Announcing Record Breaking Pre-Attendance and Confirmed Speakers at the 14th Annual GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit set to Open 7-8 December in Dubai.(www.comworldseries.com/me) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. & CAIRO -- Informa Telecoms & Media announces GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit to be bigger and ever than ever with 25% more registered delegates than last year, a revolutionary agenda, and twice as many C-level operator speakers than in 2008. The two day strategic keynotes feature 75+ visionaries including 42 operators who will share their insights and strategies with keynotes from leading minds such as Chris Gabriel, Chief Executive from Zain, Africa, Zolisa Masiza, Group Executive: Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: MTN describes itself as "the leader in telecommunications in Africa and the Middle East" and as of early 2007 is active in 21 countries. , Marc Rennard, Executive Vice President & Head of International Operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. for Africa, Middle East & Asia representing Orange Group and many more. "We are delighted with the enthusiasm we have received from the very highest level speakers who have confirmed their participation at this event. CEOs Saad Al-Barrack from Zain Group, Nasser Marafih from QTel, Osman Sultan from Du, Ross Cormack from Nawras, Nayla Khawam from Jordan Telecoms Group and Najib Al-Awadi from VIVA are among the 32 C-Level Operators on this year's outstanding speaker panel," says Caroline Broderick, Content Development Manager for Informa Telecoms & Media. (Download the full agenda on www.comworldseries.com/me) With subscriber base in the Middle Eastern region set to grow 34% between now and 2010 to reach 193 million people, now is the best time to explore opportunities to make the most of this amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. growth. Designed to give telecom operators a competitive edge in the Middle East and beyond, the presentations include the hottest topics of the region: balancing global expansion with growth in the domestic market; enhancing broadband services to increase operator revenues; maximising the potential of the fixed license; strategies for customer acquisition and retention; minimising costs and maximising ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). in an uncertain financial climate and innovating with revenue-generating value- added services. Due to popular demand, the programme also incorporates two brand new elements this year: The Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. Focus Day dedicated to the
Middle East's fastest growing market and the two day Telecoms HR
Summit set to analyse the changing role of HR managers during the
current economic downturn.
This event is free to all Middle Eastern operators, thus allowing a great representation from the whole region. Participants will get the chance to network and do business with all the movers & shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. of the region and also to try the industry's newest technical innovations by visiting the 120+ international vendors in the exhibition coinciding with the conference, with key telco powerhouses sponsoring the event such as Etisalat, ITS, Comviva, Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is a telecommunications solutions supplier which was created as the result of a merger (by means of a 50-50 joint venture) between Siemens AG's COM division (minus its Enterprise business unit) and Nokia's Network Business Group. , Gemalto, Actix, Convergys, eServ Global, SmartTrust, Obethur Technologies, Belgacom ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. , Orga Systems, Detecon Consulting, I-New, Qualcomm and Huawei. About GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit: GSM>3G Middle East is the premier event for the region's telecommunications professionals to meet, network, share best practice and learn about technology and service developments. It is a flagship event in Informa Telecoms & Media's Com World Series, a series of congresses addressing high growth market around the world. www.comworldseries.com Last year's event attracted 2,000 participants from across the Middle East and internationally, with 80 countries represented from 70 operator companies. Feedback on the event's programme and organisation was excellent, and we are striving to deliver an even better experience to meet your needs for 2009. The event is supported by Samena, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. forum, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. , GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. , Wifi Alliance and over 50 media partners from local industry publications and international business magazines. About Informa Telecoms & Media Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in-depth market reports and Datasets focused on technology, strategy and content. Informa Telecoms & Media also organises more than 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives. In addition to the Com World Series, our events cover subjects as diverse as fixed and mobile operator strategy, technology, TV, mobile music and games. Informa Telecoms & Media is always willing to work with journalists to provide stats, data or comment for articles. For further information on the GSM>3G Middle East, you may visit: http://me.comworldseries.com/ For more information regarding the programme, contact Caroline Broderick on caroline.broderick@informa.com +44 (0) 20 7017 5439. For more information regarding marketing, press and registration, contact Veronika Pete veronika.pete@informa.com or call +44 (0) 20 7017 5818. |
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