optic communication technology industry and provides an unrivalled opportunity for manufacturers, suppliers and service providers of optical communications products and services to come together to meet and network with top decision makers from across the industry.

The FTTH Conference & Expo is the largest event of the year for the North American FTTH industry, and will be held September 30 through October 3, 2013, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Hotel accommodations will be available at the nearby Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina.

More than 2,000 attendees from a variety of organizations, including telecom equipment manufacturers, design-and-build companies—and many of the more than 750 broadband service providers that have or are in the process of upgrading to all-fiber networks—will be in attendance. In addition, more than 350 people from Europe, Asia, and Latin America will attend.

The event includes a three-day program of FTTH learning sessions, including presentations, workshops, keynote addresses, and industry panel discussions covering technology, deployment, business operations, and marketing of all-fiber broadband networks. The conference offers the most comprehensive exhibition in the industry where future customers from across North America and beyond come to find the latest FTTH products and solutions.

The Next Generation Digital Challenge Awards:
We are pleased to announce that Go On UK is now a Category Sponsor of the Awards.
These annual awards showcase the best in next generation digital access infrastructure and innovation, and run alongside the annual NextGen Conference. For more information go to: www.nextgenevents.co.uk/awards. The UK Open Nomination phase closes on 30 April 2013. International Nominations (for best connected city) will remain open until 28th June. Entry is free and inquires should be sent to awards@nextgenevents.co.uk or call David Brunnen on +44(0) 7714 325657.