Singapore expo aims high with enhanced program

Telecom Asia, March, 2005

CommunicAsia2005 together with EnterpriselT2005, the largest ITC exhibition in the region, will bring together more than 45,000 industry professionals from 80 countries and feature an enhanced Line-up of prominent speakers from top telecom and IT organizations.

The expo, which runs from June 14 to 17 at the Singapore Expo, is expected to attract 1,500 exhibitors from 40 countries. In its 16th year, the event will once again be supported by a strong conference program, pulling in the most influential people in the business to discuss industry concerns and set directions for the future.

Covering the entire spectrum of the ICT industry, CommunicAsia will focus on broadband communications, enterprise solutions, mobile technology, network solutions, satellite technology and security.

Top-level executives from leading telecom operators and vendors as well as research firms will share their knowledge and insights at the CommunicAsia Summit, the conference arm of the four-day show. The Summit has already signed up speakers from France Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Motorola, Lehman Brothers, UTStarcom, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, and several other ICT corporations.

Executive Director and CEO of China Resources Peoples Telephony, Charles Henshaw, will present his views on "Managing Profits from Next-Generation Mobile Data Services in a Highly Competitive Market" while Lehman Brothers' Deputy Head of Research, Alan Hellawell, will speak about "Emerging 3G Business Models in Asia." Lucent Technologies' CTO for ASEAN, Madhusudan Pandya, will deliver a presentation on "IMS: Delivering Lifestyle Blended Converged Services."

In addition to the high-profile lineup of conference speakers, visitors to the show will also see the latest innovations from global players, which have already confirmed their presence at the show. These include UTStarcomm, Motorola, Panasonic, Sony Ericsson, Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. Other major players displaying their hottest technology will be Intelsat, LG Electronics, Lucent Technologies, Polycom, Samsung, Shin Satellite, Siemens, Telekom Malaysia and Worldsat, among others.

Establish leads

Singapore Exhibition Services, the event organizer, has introduced a new online business matching program that allows companies to source new products and technologies, conduct research before the show, schedule meetings at the exhibition and communicate with potential business partners.

Exhibitors can use the CommunicAsia Online Business Matching program to generate sales leads prior to the show by matching their products and services with potential buyers. This program will continue for three months after the event, giving exhibitors more mileage for their investment in CommunicAsia.

For further information on the CommunicAsia Summit, please visit ww.communicasia.com/Summit.htm