Newly-Appointed Orange EVP of Networks and Carriers to Chair IEC`s Broadband World Forum Europe 2009

Orange`s Vivek Badrinath will serve as the World Forum Chairand host a carrier
panel at Europe`s Annual Premier Broadband Eventthis 7-9 September at the CNIT
La Défensein Paris
CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
The International Engineering Consortium`s (IEC) today announced Vivek
Badrinath, executive vice president Networks and Carriers, Orange as World Forum
Chair of the upcoming Broadband World Forum Europe 2009. He will also chair the
plenary panel entitled "Broadband Services Evolution: Opportunities and
Challenges for Services Providers" featuring respected broadband leaders Matt
Bross, chief technology officer, BT; Vicente San Miguel, chief technology
officer, Telefónica S.A.; and Steve Pusey, chief technology officer, Vodafone.

"We look forward to Mr. Badrinath sharing his vision and headlining more than
250 highly regarded speakers in this year`s program in Paris," commented IEC
President John Janowiak. "Their commitment to the evolution of broadband
services and continuing education certainly fall in line with the event`s
mission to `deliver the promise` of driving the industry forward."

"The Broadband World Forum Europe hosts the most significant stakeholders in the
global telecommunications industry, and I am honored to serve as the Conference
Chair at this year`s event," stated Mr. Badrinath. "The industry faces unique
challenges in these times, and I look forward to exploring creative solutions
and opportunities to advance the deployment of today`s evolving services."

Mr. Badrinath`s panel will serve as one of 50 sessions and will discuss the
opportunities emerging from the evolution of mass market services such as home
networking, digital home, e-health, IPTV, mobile data, and the resulting
challenges for service providers.

The panel takes place at 11:30 on Wednesday 9 September and is included within
the IEC`s Exhibits PLUS programming, which also grants access to the exhibition
floor, keynote addresses, InfoVision Awards Ceremony, and networking receptions.

Major supporters of the Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 include Official Host
Sponsor Orange, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, Thomson, ZTE
Corporation, ADVA Optical Networking, AVM, Motorola, NEC and more.

Exhibits and sponsorship opportunities remain; key industry companies may visit
www.iec.org/events/2009/bbwf/exhibitors/index.asp or contact Christine Paplaczyk
at cpaplaczyk@iec.org or +1-312-4616.

The IEC is now accepting speaking proposals at:
www.iec.org/events/2009/bbwf/speakers/call_proposals.asp.

For additional information, visit www.bbwfeurope.com or contact Katie Post at
kpost@iec.org or +1-312-559-3658.

IEC
Katie Post
+1-312-559-3658
kpost@iec.org

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