In 2002, the then HKDA Design 02 Show
registered a total of over 2,300 entries from 40 cities in the region.

New Fiber-To-The-Home Council Formed to Promote Broadband Fiber Access Asia

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SINGAPORE----A group of leading
telecom, networking, infrastructure , and communications related
industry leading companies today announced the formation of the
"Fiber -to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Asia Pacific" whose mandate is to
promote the extension of fiber access across the Asia Pacific region
including Greater China, Korea, Japan, SE Asia, India, and
Australia /New Zealand."
"The FTTH Council is thrilled to welcome the newest addition to
our family" stated Leonard Ray, President of the FTTH Council North
America.org

About the Fiber-to-the-Home Council - Asia Pacific

The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Asia Pacific is a non-profit,
affiliated chapter of the FTTH Council organization.

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HKDA Awards 05 calls for entries in four main categories of graphic,
product, new media and spatial, with a total of 32 sub-categories celebrating
professional design specialisations, including the latest addition of
"character" sub-category.

About The Hong Kong Designers Association
The Hong Kong Designers Association was founded in 1972.

It is truly wonderful to see the worldwide
excitement for FTTH technologies," added Ray, "2005 is certainly going
to be remembered as the year of FTTH, the birth of 'real' broadband.

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A record number of entries for HKDA Awards 05 is
anticipated by the organiser. According to Dittberner Associates , Inc.8% of the total, or 12 billion
dollars. Our studies show that regions equipped with True Broadband
Internet access (speeds of 10's to 100's of Mbps) enjoy improved
business performance and economic advantage.

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For more details on HKDA Awards 05 and to register an entry, please log on
to the official website of Hong Kong Designers Association:
http://www.

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The Award results will be announced
at the Award Presentation Dinner which is to be held on 20 November 2005 in
Hong Kong., the
worldwide capital expenditures related to FTTH access technology will
reach US$22.
Colin Goodwin, a founding member of the board, and Broadband
Product Manager for Ericsson, explained, "FTTH access networks are a
strategic infrastructure for a region, just as much as roads and
airports.
Communities and organizations interested in exploring FTTH options can
find information on the FTTH Council web site at
info@ftthcouncil. FTTH Council Asia Pacific members represent all areas of
broadband industries , including telecommunications, computing,
networking, system integration, engineering, and content -provider
companies, as well as traditional telecommunications service
providers, utilities and municipalities. Communities and organizations
interested in exploring FTTH options can find information on the FTTH
Council Asia Pacific web site at http://www.

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FTTH Council members
represent all areas of broadband industries, including
telecommunications, computing, networking, system integration ,
engineering, and content-provider companies, as well as traditional
telecommunications service providers, utilities and municipalities.org or by
e-mailing info@ftthcouncilap.

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7 billion in 2004
and predicts that the Asia Pacific region will be the largest market
for FTTH access technology with 52.

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Over 200 pieces of works by past awardees have been collected by the Hong
Kong Heritage Museum in recognition of their substantial influence for younger
generations of designers and design trends over decades. The Association
is the first of its kind in Hong Kong, and is a design body to advocate public
interest in design and higher professional status for practising designers in
Government, cultural, entertainment, commercial and industrial sectors, for
full-time, part-time teachers and administrators on the academic side of
designing.org

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For media enquiries, please contact

Ms Loretta CHANG
Tel: +852-2234-6424 / +852-6446-1513
Email: loretta@bbluesky.
The FTTH Council Asia Pacific is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to educate, promote and accelerate FTTH and the resulting
economic and quality-of-life enhancements across the Asia Pacific
region.
The vast capacity of fiber access allows businesses and residents
to fit all Internet, telephone, and TV-video services on a single
access cable, reducing costs and encouraging the creation of further
new services.

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HONG KONG, June 14 /Xinhua -PRNewswire/ -- The Asia-Pacific region's
prestige design award HKDA Awards 05 announced today an open invitation to all
designers in the region to take part in this unique opportunity for design
talents across disciplines to present their works of design excellence for
recognition at the professional and regional levels.com/awards05 .

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Our new organization will maintain close working links
with the existing FTTH Council organizations in North America and
Europe.

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Surveys of FTTH activity around the world show that there are over
a million subscribers connected with optical fiber access, with the
Asia-Pacific region leading the way with speed of deployment and
numbers of deployments .

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Organizations who wish to
participate in these activities are encouraged to join the Council.

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HKDA Awards 05 Prestige Multi-disciplinary Design Award for Asia-Pacific Calls for Entries from Design Talents in the Region

Widely acknowledged by design peers as one of the most important multi-
disciplinary design awards in the Asia-Pacific region, HKDA Awards 05 is the
definitive benchmark for design professionals, reflected by the largest number
of entries with its three decades of history." He continued, "We see the introduction of FTTH as a global
phenomenon."
The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific has already established teams of
members who will engage governments, regulators , carriers and the
telecommunications industry throughout the region, so that the drive
towards FTTH is understood and accelerated.

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Gold, Silver, Bronze, Excellence and Merit Awards will be offered to the
selected entries of each design category.
The HKDA Awards 05 entry deadline is 16 July 2005.org

About the Fiber-to-the-Home Council - North America

The Fiber-to-the -Home (FTTH) Council is a non-profit organization
established in 2001 to educate the public on the opportunities and
benefits of fiber-to-the-home solutions.

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Organised
since 1975 by Hong Kong Designers Association, HKDA Awards 05 celebrates its
30th anniversary in recognising the creative excellence and achievement of
individual designers in the region.
This will also be the first year for HKDA Awards 05 to introduce the
Endorsement Mark scheme, offering an exclusive right for the entitled winners
to use them for promotional purposes. "We now have FTTH Council's in operation in North America,
Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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The judging panel featured
design gurus from various disciplines across the globe.
Originated from Hong Kong, HKDA Awards 05 (formerly known as HKDA Design
Show) was relaunched this year with a new name and new identity.hongkongda. Shoichi Hanatani , President of the FTTH Council
Asia-Pacific, and Senior Director, Hitachi Communication Technologies ,
said, "History will show that the creation of the FTTH Council
Asia-Pacific marked the transition of telecommunications in our
region, from the constraint of copper loops to the enormous capacity
and rich services that are only possible on optical fiber-to-the-home
networks.

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Profile of the judges
can be found at the official HKDA Awards 05 website.
This will be the first time for entries from all participating territories to
be judged under one banner, marking HKDA Awards 05 as a truly regional event.

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FTTH Council members represent all areas of broadband
industries, including telecommunications , computing, networking,
system integration, engineering, and content-provider companies, as
well as traditional telecommunications service providers, utilities
and municipalities. Mr.

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China alone will account for a third of the region, with
nearly 24% of the total market.

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All winning entries will be showcased at an exhibition to be held
at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 20 to 23 November 2005 and
published in the HKDA Award 05 Catalogue.

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HKDA Awards 05 made a number of "first times" this year with the relaunch.8 billion in 2013, from an estimated $3.
More information on FTTH Council Asia Pacific can be obtained via
the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific's secretariat , Kenji Nishide at
"info@ftthcouncilap. The FTTH Council
Asia Pacific was established in 2005 to educate the public in the Asia
Pacific region on the opportunities and benefits of fiber-to-the-home
solutions.