The 7th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference convenes in Amman on June 7&8 amidst an enhanced interest in the Arab World's mobile and Internet content industries
The Arab World boasts around 265 millioncellular lines and 44 million Internet users (by end of 2009). The boom inInternet and cellular is accompanied by a solid boom in the broadcast industry.The number of FTA channels reached 487 by April 2010. In addition there is massiveinterest (regional and international) in online and cellular content with somecellular content operators registering annual double digit growth. Around 500 Sr.executives will attend Arab Advisors Group’s Seventh Annual Media andTelecommunications Convergence Conference 2010 to discuss markettrends/growth strategies, and the boundaries between media and telecomoperators. The conference has the support of 10 industry-leading sponsors.
Under the royalpatronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan, the Seventh AnnualMedia and Telecommunications Convergence Conference, set to take place inAmman on the 7th and 8th of June 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel, comes as theArab World’s telecommunications and broadcast entertainment markets continue toexperience strong growth in telecom subscribers which is also driving renewedand enhanced interest in mobile and online content industries, according toregional research house and conference organizer Arab Advisors Group, a memberof the Arab Jordan Investment Bank Group. The official opening ceremony willinclude addresses by HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan and HE Mr.Marwan Juma (
Over theconference's two days, delegates will interact with an impressive array ofspeakers that include Dr. Mash’hour Abu Dakka (Minister ofTelecommunications & IT, Palestine), Dr. Diar Ahmed (CEO,Asiacell), Mrs. Nayla Khawam (CEO Jordan Telecom Group – Orange Jordan), Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber (CEO, ZainJordan), Mr. Ihab Hinnawi (CEO, Umniah), Mr.Steven Hall (CEO, CNBC Arabia), Mr. Yousef H Mugharbil(President of Rotana Digital Entertainment, ROTANA Media Group), Mr. HosamSokkari (Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East), Dr. Ibrahim A. Kadi(Senior Advisor, Communications & IT Commission (CITC)), Mr. Hakam Kanafani (Chief BusinessDevelopment and Synergy Office, Oger Telecom), Mr. Mohamed Elnawawy (VPfor Corporate Strategy, Telecom Egypt), Mr.Sami Smeirat (VP Orange Jordan, CEO Jordan Data CommunicationCompany Ltd), Mrs. Wassila Zitoune (VPOrange Jordan, Fixed and internet Business Unit), Mr.Emad Elmasry (Director, Corporate Strategy, Arabsat), Mr.Hesham K. Khalipha (A/Director of Marketing, Arabsat), Mr. Ralf Vogt (COO, OrgaSystems), Mr. Hans Ovesen (VP,Industry Relations and Marketing, Ericsson AB, Sweden), Mr. Jihad Srage (VP, BusinessDevelopment – Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Qualcomm), Mr. SteveMccaffery (VP and GM, EMEA Home Business Motorola Inc), Mr. Alper Turken (Director ofSales, Middle East & Turkey Motorola Home), Mr. Jeremy Foster(Marketing Director, Marketing and Strategy, Ericsson Middle East), Mr. Qusai Qaryouti (BusinessDevelopment Director, ESKADENIA Software), Mr. Yousef Hamidaddin (CEO,Acxiom MENA), Mr. Serge Van Herck (CEO, Newtec Cy), Mr. Tony Huang (Director,CTO Office, MENA Region Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd), AhmedOssama (Managing Director, TE Data), Mr. Bahjat ElDarwiche (Partner, Booz), Mr. Krishna Gopal (VP- MEA SAARC Salesand Global Alliances, Tech Mahindra), Dr. Ahmad Hiasat (Telecom Expert /Consultant), Mr.Osama Ghoul (Managing Director, Devoteam), Mr.Laszlo Horvath (President and Founder, Active Media), Mr. Santino Saguto (Partner, Value Partners), Mr. Faris Awartani (Chair ofthe FTTH Council Europe Middle East Group), Jawad Shaikh, Vice President & Head of Middle East Region,Capgemini Consulting, Mr. Jawad Abbassi (Founder and GeneralManager, Arab Advisors Group) and Dr. Nasser Jabari (Director ofResearch and Consulting, Arab Advisors Group).
“Clearly, the growing Arab telecom, online andbroadcast markets have attained a massive size that attracts solidinternational interest: The region represents 5% of the World's populationwhich avails ample opportunities to tap into the growth of the online ecosystem”Jawad J. Abbassi, Founder and General Manager of Arab Advisors Group noted. “Broadbandhas registered solid growth in most countries with a healthy trend of migratingfrom lower speeds to higher speeds. The region too is home to quite a fewinitiatives that stress enhanced roll out of higher speed broadband Internet.The large market size and growth positively affects adoption of Internet-basedservices such as e-commerce, multimedia, user generated content ande-government services.” Mr. Abbassi added.
TheArab World’s telecom and broadcast media boom has started to re-define thetraditional boundaries that separated media and telecom companies and enable convergentservices as operators chase revenues in non-traditional areas. Speakers anddelegates at Arab Advisors’ Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference2010 will deliberate threats and opportunities inherent in this landscapechange.
"In an everincreasing demand for data, content and interactive media content enabled by anexponential growth in smart phones, we believe that real-time charging andbilling is key to support the growth for future wireless applications andunderline our future commitment to the region by co operations and taking partin the Arab Advisors Group’s Conference 2010", says Ramez Younan, CEO OrgaSystems. Orga Systems is the main sponsor of Arab Advisors 7th Media andTelecoms Convergence Conference.
The annual conference also received the support andsponsorships from Qualcomm, ESKADENIA Software, Asiacell,
Exhibitingcompanies include Newtec, Arabsat, Acxiom, Huaweiand TE Data amongst 14 global and regional companies that will also beexhibiting at the conference.
46 visionaryexecutives and industry leaders will address the conference. As part of itsvision to advance the knowledge and technology industries in the Arab World,the Arab Advisors Group has waived the delegate fees for telecom and broadcast operators. As for paying delegates, they receive their choice of Arab AdvisorsGroup reports for the same value of the registration fees.
The Seventh AnnualMedia and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2010 will take place at theFour Seasons Hotel in Amman on June 7& 8 2010.
For more detailsand Online Registration please visit the conference web site at http://www.arabadvisors.com/Convergence/schedule.htm
About OrgaSystems:
By way of highlyscalable real-time based charging and billing solutions, Orga Systems achievescompetitive edges for telecommunication companies – since 1996. The need forsustainable growth will in the future not be met by more subscribers, but byincrease of connections. This is due to today’s telecom markets experiencingfundamental changes. Data services and multimedia content will be the growthdrivers in saturated markets like MENA. Real-time rating, charging and policycontrol can create new opportunities for operators to grow and are key tosolving the problem of increasing network load. Orga Systems offers solutionshelping operators in the Middle East and
Orga Systems delivers convergent real-time billing platforms, real-timecharging and
billing applicationsand real-time dynamic policy management, allowing for customers’ flexibility todefine service usage and account control parameters. These enable operators toprovide the same service offers to all customers and supports them in astandardized manner while minimizing internal operating costs and improvingimportant customer satisfaction. Orga Systems enables these personalizedservices in real-time, thus strengthening operators’ competitive edge.
Orga Systemsbelieves in the importance of real-time charging and billing for futurewireless applications and underlines its future commitment to the region andits expansion with co operations in the region.
About Arab Advisors Group:
Arab AdvisorsGroup, a member of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank Group, is a specializedresearch, analysis and consulting company focused on the communications, mediaand technology markets throughout the Arab World (MENA) region. Arab Advisors Group scope of services includeproviding primary research based analysis, market sizing forecasting, thecompetitive landscape, the regulatory landscape, market research, technologydevelopments, market opportunity and risk assessments.
The Arab AdvisorsGroup’s team of analysts in the region has produced close to 1,900 reportson the Arab World’s communications and media markets. The reports can bepurchased individually or received through an annual subscription to ArabAdvisors Group’s (www.arabadvisors.com)Strategic Research Services (Media and/or Telecom).
To date, ArabAdvisors Group has served over 565 global and regional companies by providing reliable research analysis and forecasts of Arabcommunications markets to these clients. Some of our clients can be viewed on http://www.arabadvisors.com/clients.htm
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