ECOC Exhibition 2026 - Visitor Survey

Thank you for visiting ECOC Exhibition 2026 in Málaga.

We’d really value your feedback on your experience. Your feedback will help us improve future ECOC Exhibitions and ensure we continue to deliver the technologies, companies, content and networking opportunities that are most valuable to the optical communications community.

The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

Thank you for taking the time to share your views.

Survey closing 21 October

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1. Overall, how would you rate your visit to the exhibition? (Required.)

0 - Very poor

10 - Excellent

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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2. On a scale of 0–10, how likely are you to recommend ECOC Exhibition to a colleague or industry contact? (Required.)

0 - Not at all likely

10 - Extremely likely

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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3. What were the main reasons for your rating?

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4. What were your main objectives for attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, and how successfully did the exhibition help you achieve them? (Required.)

	Met entirely	Met to some extent	Not met at all	N/A
Keep up to date with new product developments and trends	Keep up to date with new product developments and trends Met entirely	Keep up to date with new product developments and trends Met to some extent	Keep up to date with new product developments and trends Not met at all	Keep up to date with new product developments and trends N/A
Understand industry trends and developments	Understand industry trends and developments Met entirely	Understand industry trends and developments Met to some extent	Understand industry trends and developments Not met at all	Understand industry trends and developments N/A
Establish new business contacts	Establish new business contacts Met entirely	Establish new business contacts Met to some extent	Establish new business contacts Not met at all	Establish new business contacts N/A
Find new suppliers/products	Find new suppliers/products Met entirely	Find new suppliers/products Met to some extent	Find new suppliers/products Not met at all	Find new suppliers/products N/A
Meet existing suppliers/customers	Meet existing suppliers/customers Met entirely	Meet existing suppliers/customers Met to some extent	Meet existing suppliers/customers Not met at all	Meet existing suppliers/customers N/A
Attend the Market Focus / Product Focus sessions	Attend the Market Focus / Product Focus sessions Met entirely	Attend the Market Focus / Product Focus sessions Met to some extent	Attend the Market Focus / Product Focus sessions Not met at all	Attend the Market Focus / Product Focus sessions N/A
Network with industry peers	Network with industry peers Met entirely	Network with industry peers Met to some extent	Network with industry peers Not met at all	Network with industry peers N/A
Research potential investments/purchases	Research potential investments/purchases Met entirely	Research potential investments/purchases Met to some extent	Research potential investments/purchases Not met at all	Research potential investments/purchases N/A
Meet potential partners	Meet potential partners Met entirely	Meet potential partners Met to some extent	Meet potential partners Not met at all	Meet potential partners N/A

Other (please specify)

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5. As a result of attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, did you...

	Yes	No	Too early to assess
Meet a potential new supplier	Meet a potential new supplier Yes	Meet a potential new supplier No	Meet a potential new supplier Too early to assess
Meet a potential new customer	Meet a potential new customer Yes	Meet a potential new customer No	Meet a potential new customer Too early to assess
Arrange a follow-up business meeting	Arrange a follow-up business meeting Yes	Arrange a follow-up business meeting No	Arrange a follow-up business meeting Too early to assess
Identify a new product or technology	Identify a new product or technology Yes	Identify a new product or technology No	Identify a new product or technology Too early to assess
Shortlist a supplier/product for further evaluation	Shortlist a supplier/product for further evaluation Yes	Shortlist a supplier/product for further evaluation No	Shortlist a supplier/product for further evaluation Too early to assess
Discuss a potential purchase/investment	Discuss a potential purchase/investment Yes	Discuss a potential purchase/investment No	Discuss a potential purchase/investment Too early to assess
Establish a new partnership/business relationship	Establish a new partnership/business relationship Yes	Establish a new partnership/business relationship No	Establish a new partnership/business relationship Too early to assess

Other (please specify)

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6. What level of influence do you have over purchasing decisions for new products or services in your organisation? (Required.)

I make the final purchasing decision

I have significant influence over the final decision

I contribute recommendations to the decision

I research/evaluate potential products and suppliers

I have little or no influence

Not applicable

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7. How would you rate the following aspects of the ECOC Exhibition? (Required.)

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very poor
Range of exhibitors	Range of exhibitors Excellent	Range of exhibitors Good	Range of exhibitors Average	Range of exhibitors Poor	Range of exhibitors Very poor
Quality of exhibitors	Quality of exhibitors Excellent	Quality of exhibitors Good	Quality of exhibitors Average	Quality of exhibitors Poor	Quality of exhibitors Very poor
Range of products/technologies	Range of products/technologies Excellent	Range of products/technologies Good	Range of products/technologies Average	Range of products/technologies Poor	Range of products/technologies Very poor
Relevance to your work	Relevance to your work Excellent	Relevance to your work Good	Relevance to your work Average	Relevance to your work Poor	Relevance to your work Very poor
Opportunities to discover new technologies	Opportunities to discover new technologies Excellent	Opportunities to discover new technologies Good	Opportunities to discover new technologies Average	Opportunities to discover new technologies Poor	Opportunities to discover new technologies Very poor
Opportunities to meet suppliers	Opportunities to meet suppliers Excellent	Opportunities to meet suppliers Good	Opportunities to meet suppliers Average	Opportunities to meet suppliers Poor	Opportunities to meet suppliers Very poor
Opportunities to meet new companies	Opportunities to meet new companies Excellent	Opportunities to meet new companies Good	Opportunities to meet new companies Average	Opportunities to meet new companies Poor	Opportunities to meet new companies Very poor
Exhibition layout/wayfinding	Exhibition layout/wayfinding Excellent	Exhibition layout/wayfinding Good	Exhibition layout/wayfinding Average	Exhibition layout/wayfinding Poor	Exhibition layout/wayfinding Very poor

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8. Whilst at the event, did you arrange business with... (Required.)

	Yes	No	n/a
an EXISTING supplier?	an EXISTING supplier? Yes	an EXISTING supplier? No	an EXISTING supplier? n/a
a NEW supplier?	a NEW supplier? Yes	a NEW supplier? No	a NEW supplier? n/a

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9. Did you attend any sessions in the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

Yes - more than 10

Yes - 5-10

Yes - 1-4

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10. How would you rate the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

	Excellent	Very good	Average	Poor	Very poor	N/A
Range of speakers	Range of speakers Excellent	Range of speakers Very good	Range of speakers Average	Range of speakers Poor	Range of speakers Very poor	Range of speakers N/A
Relevance of topics	Relevance of topics Excellent	Relevance of topics Very good	Relevance of topics Average	Relevance of topics Poor	Relevance of topics Very poor	Relevance of topics N/A
Quality of content	Quality of content Excellent	Quality of content Very good	Quality of content Average	Quality of content Poor	Quality of content Very poor	Quality of content N/A
Industry insight	Industry insight Excellent	Industry insight Very good	Industry insight Average	Industry insight Poor	Industry insight Very poor	Industry insight N/A
Session timings	Session timings Excellent	Session timings Very good	Session timings Average	Session timings Poor	Session timings Very poor	Session timings N/A
Time for questions	Time for questions Excellent	Time for questions Very good	Time for questions Average	Time for questions Poor	Time for questions Very poor	Time for questions N/A
Theatre environment	Theatre environment Excellent	Theatre environment Very good	Theatre environment Average	Theatre environment Poor	Theatre environment Very poor	Theatre environment N/A
Did not attend	Did not attend Excellent	Did not attend Very good	Did not attend Average	Did not attend Poor	Did not attend Very poor	Did not attend N/A

What topics would you like to see covered in Market Focus in future?

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11. Did you attend any sessions in the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

Yes - more than 10

Yes - 5-10

Yes - 1-4

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12. How would you rate the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

	Excellent	Very good	Average	Poor	Very poor	N/A
Range of speakers	Range of speakers Excellent	Range of speakers Very good	Range of speakers Average	Range of speakers Poor	Range of speakers Very poor	Range of speakers N/A
Relevance of topics	Relevance of topics Excellent	Relevance of topics Very good	Relevance of topics Average	Relevance of topics Poor	Relevance of topics Very poor	Relevance of topics N/A
Quality of content	Quality of content Excellent	Quality of content Very good	Quality of content Average	Quality of content Poor	Quality of content Very poor	Quality of content N/A
Product/technology insight	Product/technology insight Excellent	Product/technology insight Very good	Product/technology insight Average	Product/technology insight Poor	Product/technology insight Very poor	Product/technology insight N/A
Session timings	Session timings Excellent	Session timings Very good	Session timings Average	Session timings Poor	Session timings Very poor	Session timings N/A
Time for questions	Time for questions Excellent	Time for questions Very good	Time for questions Average	Time for questions Poor	Time for questions Very poor	Time for questions N/A
Theatre environment	Theatre environment Excellent	Theatre environment Very good	Theatre environment Average	Theatre environment Poor	Theatre environment Very poor	Theatre environment N/A
Did not attend	Did not attend Excellent	Did not attend Very good	Did not attend Average	Did not attend Poor	Did not attend Very poor	Did not attend N/A

What technologies or products would you most like to see featured in Product Focus in future?

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13. Did you download and use the ECOC Exhibition App? (Required.)

Yes - I downloaded the app and used it frequently during the event

Yes - I downloaded the app and used it occassionally

I downloaded it but I didn't really use it

No I didn't download it

I wasn't aware of the app

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14. Which features did you use?

Interactive exhibition map

Exhibitor directory

Market Focus timetable

Product Focus timetable

Personal schedule

Arrange meetings with exhibitors

Did not use the app

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15. How valuable was the ECOC Exhibition App to your visit?

Very valuable

Valuable

Neutral

Not very valuable

Not at all valuable

Did not use the app

What would make the ECOC Exhibition App more useful to you in future?

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16. How would you rate the following aspects of your visit? (Required.)

	Excellent	Very good	Average	Poor	Very poor
Registration	Registration Excellent	Registration Very good	Registration Average	Registration Poor	Registration Very poor
Pre-event information	Pre-event information Excellent	Pre-event information Very good	Pre-event information Average	Pre-event information Poor	Pre-event information Very poor
Onsite information	Onsite information Excellent	Onsite information Very good	Onsite information Average	Onsite information Poor	Onsite information Very poor
Signage	Signage Excellent	Signage Very good	Signage Average	Signage Poor	Signage Very poor
Exhibition hall	Exhibition hall Excellent	Exhibition hall Very good	Exhibition hall Average	Exhibition hall Poor	Exhibition hall Very poor
Networking	Networking Excellent	Networking Very good	Networking Average	Networking Poor	Networking Very poor
Catering	Catering Excellent	Catering Very good	Catering Average	Catering Poor	Catering Very poor
Venue/location	Venue/location Excellent	Venue/location Very good	Venue/location Average	Venue/location Poor	Venue/location Very poor
Overall organisation	Overall organisation Excellent	Overall organisation Very good	Overall organisation Average	Overall organisation Poor	Overall organisation Very poor

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17. Were you aware of the ECOC Exhibition Industry Awards? (Required.)

Yes - I attended the awards announcement

Yes - I was aware but did not attend

No - I wasn't aware of the awards

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18. Are you planning to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027 in Milan? (Required.)

Definitely yes

Probably yes

Undecided

Probably not

Definitely not

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19. What would make you more likely to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027?

More exhibitors

More new product launches

More senior industry speakers

More Market Focus or Product Focus sessions

More networking opportunities

More feature areas (please specify in comments box)

Better app/networking functionality

Please give any further details on your answer/s above

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20. If you have attended ECOC Exhibition in the past, how would you say this years exhibition compares? (Required.)

Much better

Better

About the same

Worse

Much worse

This was my first ECOC Exhibition

What has improved or declined compared with previous years?

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* 1. Overall, how would you rate your visit to the exhibition? (Required.)

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* 2. On a scale of 0–10, how likely are you to recommend ECOC Exhibition to a colleague or industry contact? (Required.)

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* 3. What were the main reasons for your rating?

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* 4. What were your main objectives for attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, and how successfully did the exhibition help you achieve them? (Required.)

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* 5. As a result of attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, did you...

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* 6. What level of influence do you have over purchasing decisions for new products or services in your organisation? (Required.)

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* 7. How would you rate the following aspects of the ECOC Exhibition? (Required.)

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* 8. Whilst at the event, did you arrange business with... (Required.)

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* 9. Did you attend any sessions in the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

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* 10. How would you rate the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

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* 11. Did you attend any sessions in the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

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* 12. How would you rate the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

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* 13. Did you download and use the ECOC Exhibition App? (Required.)

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* 14. Which features did you use?

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* 15. How valuable was the ECOC Exhibition App to your visit?

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* 16. How would you rate the following aspects of your visit? (Required.)

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* 17. Were you aware of the ECOC Exhibition Industry Awards? (Required.)

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* 18. Are you planning to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027 in Milan? (Required.)

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* 19. What would make you more likely to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027?

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* 20. If you have attended ECOC Exhibition in the past, how would you say this years exhibition compares? (Required.)

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* 21. What was the single most valuable thing you gained from attending ECOC Exhibition 2026?

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* 22. What technologies, products or markets would you like to see featured at ECOC Exhibition in the future?

1. Overall, how would you rate your visit to the exhibition? (Required.)

2. On a scale of 0–10, how likely are you to recommend ECOC Exhibition to a colleague or industry contact? (Required.)

3. What were the main reasons for your rating?

4. What were your main objectives for attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, and how successfully did the exhibition help you achieve them? (Required.)

5. As a result of attending ECOC Exhibition 2026, did you...

6. What level of influence do you have over purchasing decisions for new products or services in your organisation? (Required.)

7. How would you rate the following aspects of the ECOC Exhibition? (Required.)

8. Whilst at the event, did you arrange business with... (Required.)

9. Did you attend any sessions in the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

10. How would you rate the Market Focus theatre? (Required.)

11. Did you attend any sessions in the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

12. How would you rate the Product Focus theatre? (Required.)

13. Did you download and use the ECOC Exhibition App? (Required.)

14. Which features did you use?

15. How valuable was the ECOC Exhibition App to your visit?

16. How would you rate the following aspects of your visit? (Required.)

17. Were you aware of the ECOC Exhibition Industry Awards? (Required.)

18. Are you planning to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027 in Milan? (Required.)

19. What would make you more likely to attend ECOC Exhibition 2027?

20. If you have attended ECOC Exhibition in the past, how would you say this years exhibition compares? (Required.)

21. What was the single most valuable thing you gained from attending ECOC Exhibition 2026?

22. What technologies, products or markets would you like to see featured at ECOC Exhibition in the future?