Convergence India looks to the TV future. (World).The 10th annual Convergence India international exhibition and conference, which focuses on the current convergence revolution in that region and is themed "Next Generation Convergence Communications," will take place March 6-8, at Praghati Maidan Mai`dan´ n. 1. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. - M. Crawford. , New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. . It will showcase a number of tools, technologies and policies that have aided India's recent rapid advancement in the telecom, entertainment and Internet sectors. After 2001's proposed Convergence Bill is passed, India will become one of a handful of countries that have a single regulatory agency regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. controlling the converging technologies of telecommunications, information technology; consumer electronics and broadcasting. This will make India a real player in the worldwide convergence game. Execs from firms that specialize in high-speed networking, Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. , mobile and satellite communications, portable communications devices Portable communications devices refer to hand-held or wearable devices. For example, the Walkie Talkie is a device that is hand-held when in use, and wearable when not in use. Portable telephones (cellular telephones) are also carried, or worn, on a belt, or in a pocket. , network infrastructure and interactive media are expected to attend to view the latest in set-top boxes, conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. technologies and multimedia broadband services. Representatives from Canal +, Eutelsat, Andrew Corp., Intelsat, Trilogy and UT Starcom, among others, will be on hand to discuss their products. Reflecting the timeliness of the conference is India's burgeoning film production. Nicknamed Bollywood, India now has an average annual output of 800 feature films and has transformed itself from a single government channel nation into a carrier of over 40 privately-owned satellite channels. In addition, Indian film producers are increasingly using sites in Canada for shooting films. Canada's large Indo-Canadian population allows film makers to hire Indian personnel (a rare advantage over other foreign locations) and its well-developed film infrastructure provides the caliber of equipment and facilities producers need. |
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