FTTH Council Europe postpones FTTH Conference Berlin to December
The FTTH Council Europe says it has postponed its annual conference to December. FTTH Conference Berlin, originally scheduled for April 21-23, will take place December 1-3 at the same venue, Messe Berlin – hub27. Fiber Connect, the annual conference of the North American counterpart to the European FTTH advocacy group, the Fiber Broadband Association, remains scheduled to be held June 1-3 in Nashville, TN.
“Due to the progressive spread of the coronavirus, which is currently accelerating day by day, resulting in force majeure measures across the world, we believe that the best solution in the interest of all stakeholders is to postpone the FTTH Conference 2020, initially scheduled for 21-23 April in Berlin, and move the event to a later time slot, 1-3 December 2020 at the same venue, Messe Berlin – hub27,” read in part a statement the FTTH Council Europe released last week.
The FTTH Council Europe expected more than 3500 delegates and more than 120 exhibitors and sponsor partners to participate in what will be the 17th edition of the event. The Fiber Broadband Association touts more than 1600 attendees and greater than 150 exhibitors to the June event.
Contacted about the status of Fiber Connect, a spokesperson for the Fiber Broadband Association said that the organization did not have a statement to make at this time.
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