ictQATAR, Qtel & Green Packet Sponsor Wireless Broadband Summit
Key Telecom Operators, WISPs, Regulators and Solution Providers will be convening in Doha, Qatar from 30-31 March 2008 to discuss the future of Wireless Broadband. With the adoption of WiMAX as an IMT standard last October and the certification of mobile WiMAX equipments starting in 2008 coupled with the roll outs of 3G, the region is bustling with activities and projects opportunities.
William Fagan, Executive Director of ictQATAR will be delivering the host Keynote Regulatory Address at the summit. Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al-Thani, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Telecom will be delivering the Host Industry Keynote Address.
The industry stakeholders will be discussing the establishment of a regional mobile WiMAX operation in the Middle East; presenting strategies of wireline and fixed and mobile wireless broadband deployment; & business models for fixed-mobile convergence with HSPA.
“ We will bring together a critical mass of core industry leaders – operators, regulators, manufacturers & service providers, to address key issues, bring deals to the table and move the industry forward’ said Maggie Tan, CEO of Magenta Global, the main organizer of this Summit.
With mobile WiMAX equipment being rolled out and certified, the speaker panel will lay out the mobile WiMAX roadmap; WiMAX adoption and profitability in the region; advanced broadband technologies, such as FTTA (Fiber-Through-The-Air); wireless broadband deployment for rural and lower-GDP regions; ROI of wireless broadband in East Africa; and the economics of wireless broadband.
The distinguished speakers’ panel include, among others:
* Michael Lai, CEO of Green Packet International;
* Fahad Al-Shirawi, CEO, 2connectbahrain;
* Philippe Vogeleer, Officer/Secretary General, Jordan Telecom Group – Orange Jordan;
* Hicham Kerrouch, Senior Manager, New Technologies, Meditel, Morocco;
* Khalid Al-Rifai, Group CTO, VTEL Holdings;
* Turhan Muluk Chairman, MEA Regulatory Working Group, WiMAX Forum / Intel Turkey;
* Kai Wulff, CEO, Kenya Data Networks
* Manal Ahmed, Manager, Broadband Product Innovation, Zain
* Ali Saghaeian, Chief Analyst, Teyf, Iran.
The full program, as well as delegate registration information, is available at http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/fwb08/broadbandbrochure_media.pdf. For media registration, please email your full contact details to helen.lee@magenta-global.com.sg or fax to (65) 6392 3592.
