Thursday, April 24, 2008

Technology: 2700 visitors converge on Singapore for the inaugural WiMAX forum show

WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - On April 9-10, 2008, 2700 visitors converged on the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre for the inaugural WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, establishing the show as the largest and most important WiMAX? event for the Asia Pacific continent.

"We are very pleased with the inaugural WiMAX Forum Congress Asia event," said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. "We surpassed our attendance expectations, provided the WiMAX industry with a trade show that was high energy and busy on the exhibit floor for both days and facilitated extensive networking and information gathering opportunities with the experts from key vendors - all under one roof.

Our conference was well received, as we tried to create an engaging and interactive program with opportunities for provocative panel discussions and audience participation, as well as details by service providers outlining their experiences and plans to deploy WiMAX."

Visitors, representing the full mobile broadband ecosystem, met with over 50 exhibiting companies over the two days. The packed exhibition floor was a buzz as visitors networked and secured business relationships with new and existing customers, while over 500 delegates attended the two-day conference, which addressed the key issues surrounding the WiMAX industry across the Asia Pacific region. Visitors to WiMAX Forum congress Asia commented: "A must attend event""Very focused""Great first show, a great event and a great opportunity""A true bridge between providers and operators and markets""The whole WiMAX ecosystem under one roof"

Ecstatic exhibitors had a fantastic event and showed their support by signing up for the 2009 show on April 28-29, 2009 in Singapore. At the close of the exhibition over 92% of the 2008 floor space had already been taken for 2009.

Jo McLean, Group Marketing Manager for Aircom International, commented, "I found the quality of the leads fantastic. A really focused event."

Dan Sparks, VP of Sales, Solectek, said, "It was a great first time experience."

Ciritech had a positive event too; Narlin Kapila, their VP of Marketing, claimed, "This Event has drawn quality visitors involved within the WiMAX industry."

John Romano, Sr. Marcomm Manager at Beceem, stated, "The show had a good focus and was well organised. Informa is a class operation."

The WiMAX Forum? and its event partner, Informa Telecoms & Media, will now turn their attention to the next show in the series, the WiMAX Forum Global Congress. WiMAX Forum Global Congress, the flagship event in the series, will take place in Amsterdam on June 17-18, 2008 and is expecting to attract over 80 exhibitors and 5000 attendees.

"We look forward to building on our success here in Singapore by providing the WiMAX ecosystem with a global trade show experience and global presence by vendors to present a broad mix of new products to assist operators in deciding their strategy to consider or deploy WiMAX," said Resnick. "Our events are clear evidence that WiMAX, with the capability to deliver Mobile Internet and fixed broadband services, is here today and our members are dedicated to bringing WiMAX Forum Certified mobile broadband products and services to consumers worldwide."

About WiMAX Forum

The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.

"WiMAX Forum" is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," the WiMAX Forum logo, "WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

About Informa Telecoms & Media

Probably best known as creators of the 3GSM World Congress Event Series, Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of market intelligence and strategic services to the global telecoms and media markets. From large exhibitions to focused conferences, Informa Telecoms & Media brings the industry together to enable progress within the dynamic telecoms and media markets. With more than 200 annual events attended by more than 100,000 executives, Informa Telecoms & Media is the world's leading conference and exhibition organizer in the telecoms and media sector.

Through its team of more than 100 analysts and researchers, Informa Telecoms & Media also produces and distributes business information products using innovative formats and powerful channels that meet the real business needs of their customers.
Informa Telecoms & Media's research services, reports and databases guide the decisions of blue chip clients around the world.

Informa Telecoms & Media for WiMAX Forum
David Langrish, +44 (0)207 017 7788
david.langrish@informa.com
or WiMAX Forum
Margaret Bagan, 503-924-3067 Margaret.Bagan@wimaxforum.org

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