MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA BROADBAND BOOM
FUELS MASSIVE TURNOUT AT INAUGURAL IPTV SHOW IN
DUBAI
September 25, 2007
Source: IPTV World Forum
The Middle East and Africa’s
first ever major IPTV event, the IPTV World Forum Middle East
and Africa – is attracting record levels of interest
due to the continued broadband expansion in the Middle East
and Africa - subscriber figures are up by nine per cent in
the last quarter alone to over SEVEN million.
The show is being held at the Jumeirah Beach
Hotel in Dubai and will run from 5th to 6th November 2007.
Already confirmed as key speakers at the conference, which
will cover issues from the current state of the market and
business opportunities to the technologies required to successfully
deploy IPTV, are Tamouh Khauli, CEO & VP of Jordan Telecom;
Tariq Habib, Head of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
at Etisalat, UAE; Khaled Taha, Director of Technology at Al
Jazeera Network; Sarat Lallah, CEO of Mauritius Telecom; Marc-Antoine
d'Halluin, President and CEO of Showtime Arabia, UAE and Khireddine
Slimane, General Manager, Algérie Telecom, Miltos Vidalis,
Director Content, Portal and Devices, Du Consumer Devision,
Samir M Abdulhadi, President and CEO, Orbit Communications
and Ted Hsiung, Head of Business Develpoment, International
Projects, PCCW.
“It is estimated that the pay TV market
will grow by 36 per cent over the next five years in the Middle
East and Africa and as such IPTV, as a viable pay tv option,
is high on the agenda for operators in the region,” explains
Ian Johnson, Managing Director of organisers Junction Ltd.
“This inaugural IPTV World Forum Middle
East and Africa will, we hope, encourage discussion and debate
on the current state of the IPTV market and opportunities
for the future.”
Running parallel to the conference is a
free exhibition previewing the latest technology from some
of the industries leading companies, including Harris, TANDBERG
Television and Verimatrix.
The early booking discount for the conference
ends on the 29th September and delegates can register online
at www.iptv-mea.com,
by fax or on the booking hotline +44 (0)117 3116 222
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