Events

Singapore, November 1, 2013--CommunicAsia2014, Asia's largest and most comprehensive business networking event for the global ICT industry returns to Marina Bay Sands Singapore from 17 to 20 June 2014. Featuring a myriad of the latest products, technologies and solutions, this trade show is hailed by industry as the most relevant platform for networking, product sourcing and knowledge gathering opportunities.

Geneva, Switzerland, October 28, 2013 – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technology (ICT), announced today that the State of Qatar has been selected as host country for ITU Telecom World 2014, following a competitive selection process among bidding ITU Member States.

Dubai, UAE, October 13, 2013 – The proliferation of smart devices, mobile broadband and connected TV in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), has opened up a wealth of possibility for operators to maximise on the revenue opportunities presented by CDNs (Content Delivery Networks). The region’s premier event in connected entertainment, TV Connect MENA, will provide the ideal platform next month for industry leaders to delve into the topic of monetising the network.

London, September 26, 2013 – As operators, broadcasters and content providers continue to look for ways to monetise content delivery, next week’s CDN World Summit will exclusively reveal ground-breaking insights, provide future forecasts for CDN, and give visitors the opportunity to meet all of the major players within the ecosystem. As part of its evolution, the event will this year explore key areas such as Network Function Virtualisation (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN), Edge Caching and the Cloud.

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 21, 2013--Informa Telecoms & Media partnered with Comsys this year to produce the 15th annual VSAT 2013 conference,  in a new venue—Amsterdam, the Netherlands.   The conference was  held the day after the IBC 2013 convention and there has been some spillover attendance from IBC, which resulted in slightly higher attendance numbers this year. 

Geneva, September 7, 2013 – Leading lights from government and industry will join forces at ITU Telecom World 2013 to explore the best and most beneficial ways to embrace change in a digital world. The event, which recently opened delegate registration, offering early bird discounts for those registering before 15 September, will feature a dynamic global set of participants, including:

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, September 4, 2013--The 6th Annual Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia: Evolving the ‘Big Data’ Digital Oilfield for Offshore & Deep Water conference, the 19^th event in GVF-EMP’s overall global series, will take place on 19^th & 20th November 2013 at the InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 2, 2013--Over the years IBC has made substantial investment in its feature areas, ensuring that its 50,000+ visitors from 160 countries gain as much understanding as they can about the new technologies that  are changing the landscape of the electronic media and entertainment industry. 

London, UK, July 30, 2013--The GVF-EMP Conference Partnership have announced details of the next programs in their Oil & Gas Communications Conference Series and High Throughput Satellite Roundtable Series, programs which reflect some latest developments in oil and gas industry communications requirements, and in the technological and service delivery capabilities of the world’s leading satellite operators and networking solutions providers.

London, July 30, 2013--The Director and Co-founder of the Space Portal at NASA Ames Research Centre, Dr. Daniel Rasky, will be speaking at the International Space Commerce 2013 Summit to be held on 29th-30th October in London. Alan Brunstrom, the Head of Applications in the Business Office which aims to promote integrated applications at the European Space Agency (ESA) will also be part of the speaking faculty for the ISC2013 Summit and will speak about ESA's applications development programs.