Huawei organises Ireland Broadband Forum 2014

Huawei has hosted the Ireland Broadband Forum – an event which brought together leading names from across the telecoms world to discuss the future of high-speed connectivity in Ireland.

Guo Ping, Rotating and Acting CEO of Huawei, opened the forum with a keynote speech focused on achieving the sound development of Ireland's National Broadband Network (NBN) through cross-sector cooperation among governments, industries, and partners.

Guo added, “Broadband networks are becoming a core competence of national economies, but their development is facing numerous challenges. For example, network build out is costly because of difficulties in public utility construction and site resource acquisition. Therefore, addressing these problems requires the formulation of government policies, standards, and specifications, as well as cross-sector cooperation. Ireland, with a forward-looking strategy, is already addressing it. We hope the Ireland Broadband Forum will play a role in addressing these issues and help Ireland build a better connected world.”

The Ireland Broadband Forum included keynote speeches from Richard Bruton TD, Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation and Kevin O’Brian, Chairperson of Comreg, Ireland’s telecom regulator, who discussed the various challenges facing the broadband industry, including regulation and infrastructure.

A panel session discussed the current and imminent challenges of building Next Generation Networks (NGNs) in Ireland and included executives from eircom, Imagine, BT Ireland, and Indecon Economic Consultants. Throughout the event, delegates from the industry visited the Huawei demonstration truck to view the latest Broadband Network technologies and solutions firsthand.