BROADBAND WORLD FORUM ASIA ASKS WHAT’S NEXT FOR BROADBAND IN ASIA-PACIFIC?

21 April 2011 – With less than a month to go before the largest broadband event in the Asia-Pacific region and with more than 53 countries represented and 115 operator companies attending, the Broadband World Forum Asia 2011 agenda is still expanding and is shaping up to be the biggest event yet.

The latest additions to the Broadband World Forum Asia programme include a service provider partnership with Pacnet which will see its Chief Executive Officer Bill Barney lead a keynote presentation on Day 1. Plus, coveted presentations have been added from Dr. Chengbin Shen, Director of the Mobile and Broadband Network Division at Shanghai Research Institute, China Telecom who will be discussing the Status and Strategy of China Telecom Optical Access Network Development and from Ric Clark, Chief Technology Officer at Alcatel-Lucent Australia on Realizing The Potential Of A Connected World: How Can Carriers Leverage Broadband To Deliver New Revenue Streams Through New Business Models?

A full A to Z of Asia-Pacific operators from AT&T, Bharti Airtel and China Telecom through to XOX Com, YTL Communications and Zain have been secured and will address the 2,000+ delegates at the event on 10 and 11 May 2011, at the KL Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Co-located with IP&TV World Forum Asia 2011, Broadband World Forum Asia 2011 will focus on how the industry can Profit from investment into High Speed Broadband as an Enabler of Social and Economic Growth and will feature a comprehensive speaker programme debating the hot topics across Asia and the wider global broadband industry.

Gavin Whitechurch, director of the Broadband World Forum series, is looking forward to kicking off the debates. He said: “There are huge opportunities for the broadband industry across the Asia-Pacific region and it is the subject of continued discussion by operators and service providers.
”Some countries, such as India, are embracing the possibility of a National Broadband Network and are investing significant amounts of money in FTTH projects. There are other countries, like Bangladesh which are embracing the mobile broadband market as there is a widespread lack of fixed internet access. The options are varied and are all helping to improve the way people communicate and do business across the globe.”

Broadband World Forum Asia, the largest broadband event in the Asia-Pacific region, is back on the industry calendar after a brief absence, and is set to equip the industry with the latest opinions on how to increase revenues and maximise investment in fibre and broadband networks. The combined exhibition is Asia Pacific’s largest broadband media showcase and networking centre.

To view the full event programme and register for the conference, visit the Broadband World Forum Asia 2011 website at www.broadbandworldforum.com/asia