HONG KONG, Dec. 3, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The 11th Annual 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace, Asia's largest wireless event, opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. From 4-7 December 2006, over 1500 participants including 170 top-level speakers from around the world will gather for this event to explore emerging trends, market opportunities and global key issues affecting the wireless industry.
The Congress's opening keynote speakers are CEOs and senior decision makers of the mobile communications industry featuring leading industry manufacturers, content developers and operators etc. Some of these speakers include Karl Christoph Caselitz, President Mobile Networks of Siemens Communications; Mary Chan, Vice President Mobility Access Research and Development of Lucent Technologies; Dr. Richard Lowe, President Mobility and Converged Core Networks of Nortel; Dr Simon Leung, President Asia Pacific of Motorola; Dr. Sachio Semmoto, Founder, Chairman & CEO of eAccess & eMobile, Japan; Dr. Boris Nemsic, CEO of Telekom Austria Group & CEO of Mobilkom Austria; Darryl Green, CEO of Tata TeleServices, India; Thomas Geitner, CEO New Businesses & Innovation of Vodafone Group; Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, General Manager Sales and Marketing Group, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Intel; Olivier Baujard, Chief Technology Officer & Member of Executive Management Team of Alcatel; Dr. Tero Ojanpera, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Group Executive Board Member of Nokia; Dr. Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm.
"The wireless industry is going through a critical phase in which companies are facing unprecedented pressure to transform and adapt to a new competitive regime, driven by technology convergence, evolving business trends and marketing expectations," Daniel Kirwin, Managing Director of Beacon Events, organizer of the 3G World Congress said. "The 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace is a major international event that gives equal weight to all aspects of mobility. This is exactly why so many international delegates and top-level speakers are attracted to the event; to discuss solutions for those critical industry challenges in an independent, non-competitive environment."
"Given the rate of the mobility industry's evolution, next year's event will be rebranded as the 12th Annual Mobility World Congress and Exhibition," Kirwin continued. "We believe the new brand will better reflect the wide range of forward-looking industry issues under debate, and reinforce the Congress's technology-independent stance in the market."
This year's 3G World Congress features a series of strategic summits, keynote presentations, roundtable discussions as well as congressional sessions to highlight issues and stimulate critical debate. In addition to mobility operators, keynote speakers and participants also come from infrastructure and semiconductor companies, content, entertainment, services and software companies, industry associations, governments and industry advisory organizations.
New at the Congress in 2006 is the Mobility Marketplace, an onsite workplace that will provide extensive and exclusive meeting facilities for delegates to enhance business development and networking strategy for Asia. This will also be the centre point for analysts and the media to meet with prominent industry players and key decision-makers to gain in-depth insights in many of the key issues that affect the industry and consumers in a more private setting.
To see full program rundown and information of the 11th Annual 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace, please visit www.3gcongress.com
About the 11th 3G World Congress and Mobility Marketplace
With over 1500 delegates, 170 top level speakers and 300 press / media, the 11th Annual 3G World Congress & Mobility Marketplace is Asia's largest mobility conference and marketplace. Located in the convenient downtown location of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 3G World Congress 2006 is the only event of this scale that is business-focused and which explores all aspects regarding the latest development and market opportunities of 3G, including emerging wireless broadband technologies, networks, handsets and wireless devices, services, content, entertainment and applications for the consumer and enterprise markets.
About 12th Annual Mobility World Congress and Exhibition
The 12th Annual Mobility World Congress and Exhibition, the number one mobile event in Asia, will return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4-6 December 2007. Formerly known as the 3G World Congress & Exhibition, the event has been rebranded in recognition of the ever developing wireless industry. The new name and theme reflects the comprehensive and forward looking scope of the content, independent of any particular technology. The Mobility World Congress & Exhibition will offer in-depth vision, practical experiences and insights into the latest developments in mobility, connectivity, convergence and innovative business models. Convergence includes network infrastructure, wires devices, semiconductor chipsets, services, applications and content, encompassing all major technology initiatives as DMB, DVB-H, EV-DO, FMC, HSPA, IMS, IN, MediaFLO, NGN/NGMN, P2P, SDP, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, WiBro, Wireless VoIP and many others. The exhibition now occupies two halls and the world-class congress attracts over 1500 delegates, 160 speakers and 300 press.
About Beacon Events
Beacon is an international business services company focused on conferences, exhibitions and management training. Spun off from the Institute for International Research's (IIR) Asia team, Beacon has an expanding portfolio of large-scale annual events. Beacon is based in Hong Kong with offices in Beijing and London. Apart from 3G World Congress & Exhibition(tm), Beacon's leading annual Events include Asia Pacific Billing & Revenue Manage Week (www.AsiaBillingWeek.com), China 3G Mobile International Summit & Exhibition (www.3GMobileChina.com) and AsiaRail International Congress, (www.AsiaRail.com).
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