Prime Minister opens India Telecom 2008

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh today inaugurated India Telecom 2008, India's leading international conference and exhibition for the entire telecom system. The two day event is jointly organized by Department of Telecommunications and FICCI. The Prime Minister released a report prepared by Capgemini, the knowledge partner for this year's Telecom summit on the Indian telecom market.

The theme of India Telecom 2008, being held in capital's Pragati Maidan, is "Connecting Rural India". The conference will cover topics like the Role of ICTs in Development, Connectivity for Rural India, e-Commerce for Rural India, Developing Market Initiatives, Innovative Technologies for Growth in Rural Area, Tele medicine/Tele education, Broadband: The Road Ahead, Mobile Entertainment etc. India telecom 2008 will have participation from policy makers, regulators, service providers, manufacturers, investors and content providers in the sector. Event highlights will include - CEO's Forum, Open House on regulatory and policy Issues and International seminar on telecom Centers of Excellence.

There are 250 plus exhibitors from around the globe seeking business opportunities. The latest in the field of telecom will be on display. Exhibitors are coming from over 28 countries. The main countries are Russia, China, Taiwan, U.S.A., Korea, Dubai, Singapore, Japan and Bangladesh. The major players include BSNL, MTNL, WiMAX Forum, GSM Association, Acme Telepower, Huawei, Nokia, Siemens, Qualcomm India, ZTE India, Aircel Limited, Airtel, HBL Power Systems, Idea Cellular, Luminous Teleinfra Limited, Ericsson, Delta Energy Systems, E-Marine. The event will bring together who's who of the Telecom Industry and will provide the opportunity to interact with the leading Telecom companies and the potential buyers. The event will also offer opportunities to the participants looking forward to meeting business associates / prospective clients from Indian and International markets.

The India Telecom series was started in 2006 by DoT in association with various stakeholders with an aim to showcase the strength of Indian telecom sector and also provide an effective platform for networking opportunities. The last two events have provided a gateway to telecom companies setting up their manufacturing base in India. India Telecom 2008 would be an ideal platform for telecom professionals to exchange notes and seek business opportunities.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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