CommunicAsia 2012: The Business Networking Event of choice in Asia for the Infocomm and Enterprise sectors

The event’s central Singapore location and solid participation options secures continual global industry support

Singapore, November 2, 2011--CommunicAsia2012, the premier launch pad for the  infocomm (ICT) industry and the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, will be offering increased networking opportunities to attendees with many exhibitors already looking forward to be a part of this iconic event. The event, returning to the prestigious Marina Bay Sands in 2012 for its 23^rd edition from 19 to 22 June, will occupy five levels of exhibition space including hospitality suite options.

CommunicAsia’s international standing and innovative approach, coupled with an enhanced show atmosphere in 2011 has seen exhibitors such as SES, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited, APT Satellite and Rosenberger / Netop take up more exhibition space for 2012; whilst other companies such as Irdeto and PCCW Globalare enhancing their show presence with hospitality suite options, delivering solid testament of the increased sourcing options, high-level networking opportunities and knowledge-sharing potential the event brings to ICT industry professionals.

“The response gathered at CommunicAsia2011 was very positive. Having the option to select from a variety of purpose-built conference room, meeting room and hospitality suite facilitiesincreasingly appeals to our exhibitors. Many reap the benefits of being able to provide a more focused customer experience, either through dedicated events held in the meeting rooms or on the show floor. Through specialised, hosted events, exhibitors are also able to connect on a broader and deeper level with their stakeholders, business partners and associates and members of the media from all over the world,” said Mr. Victor Wong, Project Director of Communications Events, Singapore Exhibition Services.

The business networking platform of choice in Asia for the international communications and enterprise sectors, CommunicAsia sets the stage for industry leaders and companies to share their knowledge and evaluate the best solutions in a global marketplace. Each year, this key global infocomm technology event presents a comprehensive showcase of state-of-the-art products and a series of topical conferences to address the fast-evolving needs of the Asian ICT industry.

CommunicAsia is held in conjunction with EnterpriseIT, which showcases innovative applications for smart enterprises and resourceful solutions that are designed to transform the way companies operate and communicate internally and externally.

For satellite company, SES: “CommunicAsia has always been the major show for SES in Asia. It gives us the opportunities to meet up with industry colleagues and promote our satellite fleet,” said Mr. Glen Tindall, Sales Vice President, Asia-Pacific. “We have certainly attracted more customers to visit at CommunicAsia2011. With the bigger space and a larger scale of events at the new venue, we saw an increase in networking opportunities. There are also more dining options and transportation is well connected to the city. Based on the positive outcome, we have doubled our exhibition space for 2012 where we will be making a few announcements in addition to promoting our satellite fleet expansion.”

Mr. Christopher Schouten, Senior Marketing Director & Evangelist, Irdeto, said, “CommunicAsia is one of the most important marketing and sales events in the region for Irdeto. Coming to CommunicAsia2011 was a good platform for us to meet our valued customers and prospects. Furthermore, the ability to speak to a wide variety of people attending the conference and meet with the region's press and analysts all in one place allowed us to get the most value out of our investment in the event. We will definitely come back in 2012 as CommunicAsia is a tremendous platform to deliver our latest innovations and technologies to the pan-Asian marketplace.”

CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT are co-located in Singapore with BroadcastAsia, Asia’s premier broadcasting, digital multimedia and entertainment technology trade event, being staged in the nearby Suntec Singapore. The combined events, which attracted over 53,000 professional attendees in 2011, is supported and endorsed by over 20 leading trade associations. Independently audited figures (PricewaterhouseCoopers) confirm the regional pulling power of the event, with more than 50% of the attendees travelling to Singapore from more than 100 countries and regions.

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