PARIS – 10 October, 2006 – Honoring the top broadband innovations around the globe, the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced 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 Défense 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.

IEC President John Janowiak stated, “The InfoVision Awards give tribute to superior innovations in our industry. The importance of broadband innovation proves vital for advancement and we are delighted that the IEC can honor today’s best products, services, and applications.”

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(R) 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
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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 Défense in Paris.

For complete information, visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf or contact Lisa Reyes at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or at +1-312-559-3325.