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11 Vol. 45 No. 3 - September 2023 Issue scte benelux news SCTE Benelux Network and NLconnect will hold a TechSummit for technical experts in the telecom industry on Thursday, November 16th, 2023. Information about the theme, speakers, and location will be available in September and can be found at www.scte-benelux.eu . Save the date: TechSummit in November For more information, see www.scte-benelux.eu Stay informed of the latest Benelux news via www.scte-benelux.eu SCTE Benelux Network is increasingly collaborating with its sister organisation, NLconnect. Readers will recall that in the spring we jointly organised a TechSummit, and there will be a joint event in the autumn to look forward to as well. In addition, SCTE members receive a €100 discount when participating in the NLconnect annual congress on September 14, 2023, discounted from €295 to €195 (excl. VAT). If the employer of an SCTE member is affiliated with NLconnect, participation is free. The NLconnect Broadly Annual Congress will examines the likely fibre optic landscape in 2030. The deployment of fibre optics is happening rapidly; in 2022, over a million new FTTH connections were added, and at the current pace, the fibre optic roll out in the Netherlands will be virtually complete within a few years. This begs the question: what will our market look like in 2030? The theme will be approached from various angles. Will the provider landscape diminish due to consolidation and competition? Is there still room for smaller networks? What innovations are happening in management? What is happening in the cable and business markets? And how long will the existing fibre optic network actually last? The congress consists of a plenary afternoon programme and concludes with a drinks and buffet. In 2022, the more than 100 participants from the broadband industry gave the annual congress a rating of 8½ out of ten stars! See you there! Discount for NLconnect Annual Congress For more information, see www.scte-benelux.eu In May, SCTE Benelux Network and NLconnect jointly organised a TechSummit for technical experts in the telecom world. There were two presentations held: n Optical Satellite Communications – An overview of trade-offs, challenges & opportunities by C.W. Korevaar, Communications System Engineer, TNO & Tue n Quantum Safe Communications – From labs to field by Dr. Simon Rommel, Eindhoven University of Technology Successful TechSummit in May