Thousands of visitors have pre-registered to attend the exhibition including regional telecoms service providers, and enterprises with major communications needs such as banks and financial institutions, government departments, hotel operators and hospitals. In addition, the event is seeing heightened interest from the military, civil defence, oil and gas, retail, transportation and logistics, marine and aviation sectors. Visitors have pre-registered from more than 40 countries across the whole of the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Sub-Continent.

“MECOM 2007 is a dedicated event for the region’s telecommunications sector, bolstering growth and business development in an already fast-growing market. Our aim is to attract high quality visitors and exhibitors to the event by targeting key players in the telecoms industry, thereby developing MECOM as the premium calendar event for telecoms in the region,” said Geoff Dickinson, Managing Director, MECOM Forums.

MECOM will provide a conducive atmosphere for business interaction among leading providers of communications products, retailers and wholesalers. Running alongside the Exhibition will be a high profile Conference for the telecommunications industry, followed by a day of seminars on the latest advances in communications technology for enterprise applications. By targeting telecommunication industry players and drawing a specific audience of professionals working in the sector, MECOM 2007 is shaping up to be a vital showcase for international companies to address regional and local market developments.

“Motorola is looking forward to showcasing our vision of seamless mobility at MECOM 2007. We will be presenting a wide range of Motorola solutions, from our Mobile Devices and Networks & Enterprises businesses, as well as our Connected Home business, to give MECOM attendees a complete view of how Motorola’s solutions are enabling next generation communications,” said Patrick Mulligan, UAE Country Manager, Motorola.

The event is attracting exhibitors from a diversity of countries, and will cover the latest developments, issues, products and opportunities in the communications sector such as wireless, satellite, 3G, Internet and broadband, VOIP and next-generation networks.

“MECOM is the first exhibition that will cater specifically to telecommunications, drawing a targeted audience including regulators such as the TRA, large operators and specialist visitors. ZTE is looking to capitalize on the event by highlighting its versatile solutions adaptable to different enterprise environments. MECOM will serve as an excellent avenue to develop strategic partnerships and share our telecom expertise,” said Yao Ming, Managing Director, ZTE Corporation.

Held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, MECOM will complement the Middle East’s rapid telecommunication development by offering a definititve platform for networking, expertise exchange, best practice dissemination and business development. Pre-registration for the event is open at www.mecomexpo.com

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Based on the newly published Atlantic-ACM report “The Dragon Market: VoIP in China 2007-2011", this session will cover forecasts for several different types of VoIP, the underling drivers of VoIP adoption, the regulatory landscape, key statistics about the telecom market, and discussion about wireline, wireless, 3G, and other telecom services in China.

China’s telecom industry, fueled by GDP growth of eight- to 10-percent over the next five years, will continue to grow on all fronts. The total number of Chinese broadband subscribers will be 144 million by 2011, and paid VoIP services adoption will dovetail with broadband growth, according to The Dragon Market: VoIP in China 2007 - 2011.

Currently, VoIP in China is defined as any call transformed or converted to IP at any point during its transmission (“IP Inside”), including calls made with special IP calling cards. In the U.S., VoIP calls are commonly defined as either initiating or terminating via VoIP endpoints. “ATLANTIC-ACM’s new forecast for China reveals that for the latter type, the total number of subscribers will rapidly grow to 70 million, provided that China, as is expected this year, eases its restrictions on VoIP termination to the public switched telephone network (PSTN),” said Charlie Reed, ATLANTIC-ACM analyst covering the VoIP sector.

The Voice Peering Forum Spring 2007 is organized by Stealth Communications, Inc. and will be held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA March 7 – 9. The forum hosts experts from leading global companies to discuss the latest innovations, insights and business trends in VoIP & Peering.

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In a time when accounting teams are expected to do more with the resources they have than ever before, it is important to keep up to speed with the latest developments in the industry. With compliance issues at the forefront of senior decision makers minds, there is one unique conference that appears to have caught the eye of leading professionals.

In association with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), this event is already proving high in demand, and the interest generated is due to continue over the coming months.

Dr Michael Richter, responsible for Policy and Research at Deutsche Telecom, will analyse the latest cases and continued discussion around revenue recognition, debating with particular application to the telecoms industry. He will be joined by other leading speakers including Terje Klovas, Head of Group Finance for Telenor, who will be addressing the issue of international shared services for finance, HR and procurement.

They are just two of the top-level speakers who will be sharing their experiences on accounting in the telecoms industry at this two-day event in London on 26-27 March.

The line up also includes important insights from Karl-Heinz Marko, Head of Sales Controlling, Telecom Austria, Bill Milne, Financial Controller for THUS, and Maria Rokusova, Chief Accountant for Slovak Telecom.

This conference is one of a number of telecoms, and accounting events run by ViB events this coming year.

For a full list of speakers and more information, visit www.accounting-events.com. The website also gives details of how to book places at the conference.

Contact:
Chris Howard, Tel: +44 20 7915 9684, email: events@vibevents.com

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