6 - 8 March 2006, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong
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If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities at this event then please contact:

Cynthia Wang, Sponsorship Sales Manager
Email: cynthia.wang@terrapinn.com
Tel: (65) 6322 2756
Fax: (65) 6226 3264
 

Gold Sponsors


Cable & Wireless has an established international heritage with over 130 years of regional and international experience in the telecommunications market place. With capabilities that span 80 countries, Cable &
Wireless leverages national and international telecom expertise to deliver service excellence to carriers, mobile operators and service providers, delivering solutions to the top 12 international carriers, and ten of the top 12 revenue-generating mobile operators. Cable & Wireless is also the 5th largest international
voice carrier in the world with 7 billion minutes a year.

This level of activity is supported by the Cable & Wireless international network which includes half a million kilometres of cable and international satellite earth stations in key locations pointing at over 20 geostationary satellites, complimented by direct voice agreements with 180 operators in 110 countries around the world. Network World recently ranked Cable & Wireless as having a top performing ISP network backbone with zero downtime and perfect uptime. The scale, reach and reliability of our networks enable us to offer industry leading service level agreements (SLAs) that, in most cases, extend to the local loop.

Cable & Wireless has a consultative approach to supporting customers’ international strategies and delivers solutions that add value to customers through cost savings, market positioning and most importantly, revenue generation. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com, and about Cable & Wireless IDC, please visit www.cw.com/jp



TeliaSonera International Carrier is a global provider of cross-border communications services. We offer innovative solutions that help operators, carriers, service providers, content providers, and other large-scale users exploit new business opportunities.

We constantly explore new ways for customers to increase profitability, improve quality, and cut costs. Through intelligent use of our extensive network and high-quality technology, we deliver a wide range of standardized and customizable voice, IP, and capacity services.

Silver Sponsors


Ascade is the global market-leader in Business Operations Systems for trading and exchanging voice traffic between telecom carriers. Our solution, Carrier Cockpit™ Suite, optimizes and streamlines all aspects of a carrier’s wholesale and bilateral business from buying and routing to selling and billing.

Our customers include Belgacom, Reach, Korea Telecom, Taiwan Fixed Network, MobileOne, Swisscom, Telenor Global Services, Czech Telecom, T-Croatia Telecom, Allstream, Sunrise, Telecom Slovenia, Elisa, Telekom Austria and more.



Rostelecom is Russia's national long-distance telecommunications operator. The Company owns and operates a nationwide digital trunk network that is unique in scale. We play a critical role in enabling the provision of telecommunications services in every region of the Russian Federation.

Rostelecom has been transformed over the past few years into a financially strong and efficient organization that is responsive to the demands of the marketplace. The Company has been a leader in establishing good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility programs. Rostelecom's strategy is to further strengthen its competitive position and profitability, playing an active role in the growth and reform of the Russian telecommunications industry. (www.rt.ru/en)



NexTone develops carrier-grade products for delivering scalable control of real-time IP services, such as VoIP. NexTone solutions enable carriers, service providers, and enterprises to cost-effectively interconnect networks for end-to-end control and management of IP traffic. NexTone's award-winning IP technology is installed by 250+ customers worldwide to dramatically reduce capital expenditures and deliver ongoing operational efficiencies.



Veraz Networks (www.veraznetworks.com) is a global leader in programmable softswitch, service delivery and media gateway platforms for wireline, broadband and wireless service providers. Veraz's IMS compatible platforms provide end-to-end, toll-quality IP telephony solutions for fixed and mobile operators migrating to a converged IP network and services infrastructure.

Bronze Sponsors



Australia Japan Cable – Connecting Australia, Asia and North America. The Australia Japan cable provides an exciting underwater communications highway linking Australia to the rapidly expanding Internet and data world. Demand for high quality international bandwidth is growing at an unprecedented rate. In order to provide Australian and international carriers and other customers with an unparalleled combination of speed, quality and value, Australia Japan Cable (Holdings) Limited has built an international submarine optical fibre cable between Australia and Japan, with additional connectivity in Guam. In the Northern Hemisphere, high capacity, low cost information super-highways link North America, Asia and Europe. Australia is directly connected to these information super-highways via the 12,700 km Australia Japan Cable which was ready for service in late 2001. With a design capacity of 320 + 320Gb/s, our network is one of Australia’s main communications links with the emerging e-economy. The cable architecture, combined with the latest technology, ensures that customer demands for voice, high speed data and multimedia service capacity are met at competitive prices.



FLAG Telecom, a member company of the Reliance Group (the “Group”), has an established customer base of more than 180 leading operators, including all of the top ten international carriers. FLAG owns and manages an extensive optical fibre network spanning four continents and connecting key business markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. FLAG also owns and operates a low latency global MPLS based IP network, which connects most of the world's principal international Internet exchanges. FLAG offers a focused range of global products, including global bandwidth, IP, Internet, Ethernet and Co-location services. In the Group’s first international acquisition, FLAG Telecom became a Group company on 12 January 2004. Recent news releases and further information are on FLAG Telecom's website at: www.flagtelecom.com.



Telarix, the leading innovator of Interconnect Business Optimization software solutions, allows telecommunications carriers to maximize profitability by leveraging operational intelligence in near real-time. Telarix’s innovative platform, iXTools™, is a web-based solution that enables carriers with traffic and margin management, routing optimization, interconnect billing, auditing and reconciliation, and managing trade offers. Go to www.telarix.com for info.

Corporate Sponsor


Sonus Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless service providers. With its comprehensive IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution, Sonus addresses the full range of carrier applications, including residential and business voice services, wireless voice and multimedia, trunking and tandem switching, carrier interconnection and enhanced services. Sonus' voice infrastructure solutions are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Founded in 1997, Sonus is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts of U.S. Additional information on Sonus is available at www.sonusnet.com.

Luncheon Sponsor


France Telecom is a world class global carrier and an established partner in the wholesale market, providing innovative services for more than 1,000 international carriers, mobile operators, ISPs and content providers. Its offering spans the full range of capabilities in mobile, voice, Internet and bandwidth, and includes different levels of customization to match carriers’ exact requirements. Dedicated wholesale teams, combined with leading-edge networks and R&D, enable France Telecom to offer top-end quality to carrier customers. Customers will soon benefit from capacity on the new SEA-ME-WE 4 undersea cable.

www.francetelecom/wholesalesolutions

Networking cocktail sponsor


Intec Telecom Systems is a global provider of Business and Operational Support Systems (“BSS/OSS") for telecoms companies, with over 650 customer installations for its products in 70 countries. Intec is the market leader in both intercarrier billing and multi-service mediation systems, a top four player in retail billing and transaction management, an innovator in dynamic charging (active mediation) and multi-service activation.

Founded in 1997, Intec, a techMARK100 company, was listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2000, and has demonstrated compound annual growth in excess of 40%. With around 1300 staff, and offices in 27 countries, Intec is able to provide world-class, carrier-grade OSS/BSS solutions to fixed, mobile (GSM and next-generation/3G) and IP operators in any market.

Speed Networking Sponsor


IDT is an industry leader in retail and wholesale telecommunications services and products. Last year the company sold over 400 million calling cards (worth US$1.2bn) in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa. IDT's wholesale voice business is built round interconnections with 500 other telcos and generates annual revenues of over US$500m.

The IDT network spans the globe and carries over 24 billion minutes of traffic each year. In Asia the regional headquarters and switching hub is in Hong Kong, with network points of presence in Singapore, Korea, Japan and The Philippines.

Refreshments Sponsor


iBasis is a leading wholesale carrier of international long distance telephone calls and a provider of retail prepaid calling services. iBasis customers include many of the largest telecommunications carriers in the world, including AT&T, Cable & Wireless, China Mobile, China Unicom, MCI, Sprint, Skype, and Telefonica. iBasis carried approximately 5 billion minutes of international VoIP traffic in 2004, and is one of the ten largest carriers of international voice traffic in the world.
www.ibasis.com

Lanyard Sponsor


Axiom Systems is the leader in software for the design and delivery of telecommunications services. The company’s AXIOSS® Suite which incorporates modules for Order Management, Service Inventory, Service Activation and a Designer Tool, provides customers with advanced solutions for new IP services such as IPTV and VoIP.

Axiom Systems is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices worldwide.

www.axiomsystems.com

Document Bag Sponsor


TransTeleCom provides broadband services to Carriers, ISPs and large corporations in 900+ cities. Through its 17 affiliates, TransTeleCom network covers the territory of Russia, where about 90% of population is consolidated. The fibre optic network stretches over 50,000 km in Russia and internationally extends into Western Europe, China and the CIS, facilitating the shortest connection between Europe and Asia.

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Official Industry Analyst Group


Current Analysis is the industry benchmark for excellence in navigating today’s markets, serving as a critical, third-party expert in market and product analysis by offering competitive response solutions in the telecommunications, information technology and consumer electronics industries. Current Analysis enables sales teams, marketing professionals, product managers, and executives to anticipate and counter competitive threats continuously, while offering solid solutions to emerging obstacles.




Media Partners


ASIAcom offers 12 pages every fortnight of a comprehensive insight into all "communications" news in Asia, including converging fixed-line and mobile telecoms, Internet, cable and satellite, broadband, WLAN and regulatory issues.

ASIAcom tracks the strategies critical to increasing operator data revenues from messaging and multimedia services, highlighting the best approaches to strategic partnerships across the value chain. Respected and trusted by leading players, ASIAcom has been cutting through the hype to provide clear, hard-hitting exclusive news and analysis since 1997.

For more information and a sample issue visit www.telecoms.com/asiacom



Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine is the world's largest source of information on 802.11 and 802.16 broadband wireless technologies and network strategy. The publication's mission is to provide how-to articles, white
papers, research reports and the latest industry news. The publication also
provides business services, industry directories, product buyer's guides and
hot business leads.



Cyber India Online Ltd., (CIOL) is South Asia's first and largest IT portal. CIOL network has

12 network sites and carries over 5000 pages of IT content every month. The site’s page views

are in the order of 7 million every month and accounts for unique visitors base of 8 lakh a

month. It addresses the IT and business information needs of IT Professionals, Business

owners, Large enterprises, Small and medium businesses, Government and Public sectors,

Software companies through its multiple targeted initiatives. CIOL 's coverage of "News as

IT happens", today, makes it a popular and must go daily online IT destination. CIOL vast

subscriber base has 300,000 registered surfers and users. CIOL offers its customers

interactive communication solutions, lead generation programs, awareness building campaigns,

Online Direct Marketing and Marketing Data capturing services online. CIOL comes from the

CyberMedia group.


CyberMedia is South Asia's first and largest specialty media house, with nine publications

(including Dataquest and PCQuest) in the infotech, telecom, consumer electronics and biotech

areas; and a media value chain including the internet (www.ciol.com), events and television.

The group's media services include market research (IDC India), content outsourcing,

multimedia, gaming, and media education.





The Connect-World series of magazines is a forum for the highest-level decision makers in the ICT sector to discuss the impact of technologies upon regional development.
Connect-World’s editions cover every continent. Connect-World’s writers and readers are leaders of industry, governments, international organizations, regulatory agencies, legal experts, bankers and the like.



Analysing the issues that matter in the international mobile world, Global Mobile Research Service is the leading source of business critical intelligence addressing the key issues and trends facing the mobile communications industry today and in the future.

Global Mobile delivers 28 pages of exclusive news, competitive intelligence, trend analysis and primary data on the strategies, players and technologies that are shaping the international mobile market. Each issue includes a 12-page supplement delivering focused market and trend analysis on one geographical region each issue.

For more information and a sample issue visit www.telecoms.com/globalmobile



Interfax Information Services Group provides news and other information products that are essential for decision-makers in politics and business. Since early 1990s, Interfax has been the main provider of up-to-date news from Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union. We are the most frequently quoted source of information on the region. Over the past few years, Interfax has also become a leading provider of political and business news from China and emerging markets of Central Europe. Interfax has a network of about 30 companies that operates all over Russia, the CIS, China and several Central European countries. For information on how 1000 Interfax staff in 30 countries reporting over 2500 stories a day can help fulfil your information needs please visit: www.interfax.com and http://interfax.cn/



Juniper Research provides specialist advice and research services to organisations operating in the wireless sector, courtesy of experienced senior analysts with proven track records.

We offer in-depth planning and strategic support, with particular emphasis on mobile, wireless, broadband and IP-convergence sectors. Juniper has recently released their latest report - Revenue Assurance: Identifying Leakage & Implementing Solutions - examining the latest forecasts and strategies for the next 5 years.

For a rundown of our latest reports in this area, and further details on current and upcoming titles - including free white papers - please visit: www.juniperresearch.com, or contact Michele at michele.ince@juniperresearch.com.



mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service with an unrivalled network of dedicated M&A journalists based in 43 locations across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas. Unlike any other service of its kind, mergermarket specializes in providing forward-looking origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database – resulting in real revenues for clients. Visit www.mergermarket.com



PTC’06
Shift Happens: Transition to IP
15-18 January 2006
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa

PTC’06 will examine how IP is dramatically impacting every sector of the telecommunications world. This dynamic international forum will feature a line-up of senior-level industry leaders, governmental officials, and academic professionals as participants. In addition to the educational program and numerous networking opportunities, a wide range of the latest technologies and services will be displayed by international exhibitors.

Hot Sessions include VoIP CEO Panel, Next Generation Consumer Services, Emerging Security Challenges, Carrier Business Strategies, Broadband Wireless: IP vs. 3G, Satellite CEO Panel, Submarine Cable CEO Panel, IPTV AND MUCH MORE…..

PTC’06 also features an impressive lineup of key industry organizations including Google, Yahoo, AT&T, Telekom Malaysia, VSNL International, Intelsat, SES AMERICOM, QUALCOMM, Loral Skynet, ViaSat and much more.

Mark your calendar to attend PTC’06. For program, registration, exhibits and sponsorship information, visit www.ptc06.org, call +1.808.941.3789 or via email:ptc06@ptc.org.



www.SubCableNews.com is a unique Newsletter for the whole industry involved in the submarine cable market.
www.SubCableNews.com offers you the opportunity to be informed about worldwide submarine cable ventures together with insider information and summarised press releases and publications.
www.SubCableNews.com is supplying latest facts and comprehensive information about current and future projects and companies in this industry.
www.SubCableNews.com is published monthly (12 times a year) and can only be accessed via subscription.



Telecom Asia is the world’s leading magazine for Asian telecommunications professionals. With 18,007 BPA–audited circulation, it gives readers the latest information on technological, business and regulatory developments within the Asia-Pacific telecoms community.



TeleGeography's platform of authoritative data sets and objective analysis provide clear guidance to thousands of clients in over 100 countries. TeleGeography offers individual and enterprise subscriptions to online databases and reports on subjects ranging from wireless carrier competition to global Internet backbone traffic. TeleGeography’s team of experienced consultants can supply a broad array of services to clients anywhere in the world.

TeleGeography is a division of PriMetrica, Inc.









Founded in 2001, Wireless Watch Japan, a division of Mobikyo K.K., is the original source of business intelligence on Japan's mobile industry, providing in-depth and original coverage via news reports, analytical articles, streaming video and audio programs, and a free weekly email newsletter. WWJ's paid membership includes managers, executives, analysts, business planners, engineers, marketers, product developers and researchers from Fortune 500 companies worldwide. WWJ staff are experienced, tech-savvy professional journalists and business analysts based in Tokyo and abroad. We are plugged-in, analytical, skeptical and dedicated to providing our membership with the best news and analysis to help cut through the hype that often surrounds Japan's mobile Internet. For more details please visit: www.wirelesswatch.jp



Wireless Asia is dedicated to the needs of those telecoms professionals responsible for the purchase and specification of wireless, mobile and satellite communications technology. It circulates to 8,910 readers.



WirelessWorld is a Business/Technology magazine dedicated to addressing the needs of the businesses and business users of wireless technology. Our aim is not only to be the provider of information for the business community, but also to educate our readers about the benefits of wireless technology and its adoption. Besides helping business persons make sense of emerging technologies, like m-commerce, WAP, bluetooth, wireless LAN, etc. WirelessWorld also presents viable business strategies and solutions, through consultants with world classexperts.


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