MUMBAI: CommunicAsia2010, the most established infocomm technology (ICT) event in Asia, will be held in Singapore from 15 to 18 June 2010 at the Singapore Expo The event brings the most comprehensive showcase of convergent technologies for the global infocomm, media and broadcasting industries and will feature new attractions for exhibitors and visitors from the region.
Indian Telecom Sector Maintains Upward Growth
The telecom sector in India is one of the fastest rising sectors The industry has maintained its growth momentum despite a slowdown seen across various sectors. The Indian telecommunications market grew by 51.3 per cent to serve more than 525 million wireless subscribers at the end of 2009, up from 347 million a year earlier, according to the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) With the increase in the number of players and reduced tariffs, this number is expected to soar
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On the broadband front, according to a report by TRAI, India had 7.40 million broadband subscribers and an overall teledensity of 44.87 at the end of October 2009. This represents an increase of 2.35 million broadband subscribers and 13.37 per cent increase in teledensity from the same period in 2008.
All these factors create a favourable platform for Indian telecom enterprises to participate in CommunicAsia2010 With its impressive growth, India is one of the key Asian markets that solution providers from across the world will be looking to penetrate through their participation in CommunicAsia2010
CommunicAsia, together with BroadcastAsia, is expected to boast at least 58,000 square metres of exhibition space Visitors to the shows this year will get to witness the latest technology innovations demonstrated by 2,000 multi-national corporations and small and medium enterprises 34 international group pavilions will be spread across the show floor, reflecting the push by governments and industry bodies to help small and medium enterprises promote their homegrown capabilities into Asia and beyond
The unique co-location of CommunicAsia2010 and BroadcastAsia2010 presents the only platform of its kind that aptly addresses the convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting and brings together business leaders, government officials and trade professionals to network, discuss critical industry issues and explore opportunities for growth,… said Ms. Agnes Leung, Senior Project Manager of Communications Events from show organiser, Singapore Exhibition Services
Mobile applications and other emerging technologies are driving traditional Indian industry players to rethink their business models and explore cross-industry collaborations to stay relevant in this dynamic environment; our established events are well positioned to meet these needs….
Strong Indian Participation at CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia
In 2009, 80 exhibitors from India took part in the event which attracted over 54,000 trade attendees from around the globe This year, the event will once again see strong presence from India with the participation of companies like Beetel Teletech, DIGILINK, Matrix Telecom, Microtex Energy, Sai InfoSystems, Shilpi Cable, Su-Kam Power Systems, TeleDNA Communications and Web Spiders
Two group pavilions from India will be present. The first group will be led by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), with exhibitors ANGLER Technologies India, CSG Networks, Secure Matrix India, SISRB Technologies and Svarn Telecom The second group – new entrant Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) will showcase exhibitors Bhansali Cables & Conductors, Coral Telecom, MakSat Coral, Roxtec India, Smile Electronics and Tejas Networks.
2010 would be the year of the fixed mobile converged platforms…, starting with enterprise solutions offering PBX and the GSM mobility applications intertwined into one switching unit India’s market size will grow twice over with each one owning a dual SIM phone that accommodates the connection for the office intercom It will open up yet another set of opportunities by frequency reuse, and enhanced usage resulting in higher revenues for the operators that may end up in further reduction of call charges for the common man,… said Mr. Pradnyil Usgaonkar, Senior Vice President of Coral Telecom Limited.
CommunicAsia has presented to us a very cost effective medium for networking with the global community and build the Coral Telecom brand It has provided us opportunity to network not only with the eastern block & Australia but with Africa as well which is Coral’s largest export market…
Highlights of CommunicAsia2010
The strong response received for CommunicAsia2010 reflects the event’s reputation as the premier launch pad in Asia for the global ICT community Top returning exhibitors to date include leading satellite companies such as Asia Broadcast Satellite, Inmarsat, Intelsat and MEASAT; BlackBerry, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics from the mobile space; leading telecom service providers such as Telekom Malaysia and PCCW Global; and key infrastructure solutions providers Huawei, Powerwave Technologies and ZTE.
In tandem with current market trends, this year’s CommunicAsia, with support of the Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP), will have a new Developer Pavilion featuring the latest mobile developers, independent software vendors and WIPJam sessions – interactive discussions that open up the mobile ecosystem and connect developers with industry experts and decision makers Further new highlights to be added to the CommunicAsia2010 exhibition show floor are three other new technology clusters – FTTx, Mobile Entertainment and Sustainable ICT – to address new growth opportunities in Asia
FTTx – Armed with support from the FTTH Council Asia Pacific, the FTTx cluster will be devoted to examining the latest fibre deployments and services.
Mobile Entertainment – In partnership with the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), the new Mobile Entertainment Pavilion is dedicated to further mobile entertainment adoption and accelerate the growth of the industry that monetises mobile media The MEF pavilion will spotlight the developments and innovations of top-notch application developers, content providers and technology companies from around the world.
Sustainable ICT – The Sustainable ICT cluster will demonstrate how pioneering technologies and unique sustainable ICT projects can enable businesses to effectively contribute to a low carbon economy.
At the CommunicAsia2010 Summit, new conference sessions such as Mobile Value Added Services (VAS), Cloud Computing, Marketing through Social Networking and Green IT will be introduced to drive active discussions on topics and issues relevant to industry players
EnterpriseIT2010, will once again be held in conjunction with CommunicAsia2010 to address the convergence of technology and showcase innovative enterprise solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses Exhibitors from this segment offer a breadth of solutions from network security to managed services to telepresence, and include companies like AEP Networks, Extreme Networks, Nete2 Asia, NComputing, Webvisions, QNO Technology, OPUS IT, Sai Infosystem and TANDBERG.
Enthusiastic exhibitor participation and new exciting exhibition features have declared CommunicAsia’s robust health for 2010; attesting its strong relevance to the ICT industry and assurance that visitors from India will be treated to an even more successful show this year.
