Platinum sponsor 

LCC is the recognized leader in providing wireless voice and data turn-key services; including high-end wireless consulting, software tools, network services, and training. We bring local knowledge and global capabilities to our customers, offering innovative solutions, insight into cutting-edge wireless developments and delivering solutions for increasing business efficiencies.

Gold sponsors

Mott MacDonald is a global professional services company with over 11,000 staff in 100 countries.  Our advisory services touch almost all aspects of everyday life.  Our Information, Communications and Media team specialise in converged technologies and enabling clients to drive out maximum value from their investments.

Linklaters is a global firm specialising in advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments, with offices in 30 major business and financial centres in 23 countries. Linklaters’ global telecoms practice is recognised to be first-tier which provides regulatory and commercial advice on all aspects of telecoms, including voice and data, fixed and mobile, and cable and satellite.

Silver sponsors

France Telecom is a world-class carrier serving nearly 163 million customers in 220 countries and territories. With over 8,300 patents at December 2006 and R&D investments that should reach 2% of its global turnover in 2008, the group delivers content-rich, innovative and easy-to-use fixed, mobile, Internet and bandwidth solutions under the Orange and France Telecom brands.

Axiom Systems is the leader in Service Fulfillment software. The company’s AXIOSS® Suite incorporates modules for Order Management, Service Inventory, Service Activation. The company’s Active Catalog™, a service design and process orchestration platform, allows products and services to be quickly created and rolled out, from robust, reusable building blocks. Axiom Systems is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices worldwide.

du, the second telecom operator in the UAE, has a comprehensive quadruple play portfolio comprising mobile and fixed telephony, internet and TV solutions. Flexibility and innovation ensure tailored packages to suit the needs of individuals, groups and businesses alike.  du aims to be the Middle East regional hub for carriers.

JacobsRimell (JR) develops service fulfillment solutions for Communications Service Providers. JR’s customer centric solutions enable business and residential customers to more rapidly and reliably adopt and self-select an ever wider range of IP based products and services. JR’s OSS solutions support more than 20 million multi-service subscribers across 15 countries.

The Cisco and Italtel Strategic Alliance is bridging the gap between traditional voice public networks and advanced IP data networks, to support the rapid growth of internet traffic and offer new voice, data and video services for Service Providers, Enterprises and consumers. Building on the strengths of both companies, the Alliance is focused on joint activities across theaters, especially in the MEA region (Middle East and Africa) to: address the migration of traditional voice networks to next generation IP-based networks develop innovative broadband applications for the residential market spread Unified Communications into the business voice services segment By combining Cisco's industry-leading IP infrastructure equipment with Italtel's state-of-the-art Softswitch (iSSW), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Professional Services capabilities, the alliance is positioned to offer an unequaled value proposition to its customers.