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ECOC 2024
About the event
Update
The 2024 edition of ECOC will occur between the 23rd and 25th of September 2024 in Messe Frankfurt. The format of the 2023 event will be in person without strict coronavirus safeguards in place. This is due to the removal of the related domestic and travel restrictions.
Preface
The ECOC is the meeting place for professionals from the fibre optics sector. It is the central location for learning about the latest innovations and challenges. The fair furthermore is the location where professionals can learn about new solutions. ECOC is Europe’s most extensive optical communications trade exhibition. Each edition takes place in a different European city. The hosting cities include metropolises such as Bordeaux, Brussels, and Dublin. The ECOC Exhibition is an event with a high level of attendance. For example, one edition received 253 exhibiting companies and 7,243 attendees. The visiting nations include China, the UK, the United States, and India.
About the ECOC Exhibition
ECOC is an international exhibition that can help professionals in achieving several goals. One of them is exchanging information and expanding their specialist knowledge. The event can aid in completing such business goals via its comprehensive event agenda.
Among the main features of the schedule is the extensive exhibition, where both start-ups and leading companies showcase their novel solutions. These include optic fibres, integrated circuits, components, and others.
Another central feature of the ECOC exhibition’s support programme is the Market Focus zone. It is where attendees can learn about photonics integrations and fibre access. The Market Focus features lectures where leading organisations present the latest information. The Market Focus speakers include Scott Schube, Peter Finn, and Lorenzo Ghioni.
The Innovation Awards are also among the main features of the ECOC’s support programme. They laud accomplishments related to optical communications, networks, and integrated circuits with photonics. The Awards include six categories: Best Fibre/Fibre Component Product, Best Data Centre Innovation Product, Innovative FTTX Product, Most Innovative Product, Optical Integration, and Optical Transport.
The Best Fibre honours technology, process, or product innovations that improve fibre or fibre component qualities. The Data Centre Innovation acknowledges novelties that augment one or more aspects of data centres. The Innovative FTTX Product honours solutions that increase management scalability and bandwidth capacity. The Most Innovative Product award is for products that drive market segment changes. Optical Integration acknowledges innovative technologies that improve capability while lowering power consumption and costs. The Optical Transport Award lauds design that promotes longer reach and others. The Innovations Award Ceremony coincides with the Optical Connections events.
Among the exhibitor companies are:
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Trade visitors and exhibitors of the fair represent the optics, laboratory analysis, biotechnology, science, laser systems and laser technology industries.
ECOC Accommodation
Secure appropriate accommodation for ECOC with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is required is to inform us about the desired rooms, your spending budget, and your sought-after location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd handles the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to the venue and gain valuable access to public transport. We can advise you on the best routes to take to the site. Aside from affordable hotel accommodation for exhibitions, we also provide transport services. One way to travel to your hotel is to have a rent-a-car wait for you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.
Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.
Past Iterations
ECOC 2022
ECOC 2022 occurred between the 19th and 21st of September 2022 in Basel, with the venue not incorporating coronavirus safeguards due to the country removing its pandemic restrictions. The edition featured over 6 200 visitants, more than 50 lecturers and 290 exhibiting firms.
ECOC 2023
ECOC 2023 took place between the 2nd and 4th of October 2023 in Glasgow. Like the 2022 iteration, the format did not feature coronavirus precautions. ECOC 2023 featured 330 exhibitants from more than 90 nations and resulted in USD 4 760 000 in export contracts.
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Hello Jack,
The trip was great and the fair was very interesting.
When it comes to the hotel, the rooms were nice and clean and the staff was very polite. It happens that all the rooms we got were family rooms with 4 beds each. So regarding our last minute request for an extra room or bed for 1 person, there was plenty of space to accommodate. I don't know where the communication with the hotel went wrong and they didn't tell you that there was enough room for one extra person.
Regardless, everything else was good.
ANUGA 2023
The 2 night booking was misplaced by the hotel, so after 30 mins checking our vouchers we were forced to rebook for one night at reception and pay again. We then booked another hotel for our second night. Very poor hotel, very cold, decor very much in need of repair. Breakfast ok.
Because of the mixup, Go Fair refunded us in full and dealt with us quickly and professionally. Definately service 'above and beyond' Very happy to recommend Go fair and use them again.
HI Christine,
I have just returned from my trip as I went to London after the fair. The hotel was great. Really close to the fair and easy to get to each day by walking.
We did really struggle to get taxis each night during the fair from the hotel to the city centre as there were no restaurants around the hotel. The hotel restaurant was good but expensive and you didn’t want to eat there each time.
Kind regards,
Jackie
Hello George,
Everything went well at the Residenz Hotel Detmold.
You have the best offers and I will contact you for our next business trip.
Renata
M.O.W. 2023
Good day Tom,
Yes, we have checked out of the H4 Hotel Hannover Messe and we have already successfully returned home! Now there is a lot of work to do with the contact we gained during LIGNA.
As for the hotel, everything was great! Rooms were very clean, beds were soft! We really liked the pool and sauna which was available for the guests - it was a great relaxation after a long day at the exhibition! The only minor issue we ran into was during the check-in. For some reason our bookings was marked as to stay in rooms with one double bed. Thankfully upon our arrival the hotel was not full and employees of the hotel were quick to resolve the mishap with the beds!
Thank You for the great service and we will for sure keep in touch for LIGNA 2021!
Dear Tom
Everything went very well with the hotel in Nuremberg. Many thanks again for your support.
We would be happy to book a hotel through you again next year.
Nuremberg Toy Fair / Spielwarenmesse - 2024
Thank you Megan,
The Novotel was absolutely fine, thank you for your follow up. We do not attend WTM, but appreciate you asking.
With kind regards,
Niamh
Excellent service from the team. I would highly recommend their services
Very fast and efficient service!
Dear Tom,
We had a good stay. The hotel is clean and people are friendly and helpful. its nice to see smily faces when you start your day and when you return tired. The only thing that i can tell is the issue with the breakfast that while each time after i sent your email the issue was taking care the next day existed again. there was no update between personel and system.
Dear Brian,
Thank you very much for your help in finding this nice hotel. It was in a great position near to the fair and to all the facilities and the rooms were cozy and comfortable. It has been the perfect solution for our purposes.