DocumentCode
2844228
Title
Optical networking: Supporting the digital agenda and future broadband services in Europe
Author
Houghton, Andrew
Author_Institution
DG Inf. Soc. & Media, Eur. Comm., Brussels, Belgium
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
9
Abstract
This presentation describes the importance of communication network infrastructure to support the achievement of European Union policy goals, economic growth and employment. The future Internet will run on a high-speed broadband optical fibre infrastructure. Research is required to match the requirements of users, applications and services to the capabilities of the infrastructure.
Keywords
broadband networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication services; European Union policy goals; broadband services; communication network infrastructure; digital agenda; economic growth; employment; future Internet; high-speed broadband optical fibre infrastructure; optical networking; Broadband communication; Europe; Internet; Investments; Mobile communication; Next generation networking; Wireless communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621213
Filename
5621213
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