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OFS and OSP EXPO Announce Robust Seminar Offerings for OSP EXPO 2009

Palatine, Illinois — August 25, 2009 – OFS and OSP EXPO today announced the seminars offered at OSP EXPO 2009. The leading educator in the telecommunications industry, OSP EXPO, provides educational training for network field and operations personnel.  

OSP EXPO 2009 will bring together OSP professionals from the ILEC, IOC, and CLEC communities serving the converging telecom industry. OSP EXPO 2009 will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. Seminars will be offered on September 2-3, 2009.

OSP EXPO, the industry leader in telecom network education, will showcase more than 200 of the latest OSP technologies and 30+ regular and advanced seminars, and summits offering attendees the opportunity to receive continuing education credits from BICSI, ETA-I, and BCSP.

OFS will be presenting the “MDU Optical Cabling System Technologies, Options, and Applications” seminar which will address the various options available for PON and point-to-point indoor fiber cabling systems in MDU deployments, and discuss how modeling can help optimize fiber to and in the MDU. The seminar will be presented by John George and Guy Swindell in an advanced version on Wednesday, September 2nd, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and as a regular seminar on Thursday, September 3rd, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. We encourage any broadband deployment professional to register for OSP EXPO and take advantage of the comprehensive educational programming offered. Additional offerings open to all attendees include:  200+ exhibits featuring the latest OSP technologies;  keynote presentations: Facing Network Challenges in Today’s Economic Environment presented by Bob Tregemba, Executive Vice President, Network Operations, Qwest Communications and OSP® Magazine’s 2009 Thought Leaders Live Panel Discussion moderated by Sharon Vollman, Vice President and Editorial Director OSP® magazine.

“OSP EXPO is truly the one annual event where telecom network professionals can learn HOW-TO cost-efficient solutions, share best practices, and discuss emerging technology and trends in both educational and networking formats. We are pleased to offer OFS seminar to further enrich the OSP EXPO educational experience.’ said Sharon Vollman, Vice President/Editorial Director, OSP magazine.  

For more information about OSP EXPO call 847.202.4688 x. 288 or visit www.ospmag.com/expo/ to register.

About OFS
OFS is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTX, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products.  Our manufacturing and research divisions work together to provide innovative products and solutions that traverse many different applications as they link people and machines worldwide. Between continents, between cities, around neighborhoods, and into homes and businesses of digital consumers we provide the right optical fiber, optical cable and components for efficient, cost-effective transmission.
 
OFS’ corporate lineage dates back to 1876 and includes technology powerhouses such as AT&T (NYSE: T) and Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent, NYSE: ALU). Today, OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. Headquartered in Norcross (near Atlanta) Georgia, U.S., OFS is a global provider with facilities in Avon, Connecticut; Carrollton, Georgia; Somerset, New Jersey; and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as well as in Denmark, Germany and Russia.

For more information, please visit www.ofsoptics.com.

About OSP EXPO
OSP EXPO is owned by Practical Communications Incorporated (PCI), a world class publisher of technology information resources, dedicated to advancing technology businesses with niched magazines and trade shows. OSP EXPO, the industry leader in telecom network education, will bring together OSP professionals from the ILEC, IOC, and CLEC communities delivering more than 200 of the latest OSP technologies and 30+ regular and advanced seminars, and summits offering attendees the opportunity to receive continuing education credits from BICSI, ETA-I, and BCSP. The Broadband Deployment Marketplace, OSP EXPO 2009, will take place September 2-3 in Minneapolis, MN at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  For more information call (847) 202-4688 x 228 or visit www.ospmag.com/expo.

Media Contacts:   
Mary Beth Koelling                                                                       
OSP EXPO   
847.202.4689   
marybeth@pracom.com   

Fernando Costantino
OFS
770-798-2729
fcostantino@ofsoptics.com


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