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Conference:
Day 1
18 November 8:20-17:30
Day 2
19 November 8:20-17:30
In-depth briefing days:
WiMAX MENA 2008
17 November 8:30-16:00
Submarine Networks Middle East 2008:
20 November 8:45-16:10
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Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976. Since then, it has built up state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure and taken a leadership position of innovation and reliability among regional and international operators. Penetration of Etisalat’s mobile phone service in the UAE exceeded 152 per cent in November 2007. Internet and broadband penetration in the UAE exceeded 60 per cent, a significant achievement compared to regional average. Etisalat has roaming agreements with over 444 operators around the world. The corporation is one of the top 500 companies based on market capitalisation according to the ‘Financial Times’. It operates across 16 markets, with investments in ten African markets including Nigeria (to launch in 2008), Sudan, Zanzibar and West Africa. In the Middle East, Etisalat subsidiaries can be found in Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, whilst in Asia, Etisalat has interests in Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan.
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The Qtel Group has diversified from operations in two countries in 2006 to 16 countries by the end of 2007, spanning the Middle East and North Africa, the subcontinent and South East Asia, covering a population of 560 million with over 16 million consolidated subscribers. With the aim to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies by the year 2020, the year 2007 saw Qtel, in Qatar, enhance its role from being a basic telecoms service provider to one that offers more complex and sophisticated ICT solutions to the business community in Qatar and the region.
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One of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, BT operates in 170 countries. Principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail, BT Wholesale. BT Global Telecom Markets (GTM), the carrier and wholesale unit of BT Global Services, is dedicated to helping communication service providers gain advantage through next-generation networking. Services draw on the unique body of technical expertise, operational experience and commercial know-how developed by BT as pioneer of 21st century networking.
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The France Telecom Group through its Orange brand is a world class carrier serving over 171 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories. Its network spans the entire globe and allows Orange to be an established partner on the wholesale market, providing solutions to more than 1,000 mobile operators, international carriers, ISPs and content providers. The Group delivers content-rich, innovative and easy-to-use fixed, mobile, Internet and bandwidth solutions under the Orange and France Telecom brands on both retail and wholesale markets.
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 Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading integrated information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in broadband, data and fixed-line. As a market leader in the broadband and fixed-line businesses, TM is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on continuing customer service quality enhancements and innovations. With its extensive global connectivity, TM is poised to position Malaysia as a regional Internet hub and digital gateway for South-East Asia. In line with this, TM is evolving into a Next Generation Network service provider enabling the Group to enhance its efficiency and productivity while providing enriched products and services. On the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) front, the Group has always been a major corporate contributor towards responsible activities in the belief that these practices are a fundamental tenet of good corporate governance. The Group promotes 3 major platforms i.e. education, sports development and community/nation-building. Under education, TM has spent some RM800 million to develop Multimedia University into one of the top universities in Malaysia with more than 20,000 students. TM has also provided scholarships to over 10,000 graduates pursuing academic programmes locally and overseas. On the sports front, TM is actively contributing towards the upliftment of football at all levels while under the community/nation-building platform, the Group contributes towards causes that bring value to the community and nation at large.
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With over 2.5 million paying customers worldwide, CM4all is a leading developer of Web-based applications for the Internet. CM4all software is currently being distributed worldwide via leading telcos, MSOs, ISPs and web hosting companies, like Deutsche Telekom AG, Terra Networks S.A., Tiscali S.p.A., Swisscom AG, Verio Inc., and NTT Communications.
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Intec supplies solutions to over 70 of the world's top 100 telecoms carriers and is one of the world's fastest growing major BSS/OSS vendors. In 2008 Intec opened a new regional office in Dubai to support its total commitment to operators in the Middle East. For information, visit www.intecbilling.com |
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INTRACOM MIDDLE EAST, a subsidiary of INTRACOM TELECOM, is a regional leader in the wireless telephony industry in the Middle East. We work closely with many of the region’s biggest operators providing OSS/BSS, NGN, WIBAS, and FS-CDN technologies and products like WIMAX, WIBAS, amongst others. INTRACOM TELECOM is a leading multinational provider of telecommunications products, solutions and services in the EEMEA region. More than 100 customers in over 50 countries choose INTRACOM TELECOM for its state-of-the-art products and solutions, including wireless & wireline multiservice broadband access systems, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave transmission systems, triple-play content delivery systems, public-service integrated systems and intelligent terminal devices.
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Zawya is the leading business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has a global user base of over 212,000+ high-end business professionals.
Zawya covers detailed information on the top 11,000+ companies in the Middle East with comprehensive live news coverage through the exclusive Zawya Dow Jones newswire service. Furthermore, the service provides industry news, macroeconomic reports, country statistics, stock market data as well as specialized databases such as IPO, Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Projects and Private Equity monitors.
In addition to subscription services, Zawya offers advertisers the ability to target the most affluent online audience with an interest in the MENA region. Zawya's online service caters to and attracts only serious professional users and decision makers as it has the only fee paying user base in the region. Visit us today at www.zawya.com |
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