Innovation Award 2011
FTTH Council Europe Innovation Award 2011
The FTTH Council Europe
The FTTH Council Europe is an industry organisation with the mission to accelerate the deployment in FTTH by education and promotion. The FTTH Council Europe has a strong focus on the market and on actual solutions for deploying and operatiing FTTH networks. The FTTH Council Europe represents all major FTTH industry players in Europe and has more than 130 members. The annual conference of the organisation is the flagship event for FTTH in Europe with more than 2.600 participants in Lisbon in 2010.
The Idea
FTTH is a future-proof infrastructure and technology, which is seen as state-of-the-art by all major broadband stakeholders. Nevertheless: even the best technology can be made better through research and innovation.
The FTTH Council Europe wants to support all persons, institutions and companies which contribute their work and ideas to make FTTH even better. The organisation therefore organises the “FTTH Council Europe Innovation Award”.
Novelties of all kinds are to be considered, whether they resort under fibre technology, products, deployments, operations, architectural design or pure economical rationale.
The Award
The award will be presented in a plenary session at the FTTH Conference 2011 in Milan on 9 - 10 February 2011.
There are three categories:
• Innovation on Technology, Deployment and Operation
• Innovation on Sustainability, Energy Consumption and Environmental Protection
• Innovation on Marketing of FTTH Networks, Financing and Business Plan
The winner of each category will receive a special crystal trophy and prize money of EUR 3.000,--.
The first five submissions of each category will be published in the “FTTH Council Europe Innovation Award 2011 Handbook”.
An expert jury from academic institutions and analyst firms will evaluate the submissions. The jury will have a special focus on the innovative aspect of the submission. New concepts and ideas will be preferred compared to existing products and implementations.
The Submission
A brief description of the innovation will be required as well as a detailed paper of at least 3.000 words.
The FTTH Council Europe Innovation Award is open to everyone including academic institutions, R&D companies, industry, students and individuals.
Deadline for submissions: 15 November 2010
Terms & Conditions
Read the Terms & Conditions here or download the Terms & Conditions PDF here.
Contact
FTTH Council Europe Innovation Award contact:
Natascha Weinstabl, Project Assistant/Coordinator
pa@ftthcouncil.eu
For technical assistance regarding our submission system, contact:
Sally Van den bemden, Communications Fellow
communication@ftthcouncil.eu