Events

ITU Telecom World 2013 Focuses on Radical Transformation of ICT Industry


Geneva, Switzerland,March 26, 2013 – ITU Telecom World 2013 is continuing the ‘one conversation that matters’ this year in Thailand under the theme ‘Embracing Change in a Digital World’. This is supported by a new website launched today to complement the event’s focus on high quality discussion and debate.

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GVF Oil & Gas Communications Brazil Conference, to be Held in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 8, 2013– The GVF-EMP Conference Partnership have today announced further details of the GVF Oil & Gas Communications Brazil Conference, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro over 16th and 17th April 2013 at the Windsor Plaza Hotel, Copacabana.

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TV Connect Addresses the Future of OTT in Connected Entertainment

 World leaders in the OTT space will come together to discuss the importance of OTT and its future in the industry 

London, UK, February 15, 2013 – Bob Zitter, EVP and CTO of Home Box Office (HBO) and Daniel Danker, General Manager of On Demand at the BBC, leading industry players in the OTT space, are set to deliver keynotes at next month’s TV Connect in London. The conference and exhibition, now in its ninth year, has evolved to reflect the changing nature of the converging connected entertainment ecosystem, which increasingly looks towards services, content and user-experience, rather than just technology, to drive the market.

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CABSAT 2013: Platform for a Critical Satellite Industry Agenda

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, February 4, 2013--When writing under a leaden winter UK sky during January the subject of CABSAT in the rather warmer month of March in the UAE is a very easy one to turn to, and indeed there’s much on the critical agenda on which to be informed. Thus, this year GVF has a very busy CABSAT week, focused on both the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center (DICEC) and the GVF/MenaNets Training Facility in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone.

CES 2013: Connectivity And Content Steal The Show

Las Vegas, Nevada, January 15, 2013--Despite a record-breaking 1.87 million square feet of space for exhibits at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show, the real buzz wasn't about hardware -- it was about connectivity, apps and the cloud. New research from Digitas, a digitally led integrated brand agency, and Brandwatch, a social media monitoring and analytics company, analyzed over 330,000 social media mentions to reveal what trends and products coming out of CES really matter to people worldwide.

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From Ka in London to HTS in DC: Satellite Service Provision Game-Changer in Action for Multi End-User Market

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, January 3, 2013--Following the conclusion of the widely applauded GVF Ka Roundtable Assembly 2012: Satellite Service Provision Game-Changer in Action event, which took place in London on 5th & 6th December 2012 with approximately 100 delegates attending, the satellite industry has now called for a further platform to facilitate extended industry and end-user dialog about high-capacity and high-throughput satellite systems, new ground infrastructures, and advanced networking applications. This further platform will be called the GVF High-Capacity Satellite Roundtable Assembly, and it will take place in Washington DC on 21st & 22nd May 2013.

Plans Laid for the Biggest CABSAT yet as Regional Media Landscape Advances

Dubai, UAE, December 19, 2012-CABSAT, the leading digital media event in the region, and third largest on the global calendar, is set to be bigger, better and more compelling than ever. The 2013 edition of CABSAT runs from March 12 to 14 at Dubai World Trade Centre and comes at a time of transformational change in the broadcast and media industry in the region. The event boasts a 15% increase in size and is set to welcome leading broadcast and satellite technology companies from around the world.

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Wireless Technology to takes Center Stage at the 2013 International CES

Las Vegas, Nev., December 18, 2012 – The 2013 International CES® will unveil the latest wireless technologies and trends across the mobile connected universe, including advancements in accessories, the cloud, e-books, embedded technology, smartphones and tablets, through a series of keynote addresses, supersessions, conference tracks and TechZones dedicated to future trends in wireless technology. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ®, the 2013 CES, the world’s largest annual innovation event, will take place January 8-11, in Las Vegas.

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High Throughput Satellite Systems Capabilities & Delivery of Global, Cost-Effective, Two-Way Broadband to be Under Additional Focus for North America Audience

Washington, D.C., December 13, 2012-- Following the conclusion of the widely applauded GVF Ka Roundtable Assembly 2012: Satellite Service Provision Game-Changer in Action event which took place in London on 5th & 6th December 2012, the satellite industry has now called for a further platform to facilitate extended industry and end-user dialogue about high capacity and high throughput satellite systems, new ground infrastructures, and advanced networking applications.

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DVB World 2013 to be Held in Madrid

Geneva, Switzerland, November 21, 2012-- DVB World 2013 will take place from Monday March 11th to Wednesday March 13th in Madrid. The conference and exhibition will take place in a single convenient location at the Melia Madrid Princesa Hotel. For almost 20 years, DVB and its digital TV standards have been at the forefront of digital TV around the world. What technical and social developments can we expect in the near future and what will TV look like beyond DVB's second decade? This question and other timely topics will be addressed over the three day event.

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