IEC Announces InfoVision Finalists Recognizing Today's Top Innovations in Broadband

The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) today announced the
finalists of this year's InfoVision Awards, which will be presented at
the Broadband World Forum Europe this 9-12 October at the CNIT La
Defense in Paris 9-12 October 2006, with France Telecom as the
official host sponsor.

The 2006 InfoVision finalists are the following companies and
products in their respective categories:

Access Network Technologies and Services

-- Actelis Networks - Actelis Carrier Ethernet over Copper

-- ADVA Optical Networking -- ADVA FSP 150 with "Etherjack"

-- BT -- MobileXpress TM from BT

-- Corinex Communications Corp. -- Corinex Medium Voltage Access
Gateway

-- Deutsche Telekom AG, T-Com -- T-One

-- ECI Telecom -- Personalized IPTV Services

-- Ericsson AB -- High Performance EDA

-- Evolved Networks - axcessfirst Data Solution

-- Hatteras Networks -- HN4000

-- JDSU -- NetComplete Service Assurance for Cable Operators

-- Overture Networks -- ISG 140 and ISG 180

-- PacketFront -- ASR 4000

-- SeaChange International -- Casa C2200 CMTS

-- Tellabs -- Tellabs(R) 6325 edge node

-- Thomson -- HD Sound technology for feature-rich DSL gateways

Network and Services Management and Operations

-- Agilent Technologies -- Agilent's Mobile Experience Manager

-- Cisco Systems, Inc. - INTELLIGENT SERVICES GATEWAY

-- Fujitsu - Fujitsu Managed VoIP Service

-- Micromuse - IBM -- Tivoli Netcool Service Management

-- Motive, Inc. -- Motive Home Device Manager

-- Netintact AB -- PacketLogic2v10

-- Redback Networks -- NetOp Policy Manager v. 5.0.5

-- Spirent Communications -- SmartSight 3-play solution

-- SupportSoft -- SupportSoft ServiceGateway

-- Telcordia Technologies -- Telcordia(R) Granite Inventory:
Discovery and Activation modules

-- World Wide Packets -- LightningEdge

Wireless Broadband

-- Aperto Networks -- PacketMAX 5000 Modular Base Station

-- CETECOM -- MINT 2210

-- Cisco Systems, Inc. -- Cisco 7600 Series Wireless Services
Module (WiSM)

-- Inmarsat -- Broad*band* Global Area Network - BGAN

-- Mantra PR - UltraWiFi

-- Microsoft -- Windows Mobile

-- Samsung Electronics Corp. -- Mobile Wi-Max Access Point

Content, Entertainment, Applications, and Services

-- Adzilla New Media - Zillicasting

-- Harmonic Inc. -- ProStream(TM) 1000 with Mentor(TM)
Re-Encoding Technology

-- Harmonic Inc. -- ProStream(TM) 8000 Digital Mosaic Solution

-- Lucent Technologies -- Lucent IPTV/Video Software Platform

-- Motorola -- Motorola iRadio

-- RADVISION -- Interactive Video Platform

-- TVBLOB, S.r.l. -- TVBLOB technology

Broadband Appliances, Devices, and Home Networking

-- Alvarion -- BreezeMAX SI

-- BT -- BT Fusion

-- Cisco Systems, Inc. -- LINKSYS VOICE SYSTEM (LVS) FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES

-- Infineon Technologies -- POF transceiver for Video Home
Networks

-- Jungo Ltd. -- OpenRG-Multi Service Gateway Software Platform

-- Motorola -- Follow ME TV

-- Philips -- Cordless Video Phone

-- Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company -- Scientific Atlanta
Gateway with DVR IPTV Set-top Model IPN603MCG(TM)

-- Westell Ltd -- Westell Broadband MediaStations

Enabling Silicon and Component-Level Technologies

-- CloudShield Technologies, Inc. -- CloudShield CS-2000(TM)

-- Fractus -- Antenna in Package

-- QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies -- MSM7200

Network Core Innovation and Advances

-- Cisco Systems, Inc. -- CISCO CRS-1 IPoDWDM MODULES

-- Emerson Network Power - Energy Systems -- NterpriseIP Cabinet

-- Huawei Technologies -- Quidway ME60 Multi-Service Control
Gateway

-- Infinera -- Infinera DTN

-- JDSU -- Optical Network Tester (ONT)

-- Operax -- Operax Bandwidth Manager 5700

-- PeerApp -- UltraBand 2000(TM)

-- Thomson -- Thomson's Quadruple Play Core Networks

Metro Network Technologies and Services

-- ACTEL Kft -- Triple Play

-- Alcatel -- Alcatel 1850 Transport Service Switch (TSS)

-- Atrica Inc. -- The Atrica A-2160 Outdoor Carrier Ethernet Edge
Switch

-- Cisco Systems, Inc. -- CISCO INTEGRATED VIDEO ADMISSION
CONTROL SOLUTION

-- GigaBeam -- WiFiber G Series

-- Huawei Technologies -- Quidway CX series Carrier Switch

-- Huawei Technologies -- OptiX Metro 6100/6040

-- Lucent Technologies -- Lucent Universal Packet Mux

-- Meriton Networks -- Meriton 7200 OSP

-- Telecom Italia -- UMTS Backhauling on Ethernet infrastructure

-- Tellabs -- Tellabs(R) 8830 multiservice router

Visit www.iec.org/events/2006/bbwf or contact lreyes@iec.org.