Top Industry Leaders Confirmed For Next Week’s CommunicAsia2007

Top Industry Leaders Confirmed For Next Week’s CommunicAsia2007

Operators, Service Providers and Broadcasters Share Visions on Digital Convergence at Summits, Exhibitions and Forums

11 June 2007, London – Communications industry leaders from throughout the world will converge on Singapore next week, to deliver key visionary presentations at CommunicAsia2007. The prestigious list of speakers will include Dr Tero Ojanperä, EVP and CTO, Nokia and Sukhinder Singh-Cassidy, VP Asia Pacific & Latin America Operations, Google.

Joining them will be other major international players, including Neeraj Roy, MD and CEO, Hungama Mobile, Allen Lew, CEO, Singapore, SingTel, Dr Suh Young-kil, President & CEO, TU Media Corp, Ricky Wong, Co-Founder and Chairman, City Telecom (HK) Ltd and Dato’ Abdul Wahid Omar, Group CEO, Telekom Malaysia.

The focus of the CommunicAsia2007 Summit centres on the Convergence issue, covering the ‘hot’ applications such as IPTV and mobile TV and network issues like fixed mobile convergence and next-generation networks. Six conference tracks including, Mobile, Broadband, NGN, Convergence, Satellite, Wireless Broadband will examine critical issues and potentials in the Digital Era for the Summit, providing attendees with an opportunity to understand how they can tap into these trends to gain market share and to grow new revenue streams.

Rupert Owen, UK-based director of CommunicAsia organisers, Overseas Exhibition Services said; “CommunicAsia remains the choice event for many technology and media companies, regionally and globally, to introduce their products to a wider audience. The depth and breadth of our conference topics and exhibition coverage has no equal in the region – and the strong visitor numbers year after year bear testimony to this fact.”

International companies continue to make their presence felt at CommunicAsia. To date, well-established companies such as Chunghwa Telecom, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, Infosys, Nokia Siemens Networks, LG Electronics, Samsung, Tandberg Television, ST Electronics, Infosys and Aspect Software, have confirmed their attendance.

This year, some 2,400 companies will be spread across eight halls at the Singapore Expo to showcase their innovative Digital Convergence technology. Global network giant, Ericsson, will be showcasing mobile and interactive TV, as well as new developments in HSPA technology. Leading next-generation network provider, Huawei Technologies, will be launching new products that include a HSDPA handset that can act as a USB HSDPA high-speed modem for notebooks and PCs, thereby enabling seamless video-streaming and broadband-like Internet access.

For more information, please contact:

Eric Yum
Singapore Exhibition Services
Tel: +65 6233 8611
Fax : +65 6835 3040
Email: ey {at} sesallworld(.)com

Brian Dolby / Jessica Culshaw
BCS Public Relations
Tel: +44 115 9486901
Fax: +44 115 9484250
Email: brian {at} bcspr.co(.)uk / jessica {at} bcspr.co(.)uk

Notes to editors
About CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT, InteractiveDME and BroadcastAsia
CommunicAsia (19 – 22 June 2007) is a global event where the business of technology comes to life, showcasing the latest digital technologies across mobile networks and applications, network infrastructure and satellite communications. www.CommunicAsia.com

EnterpriseIT showcases the latest applications for industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, education, transportation and logistics, answering the needs of the smart enterprise. www.goto-EnterpriseIT.com

InteractiveDME features exciting applications that enhances enterprise mobility and users’ lifestyle, thus addressing the needs of the entire digital media & entertainment value chain. www.interactivedme.com/

BroadcastAsia, themed “Digital: The Journey Forward”, offers the latest in digital and interactive media, addressing the value chain of content creation, management, and distribution. www.Broadcast-Asia.com

About the Infocomm Media Business Exchange
The Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX) is Asia’s largest infocomm and media business platform that brings together business leaders, companies and industry professionals to showcase their latest innovations, network, exchange ideas and tap new markets. The stakeholders in imbX are Singapore Exhibition Services (SES), the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA). To be held from 18 to 22 June, imbX incorporates CommunicAsia2007, BroadcastAsia2007, EnterpriseIT2007, iX2007 Conference and a host of complementary events. For further information on imbX, please visit www.visit-imbx.com .

About Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
A pioneer of the fast growing and vibrant exhibition industry, Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) is Asia’s top organiser of trade events with a diverse portfolio of exhibitions and conferences in Communications, Engineering, Machinery and Lifestyle industries. SES events consistently attract a high level of overseas participation with foreign exhibitors accounting for almost 80% of the show floor. SES is a member of Allworld Exhibitions Alliance, a global network with 34 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.sesallworld.com.