Asia Pacific FTTH Council to meet in Australia

Stuart Corner
Monday, 12 September 2005 17:53

IT Industry - Strategy

The members of the FTTH (Fibre-to-the-home) Council Asia-Pacific will hold their next general meeting in Australia on 19-22 September and will visit Canberra and Melbourne to promote fibre-to-the-home and to "learn what skills and business opportunities exist in Australia". They plan to meet representatives of the Federal Government in Canberra and, in Melbourne, Victorian ICT minister, Marsha Thomson. They will also visit National ICT Australia to learn more about current research programs on FTTH related activities.
The FTTH Council Asia Pacific is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to educate, promote and accelerate FTTH and the resulting economic and quality-of-life enhancements across the Asia Pacific region. It was formally registered in February 2005 and has more than 40 member organisations spread across the Asia-Pac region. It maintains close links with sister organisations in Europe and North America. Australian representatives include Colin Goodwin of Ericsson Australia and Frank Jaffer, managing director for Senko Advanced Components Australia. According to Jaffer, "Our participation in the Council has already led us to business opportunities in the region." Further information from its secretariat: Kenji Nishide i This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it