The European Utility Telecom Conference 31 October - 3 November 2006 in Rome, Italy!!

EUTC 2006 will be held 31 October - 3 November 2006 in Rome, Italy


The European Utility Telecom Conference represents the largest gathering of telecommunications and technology executives from Europe's electric, gas and water utilities, and their technology partners who are focused on exploring the latest telecommunications and data networking business solutions and business opportunities.

The Conference features informative and provocative presentations on wireless networking, shared system solutions, European Commission regulatory drivers, security and reliability issues and new telecom business opportunities for utilities.

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WORKSHOP #2

Power Line Communications Opportunities

Power Line Communications (PLC) is a technology that may not be just for electric companies any more. This session will explore how electric companies are deploying PLC networks for both commercial services AND internal services, such as meter reading and network control – services that all utilities may take advantage of. This session will look at the EU’s OPERA Project and other European PLC initiatives.



WORKSHOP LEADER: Jose Aguiar, Advisor to the Board, Electricidade de Portugal (Portugal)

Sergio Rogai, Head of Metering Systems and CIO, ENEL (Italy)

Paulo de Sousa, Head of Sector for Mobile and Wireless and Director of the OPERA Project, European Commission (Belgium)

PLC Commercial Telecom Perspective: Luis Miro, Director of Information Technology, Endesa (Spain) - Invited

PLC Internal Utility Applications Perspective: Joe Cufari , Vice President-Business Development, Current Communications Corp. (USA)