International array of telecommunications experts to gather for the only Mobile Broadband event pertinent to the emerging markets

Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 1, 2011 — Andre Popov, Head of Strategy, Business Development & PMO at Du will open the upcoming Mobile Broadband for Emerging Markets 2011 on the 18^th January 2011 at the Traders Hotel Dubai. Popov will be the event’s chairman of Day 1 and the featured keynote speaker delivering the opening session on “Understanding the Landscape of Mobile Broadband in the Emerging Markets”.

Breakout group session topics on the 2-Day Main Conference include: The Revolving Issues in the Mobile Broadband Business Cases and Understanding the Implications of the Current Data Crunch to the Overall Growth of Mobile Broadband in the Emerging Markets. Attendance will afford the opportunity to network with the industry’s passionate practitioners who are ground-breakers in the mobile broadband space.

Acision, a world leader in mobile data sponsors the event and will be represented by its SVP for Marketing, Mobile Data Control, Steven van Zanen who will discuss on the Trends Impacting the Growth of Mobile Broadband while Sherif Hamoudah, Acision’s SVP and GM for Middle East, Africa and Pakistan will co-chair with our expert from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – Du.

A few of the speakers who have already signed on to participate in the Summit:

•Isabelle Delvaux Hajri, Group Director of Product Innovation, Etisalat International, UAE

•Daniel Hamadeh, Senior Expert – Spectrum Management, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, LEBANON

•Saminda Senaratne, Mobile Broadband Specialist, NGN consultants, AUSTRALIA

A Telkom Indonesia led PRE-Conference Workshop will happen on the 17^th of January. Arief Gunawan, Senior Officer Telematics Regulation Proposal will be discussing on the Mobile Broadband Evolution.

Aside from UAE’s integrated telecom service provider – Du, other major keynotes come from Etisalat International, Grameenphone, Telenor Pakistan, Mobilink GSM, Saudi Telecom Company, Telebria Greece, B.S.N.L., Oracsom Telecom Egypt and many others. With different perspectives coming from various countries and markets, this gives the conference even more access on a new era of exploration on the profitability of the connected society in the emerging markets.

Conference Registration ends in three weeks, 14^th January 2011. http://www.neo-edge.com/mbroadband

For more information and group discounts, kindly write to eugene@neo-edge.com or call +65 6557 9185.

HOTEL VENUE INFORMATION

Traders Hotel Dubai by Shangri-la

Corner of Abu Baker Al Siddique & Salah Al Din Road

P.O. Box 81877

Dubai, UAE

(971 4) 2147306

(971 4) 2659777

Email: evan.alhajj@shangri-la.com

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Neoedge Pte. Ltd, TELECOMS & IT

Neoedge is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligences and creating high value networking opportunities. Neoedge identifies pressing issues that the corporate world is facing. Neoedge events are developed based on careful and original research including extensive and direct interactions with potential participants in the market. Neoedge events are distinguished by delivering premier value to customers in a sustainable means. Neoedge is your long term corporate business partner. For more information about Neoedge www.neo-edge.com

Headquartered in Singapore with Rep Office in Beijing, Neoedge has been organising premier events all around the world including in Hamburg, Dubai, Accra, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mumbai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Perth, Manila, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai etc.

 

For more information contact:

Eugene Azucena

Marketing Manager – Telecoms and Strategic Management

Neoedge Pte. Ltd

DID: +65 6557 9185 FAX: +65 6557 9188

eugene@neo-edge.com

MOBILE BROADBAND FOR EMERGING MARKETS: http://www.neo-edge.com/mbroadband

3 more weeks before the dawn of the NEW ERA on Mobile Broadband

Mobile Broadband for Emerging Markets | Dubai, 18-19 January 2011 | TRADERS HOTEL DUBAI

Registration for the upcoming Mobile Broadband for Emerging Markets ends in 3 weeks: Friday, 14 January. The New ERA of Mobile Broadband event is taking place January 17-19 in Dubai, UAE.

Neoedge’s most exciting event to gain fresh perspectives through case studies on the present state of the Mobile Broadband in the emerging economies.

So join us in Dubai and get ahead of the market. Register now!

Keynotes include:

• Andre Popov, Head of Strategy, Business Development, du, UAE
• Isabelle Hajri, Group Director – Products and Services Center at Etisalat, UAE
• Babiker Ramadan, Product & Marketing Manager, Broadband, Zain, SUDAN
• Mahendra Kumar, Chief GM for Telecom, B.S.N.L., INDIA
• Kashif Baig, Manager, Products and Services – Usability, Telenor, PAKISTAN
• Muhammad Imran Awan, Senior OSS Consultant, Saudi Telecom Company, K.S.A.
• George Sarmonikas, Emerging Technologies & Mobile Broadband, Telebria, GREECE
• Hassan Shahid, Head of Mobile Data & Products – VAS, Mobilink GSM, PAKISTAN
• Sultanur Reza, Head Fixed & Internet Broadband, Grameenphone, BANGLADESH
• Raul V.E. Ocampo Jr., CTO, Happy Communications, PHILIPPINES
• Daniel Hamadeh, Senior Expert – Spectrum Management, TRA, LEBANON
• Mohamed Masoud, Value Added Services Director, Orascom Telecom, EGYPT
• Arief Gunawan, Senior Officer Telematics Regulation Proposal, Telkom INDONESIA
• Saminda Senaratne, Mobile Broadband Specialist, NGN Consultants, AUSTRALIA
• Sigmund Hoenigsberg, Partner, McLA Middle East FZ, LCC, UAE & GERMANY

We have over 20 SPEAKERS, bringing together Mobile Operators, Mobile Broadband Innovators, Technology Evangelists and many more players.

Firms and organisations represented include: DU, ETISALAT, GRAMEENPHONE, ORANGE, KCELL, QUICKLINK, CITC, ERICSSON, WI-FI ALLIANCE, ACISION, FVC EGYPT, WATANIYA, NEPAL TELECOM, STC, WHA YU TAIWAN, TELENOR, WIRELESS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP, TMC, MOBILE ALLIANCE, MIMOS BERHAD, HAPPY COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILINK GSM, NGN CONSULTANTS, TELKOM INDONESIA, B.S.N.L., ORASCOM, EXPRESSO, TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY, TELEBRIA GREECE, PYRAMID RESEARCH, ZAIN AND MANY MORE…


Easy ways to register:

Email us: registration@neo-edge.com; mailto:eugene@neo-edge.com
Call us: +65 6557 9185; Fax: +65 6557 9188
Visit us: http://www.neo-edge.com/mbroadband/

See you at the Conference!

Cordially,
Eugene

SPONSOR:

Major Managed Services Industry Leaders & Consultants to Gather for High-Level Sessions, Learning and Networking

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Aug 30, 2010) –The Managed Services for Emerging Markets is the timely event for Telecom Managed Services players, this will be happening at the Traders Hotel Dubai by Shangri-la on 5-6 October 2010. This will host and highlight a number of top-level Telecom Operators and major Carriers from Asia, Middle East and North Africa region.

“The Managed Services for Emerging Markets conference will bring together international leaders from the telecom industry, consultants and carriers who are working to solve Managed Services’ major issues,” said JM Hartojo, Senior Research Consultant at Neoedge. “The conference formats that we have in store for the participants and the collective sense of optimism and energy mirrored on the presentation materials of our industry experts, show the need and promise of Managed Services.”

The 2-day Main Conference’ programme will feature 2 Chairmen, 2 Panels / Brainstorming Sessions, 7 Panellists, 2 Moderators and 5 Group Leaders to address on the latest policies and the potential business opportunities on telecom managed services. Maroun Fadel, the Group Chief Technical Officer at Bintel Ltd in Lebanon and Dr. Asher Yaqub Khan, Chief Commercial Officer at Banglalink in Bangladesh will both give insightful keynote addresses. Other high-level firms included to speak are from: Vodafone, Du, Idea Cellular, Suntel, EcoTel, Tacom Beeline, MTN, AT&T and many others.

“We are expecting more and more high-level quality of attendees,” said Hartojo. “It is going to be a good mix of Managed Services value chain players as we are getting more relevant attendees as the conference approaches.”

For more information on the agenda, hotel information, and other details of the Managed Services for Emerging Markets event, please email, eugene@neo-edge.com or visit http://www.neo-edge.com/managedservices

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© Neoedge Pte. Ltd, TELECOMS & IT, 2010

About the Venue:

The Telecom Training Workshop will be held at the Traders Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The venue is ideally placed for visits and close to Dubai’s Deira Business Centre. It is Dubai’s traditional commercial and shopping district. Other attractions nearby include Dubai International Convention Centre, Emirates Towers and the modern skyscrapers which stand alongside the mosques and wind towers of Old Dubai. The hotel is located within 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport.

About Neoedge:

Neoedge is a business media company that aims to serve the corporate world with integrity and excellence by providing cutting edge business intelligences and creating high value networking opportunities. Neoedge identifies pressing issues that the corporate world is facing. Neoedge events are developed based on careful and original research including extensive and direct interactions with potential participants in the market. Neoedge events are distinguished by delivering premier value to customers in a sustainable means. Neoedge is your long term corporate business partner. For more information about Neoedge www.neo-edge.com

Headquartered in Singapore with Rep Office in Beijing, Neoedge has been organising premier events all around the world including in Hamburg, Dubai, Accra, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mumbai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Perth, Manila, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai etc.

For more information contact:

Eugene Azucena

Marketing Manager – Telecoms, IT and Strategic Management

Neoedge Pte. Ltd

DID: +65 6557 9185 FAX: +65 6557 9188

eugene@neo-edge.com