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Gimme Fiber Day Message from Sterlite Tech Telecom Products CEO Video

4 November 2018 – Today the world is celebrating Gimme Fiber Day. 4 November is the birthdate of Nobel Prize winner Sir Charles Kuen Kao, who was awarded in 2009 the Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fiber for optical communication”. This year is even more special as Professor Kao passed away last September.

The day was celebrated among many of the APAC members in their premises. Some of them are shared below

President of FTTH Council Asia-Pacific Dr Arvind K Mishra wishes everyone a fiber rich “Gimme Fiber Day”!

Director of Board Paul NG wishes Gimme Fiber Day to everyone!

Vice President Mr. Venkatesan Babu, Director of Board Mr. Raadj Matai and T&R Committee Chair Mr. Katsurashima along with colleagues are seen celebrating the day in Hangzhou, China

Cyient organized Gimme Fiber Day celebrations at their APAC headquarters in Melbourne, Australia in remembrance of Nobel Prize winner Sir Charles Kuen Kao’s ground-breaking achievements. Cyient’s Sr. Vice President & Global Head – Communications BU, Sanjay Krishnaa also participated in the event and addressed the troop. He especially highlighted on how Cyient is able to assist global Communication Service Providers (CSPs) in their project rollouts leveraging Fiber and fiber-fed 5G/Small cells deployments. He also added a special note on FTTH Council APAC’s efforts in creating awareness on fiber broadband rollouts in the region and promoting Gimme Fiber Day.

Education & Training Committee Chair Kiran Solipuram is celebrating the day with his colleage in his Australia office.

Membership Committee Chair Frank Jaffer (Center) is shown celebrating the day in his SENKO premises in Australia

As the only future-proof element of the networks of today and tomorrow, fibre is the foundation of our future economies and the FTTH Council from the different regions of the world (APAC, Africa, Europe, MENA) and Fiber Broadband Association (USA and LATAM) remain more than ever united behind their common goal to accelerate fibre adoption. Fiber connectivity is transforming and enhancing the way we live, do business and interact.

SENKO Global Offices are seen celebrating the day with passion! (UK, California, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Japan & Boston Office)

Membership Committee’s Chair Anil Pande’s (1st Left) Duraline India office is seen celebrating the day.

Smart Cities Committee Vice Chair’s (3rd left in bottom row) organization has celebrated the day at their Malaysia PCOM premises

Dr. Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, Sterlite Tech stated that “Today, fibre optics impacts each and every one of us as we connect and communicate. From connecting villages and smart cities to safeguarding national borders, fibre facilitates information to travel at the speed of light, with near zero latency and limitless bandwidth. With fibre at the core of the next technology evolution from 4G to 5G, we are seeing monumental transformations in everyday living experiences all over the world. With his immense contribution toward digital connectivity, fibre optics pioneer and Nobel laureate Prof Charles Kao will be remembered for his immense contribution to optical communication.”

Some Bangladeshi groups (ISPAB, FTTx Forum Bangladesh) have cut cake to celebrate the day in support of FTTH Council Asia-Pacific

Rally & Cake cutting ceremony on the eve of Gimme Fiber Day at BCS, Bangladesh by FTTH Council Asia-Pacific & FTTH । ISP, FSI & Corporate IT System Engineers Bangladesh

Other than the above organizations this day is celebrated in many of our members premises and non-member premises, some of which photos we haven’t received yet.