Cable / Telecom News

CommTech 2010: Pix from Kelowna


KELOWNA, B.C. – Every May a few hundred of telco and cable industry tech types gather at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna for the CommTech Trade Show and Seminars.

A total of 77 exhibitors fill the show floor while 25 seminars educate the industry folks in attendance. The Tuesday golf tournament was a success as well.

Cartt.ca is here of course. Editor and publisher Greg O’Brien is taking snapshots (below) and moderating a DOCSIS 3.0 session Thursday afternoon.

Sun Country Cable’s Jay Bobrowich (above left) and Arcom Labs Basil Dillon Malone

At the TVC table, from left: TVC’s Brian Bairstow and Steve Quinn, with Lindsay Broadband’s Dave Atman.

Operators prowl one of the exhibitors’ halls.

TVChannels.ca’s Jan Lee and Power & Tel’s Jonathan Newman.

Andrew Leask and Tim Delian from Telus.

At the EXFO table were James Huber of EXFO and SaskTel’s Mike Nijman.

Can you tell what Telonix’s Eric Goulden was talking about during the seminar on fusion splicing?

Naomi and Kevin Bruce of Seaview Communications (Tofino, B.C. – Vancouver Island)

More from the floor.

Barry Middlebrook of Middlebrook Engineering.

From left: Rick Cutler of Metaswtich with Capella’s Dave McCreath and Wayne Rabey.

Thumb’s up from (l to r) Alpha’s Dave Nolan, Dean Tryon and Perry Lenze.

Checking out something important at the Connect table.