NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/), the world's leading online publication for the telecom industry, and Heavy Reading (http://www.heavyreading.com/), its prestigious market research division, announce that their Ethernet Expo 2007 is once again set to be the premiere Ethernet event in the industry.

Ethernet Expo 2007, taking place October 15-17 in New York, is Light Reading's third annual Ethernet Expo in North America and will build on the success of Ethernet Expo 2006 and Ethernet Expo Europe 2007, making this the most innovative and informative conference and expo of the year. Ethernet Expo 2007 is the biggest carrier Ethernet event in North America and one of the largest carrier Ethernet events in the world. Ethernet Expo 2007 will assemble top-notch service provider, supplier, and enterprise experts from dozens of companies to explore major carrier Ethernet networking and service trends.

Heavy Reading will also be announcing the winners of the Ethernet Service Provider of the Year Awards for North America on October 17 at Ethernet Expo 2007. Winners will be named in these three key categories: market leadership, product portfolio, and innovation. For more information, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/serviceproviderawards.

Stan Hubbard, Heavy Reading Senior Analyst and Ethernet Expo 2007 Conference Chair, notes: "Carrier Ethernet has emerged as one of the hottest subjects in the telecommunications industry, whether we are talking about Ethernet connectivity services; Ethernet-based enterprise, residential, and backhaul applications; network infrastructure; or emerging technologies such as PBB and PBB-TE. We will be assembling in New York with many of the world's leading experts to discuss the latest developments across these key facets of Ethernet."

"Ethernet Expo 2007 presents a unique opportunity for event attendees to accelerate their thinking about all things Ethernet, whether you are an investor, a network strategy planner, a carrier marketing professional, an equipment supplier, or an enterprise end user," says Hubbard.

Ethernet Expo 2007 boasts an unprecedented speaker lineup, including keynotes from AT&T, Ciena, Flag Telecom, Level3, and Yipes. Other speakers include leading experts from Ethernet players ADVA Optical Networking, Aktino, Alcatel-Lucent, Alliance, ANDA Networks, Bay Microsystems, BTI Photonic Systems, Ceterus Networks, Corrigent Systems, Ethos Networks, Fujitsu Network Communications, Gridpoint Systems, Hatteras, InfoVista, JDSU, Juniper Networks, Lightstorm Networks, Masergy, Mattise, Meriton Networks, the Metro Ethernet Forum, MRV, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Omnitron Systems Technology, Optimum Lightpath, Overture Networks, RAD Data Communications, Soapstone Networks, Telco Systems, Tellabs, Transmode, Turin Networks, Verizon, and XO Communications.

To register for Ethernet Expo 2007, please visit: http://www.ethernetexpo.com/. Registration for press and analysts is free. Contact: Amy Averbook Director of Corporate Marketing Light Reading Inc. averbook@lightreading.com 212-925-0020 x112 212-925-3324 (fax) About Ethernet Expo 2007

Ethernet Expo 2007 (http://www.ethernetexpo.com/) will be held on October 15-17 at the New York Hilton. A combined conference and exhibition focused on Ethernet's evolution as an enabler of next-generation enterprise and consumer services and applications, the Ethernet Expo series has emerged as the best- attended Ethernet event in the industry.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.

About CMP

CMP (http://www.cmp.com/) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event, and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times, and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developer Conference, and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights, and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news.

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