SCTE TO ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT NEW INITIATIVE FOR THE FUTURE OF INDIA’S BROADBAND INDUSTRY
SCTE’s India initiative propels cable and wireline engineers onto the global broadband stage as infrastructure and digital switchover programmes progress
WHO: The SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals) is the professional body for all broadband engineers worldwide.
WHAT: SCTE will unveil a major new initiative to boost the future of the Indian broadband industry by supporting increasing numbers of trained and accredited engineers in the country.
The announcement will be made at a press conference to be held during Convergence India in New Delhi in January 2013. Dr Roger Blakeway PhD, CEng FIEE, FSCTE, President of the SCTE, will reveal full details.
WHEN: The SCTE Press Conference is at 12:00 on 16 January 2013.
WHERE: Media Centre, Convergence India Exhibition, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.
To book your place at this important news event, please contact Sheila Lashford or Ellis Irwin on +44 (0)1636 812152 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Sara Waddington at the SCTE can be contacted on email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. SCTE can also be contacted at its booth C5, Hall 18UF at Convergence India.
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Telephone briefings are also available: please contact Sheila Lashford/Ellis Irwin to arrange a time.
About the SCTE
Founded in 1945, the SCTE is a learned Society and non-profit making organisation whose aim is to raise the standard of broadband engineering in the global telecommunications industry. The Society particularly concerns itself with the training and career advancement of technical professionals in the field. As a Learned Society, SCTE is able to provide broadband industry accreditation and certification for its members, giving them professional standing within the industry.
About the SCTE in India
Last year at Convergence India, the SCTE announced details of the first formal training and certification programme for India’s wireline/cable technicians and engineers. Working in collaboration with BECIL (Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd), the SCTE has helped to set up new training centres throughout India, paving the way for world-class qualifications for engineers and technicians in the Indian broadband industry. SCTE and BECIL now offer three core skills training courses to the Indian market – Installation Technicians, Service Technicians and Network Technicians, each with internationally-recognised certification.