Mobility World Congress Highlights Evolution in the Wireless Industry

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2007

Global Growth across All Mobile Sectors Sets Stage for 2008

HONG KONG -- The Mobility World Congress and Exhibition 2008 opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre providing attendees a unique opportunity to learn and network with wireless industry leaders from around the globe. Marking its 12th year as a leading event for the mobile ecosystem, this year's event will feature topics such as mobile entertainment and next-generation services. Six congress tracks will be offered, highlighting mobile broadband deployments, emerging business models, wireless devices, network evolution, next-generation services and emerging market opportunities. Over the course of the event, the congress will welcome more than 1000 participants including 200 top level speakers and more than 200 representatives from the press.

The Mobility World Congress encompasses not just enabling technologies, but the rapidly changing dynamics and unifying factors of the mobile industry. This year's event boasts close to 20 sponsors, including Senior Sponsors Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Qualcomm and ZTE.

"The Mobility World Congress is happy to kick-off its 12th year bringing the world's leading carriers, manufacturers, developers and others together to discuss how our world of mobility is changing and the opportunities associated with it," said Daniel Kirwin, managing director of the Mobility World Congress and Exhibition. "We would like to thank all of our speakers, sponsors, delegates and distinguished members of the Hong Kong government for supporting us so well throughout the last decade."

The next edition of the Mobility World Congress and Exhibition 2008 will be held earlier in the calendar at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld in Thailand 13-16 October, 2008. During the continued expansion renovations of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, the event will be moved to the heart of Southeast Asia and accessible to some of Asia's most important emerging markets. Mobility World will return to Hong Kong in 2009. For more information, please visit www.mobilityworldcongress.com.

About Mobility World Congress

Mobility World Congress(TM) (www.MobilityWorldCongress.com) is Asia's largest industry gathering of the world's leading telecom companies in the high growth and dynamic mobile communications market. Now in its 12th year, Mobility World is the new name for the 3G World Congress(TM) and will be held from 4-6 December, 2007 in downtown Hong Kong. The new name and theme reflects the comprehensive and forward looking scope of the event, independent of any particular technology.

About Beacon Events

Beacon is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training. Spun off from the Institute for International Research's (IIR) Asia team, Beacon has an expanding portfolio of large-scale annual events. Beacon's approach to business is to cooperate and evolve with our customers to produce the leading annual events in the many business areas we cover. The company is known for its highly focused must-attend events and work with its partners - whether they are industry associations, government organizations, advisory boards or our customers.