ECOC EXHIBITION COMES TO A CLOSE
The event took place from 2-4 October in Glasgow, Scotland and was once again the key meeting place for more than 6700 attendees from across the fibre optic communication technology industry. With over 330 companies showcasing the latest products and services, the exhibition was the meeting place for their colleagues, customers and partners and the chance to hear about the latest developments in their industry.
Thank you to all of the sponsors, attendees, exhibitors and staff for making #ECOC23 such a huge success and make sure you mark next year’s event in Frankfurt in your diaries!
ECOC EXHIBITION 202423-25 SEPTEMBER 2024
MARKET FOCUS
More than 50 sessions took place across the three days covering everything from datacentres, photonics integrations and digital silicon photonics to fibre access, service and content provide optical transmission, Market Focus, sponsored by Acacia, now part of Cisco, showcased the very latest news and developments from leading organisations within the fibre optics community. Some of the slides from the excellent presentations will be available to view online shortly so please check back again soon.
AWARDS
The Industry Awards feature the following categories: Data Centre Innovation/Best Product, Innovative FTTx Product, Most Innovative Product, Optical Integration (SiPh and/or other), Optical Transport Award, and Best Fibre/ Fibre Component Product.
The winners for the 2023 awards have now been announced and can be found on our Awards page.
PRODUCT FOCUS
The Product Focus theatre, sponsored by Open XR Forum, will once again be one of the focal points of the exhibition hall and a place to hear about the latest innovations and product announcements. Product Focus features presentations covering the latest innovative products, live demonstrations and technology announcements.
ABOUT ECOC
ALL ABOUT THE ECOC EXHIBITION
The ECOC Exhibition is the largest optical communications exhibition in Europe, held each September in a different European city, the event is the key meeting place for decision makers from across the fibre optic communications technology industry.
Now running for over 25 years, the exhibition attracts over 6,000 decision makers from all around the world – bringing together manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to networking, gain insights on the latest developments, new products and trends in the industry.
Alongside over 300 international exhibitors, the exhibition is full with interactive features and seminars. The extremely popular Market Focus theatre includes thought provoking presentations from some of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies working in optics today discussing the key issues facing the market and Product Focus theatre covering the latest innovative products, live demonstrations and technology announcements.
2023 HIGHLIGHTS
CATCH UP WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EXHIBITION
AND THAT’S A WRAP ON ECOC EXHIBITION 2023!
From over 300+ exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies to our huge selection of Market Focus sessions and Product Focus presentations, there was plenty to see across the three days of ECOC Exhibition 2023 in Glasgow.
Our new look Market Focus theatre was a key focus of the exhibition hall, attracting record numbers to our largest-ever speaker lineup. Some of the excellent presentations from the three days are available to download and more will be added over the coming week.
DAY 1: GLASGOW GLOWS UNDER OPTIC SPOTLIGHT ON DAY ONE
As hundreds of visitors and exhibitors made their way past the Armadillo building and into the Exhibition hall, they were treated to a stirring bagpipe performance at the entrance to kick off the day.
The bagpiper walked through the concourse, past the many food stalls and features of the venue as onlookers admired the unique and iconic instrument and recorded it on their phones.
This wasn’t to be the only attraction to draw the crowds in Glasgow for ECOC Exhibition’s 2023 event. From a model F1 can on Infinera’s booth, to multiple VR headsets, to baristas on one or two of the larger stands and, fittingly, cans of Irn-Bru and Tunnocks bars on others, there was plenty to get excited about.
But what drew the largest crowds were the features that make ECOC Exhibition what it is. The Market Focus theatre which is larger and more open this year in response to its demand and popularity, was overflowing throughout the day as presentations from Lightwave Logic, Omdia, Viavi and Cisco. Market Focus (sponsored by Acacia, now part of Cisco), remains a key staple of the event.
DAY 2: AWARD WINNERS, MP SPEECHES AND NEW ECOC FEATURES FILL UP TUESDAY
Day Two at ECOC was aptly initiated by a talk from Carol Monaghan MP – a local graduate of Laser Physics and Optoelectronics and the SNP spokesperson for Science, Innovation, Technology and Education – who noted the importance of our host city for innovation. Glasgow is only second to San Francisco as the city with most satellites manufactured, she said.
Innovation – and recognition of that innovation – was found across the ECOC Exhibition halls as companies hosted partners and customers on their booths and the Market and Product focus sessions were continued to draw crowds. The spotlight was centred on the winners of the ECOC Industry Award winners from late morning and into midday though as Michael Lebby, of Lightwave Logic, presented the deserving companies with their trophies.
At Market Focus, Coherent CTO Julie Eng talked to overflowing crowds of spectators about Advances in Components for Datacom and Telecom Transceivers. Her talk, at the midday point, was surrounded by other enticing presentations on the Components/IC/PIC/Fiber topics from her peers including Thorsten Mayer, CEO of Vanguard Automation GmbH and Ron Heron, Lead Technology Strategist, Nokia who spoke about the PON evolution for the next decade
The Open XR forum will also take place in Product Focus was a major attraction,
featuring the latest transceiver specifications, including thermal mechanical form factor and electro-optical characteristics. The symposium also highlighted multi-vendor use cases.
It was a successful inauguration for the Demo Focus too as attendees got a close up look at the workings of optical network technology.
Tomorrow, make sure you don’t miss EPIC’s special Techwatch Product Focus session that will cover topics from vector photonics, networking, and 3D micro-manufacturing.
The Market Focus theatre also promises even more insightful sessions from Ciena, Voyant, Lumentum, Coherent, and Cignal AI, among others.
DAY 3: EUROPE’S LARGEST OPTICAL NETWORKING EVENT SIGNS OFF IN STYLE IN SCOTLAND
When talking to the attendees and exhibitors at ECOC Exhibition, there is a common theme amongst people when they talk about why they’re at the event and why it is undoubtedly marked in their calendars each year. It’s the meeting place for their colleagues, customers and partners thanks to quality of likeminded exhibitors’ booths, the convenience and draw of the host cities, and ability to hear about the latest developments in their industry.
Although Glasgow ’23 is drawing to a close, the conversations, connections and innovations will continue and the biggest, most influential and most ambitious companies in the industry will carry on driving optical networking forward.
Today at Market Focus, attendees had the opportunity to watch industry leaders discuss the future of optical networks – Ciena Director, Robert Keys, spoke about the Practical Considerations for Achieving Quantum-Secure Optical Networks, preceding Voyant’s Peter Stern, conducting an enthralling discussion on the Challenges and Advantages of PIC sensing for mobility applications. The day resumed with presentations from Brian Smith, Lumentum,, who spoke about Fibre Optic Communications, Coherent’s Chief Marketing Officer, Dr. Sanjay Parthasarathi, speaking on Network Disaggregation, and Scott Wilkinson, Lead Analyst at Cignal AI, who talked about the move to coherent inside the datacentre.
EPIC’s Techwatch sessions, which ran through a considerable part of the day, were the highlight of today’s Product Focus. Giving attendees further insight into the latest technologies developed and in development, these sessions were a hallmark of the final day of the event.
ECOC Exhibition will be back next year, in Frankfurt, Germany from 23-25 September, so make sure you don’t miss it and secure your booth space.
Thank you to all of the sponsors, attendees, exhibitors and staff for making #ECOC23 such a huge success and we can’t wait to see you again next year.
Make sure to follow us at ECOC Exhibition on LinkedIn, and @ECOC_Exhibition on Twitter and Instagram. Keep using the #ECOCExhibition and #ECOC23 hashtags so we can see what your experience during the show was like!
EXHIBITING AT ECOC EXHIBITION
The ECOC Exhibition has been running for over 29 years and has grown to become the largest optical communications exhibition in Europe and the key meeting place for decision-makers from across the fibre optic communications technology industry.
The ECOC Exhibition continues to be one of the most effective ways of promoting your latest products and services, as well as sharing your company message with a targeted audience.
In 2024 the event heads to Frankfurt, Germany and once again provides a key opportunity for you to promote your company, brand or product to an international audience of over 6,500 industry decision-makers looking for the best solution for their business challenges.
Supported by a comprehensive marketing, advertising, PR and social media campaign, the ECOC Exhibition is a cost-effective way to showcase your company to the industry, with 83% of visitors attending ECOC with the aim of finding new suppliers and 93% having an influence on purchases, your involvement in the show presents an unmissable opportunity to sell your business solutions directly to prospective buyers.
FIND OUT WHO YOU CAN MEET
Download and view the visitor information and statistics from previous events and see who you can expect to meet in 2024.
KEEP UP WITH INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
ECOC Exhibition is the perfect place to get the latest industry news and developments. Visit the Market Focus, Product Focus and Demo theatres.
PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Browse our 2024 sponsorship brochure to find full details on the wide range of sponsorship and promotional opportunities available.
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