Conferences, exhibitions: Informa: Why Expand into the Central Asian Market?

19.03.2005, MForum.ru

The Central Asia region is attracting serious attention in mobile telephony. An exciting market when it comes to profitability, ARPU’s in the region are high by Central & Eastern European standards, as mass-market take-up has begun in earnest only in Kazakhstan. Hence these markets in Central Asia are becoming an increasingly attractive proposition for multi-nationals, with major deals recently completed by players such as TeliaSonera, Vimpelcom, and MTS.

In Kazakhstan alone, a healthy boom in mobile services has occurred, annual growth running at 30%. The market started to take off in 2000 and has experienced phenomenal growth since then. By the end of 2003, after a year of 40% growth, the mobile subscriber base was around 1.5 million and approaching 10% penetration. With a combined population of 58 million and penetration mostly in the single digits, these countries represent a highly fertile ground for expansion.

Consequently, Informa Telecoms and Media, the producers of the World-renowned 3GSM World Congress and GSM World Series, are delighted to announce the launch of Wireless Central Asia. This is a new event in 2005 and will encompass a 2-day Conference and Exhibition, and aims to create a discussion forum and meeting place for mobile operators in the region.

Confirmed speakers currently include:

Mr Dulat Sultanovich Orazalinov, Deputy Chairman, Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Informatization & Communication
Mr Izzet Guney, Head - Telecoms, Informatics & Media, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
Mr Alexander Belunin, General Manager, Mobile Entry Solutions, Russia & CIS, Networks, Nokia
Mr Allan Richardson, Managing Director, Afghan Wireless Communication Company, Afghanistan
Mr Konstantin Markov, General Director, KaR-Tel, Kazakhstan
Mr Hamid Farooq, Chief Executive Officer, Board Director & Member Executive Committee, Warid Telecom, Pakistan
Mr Jean-Pierre Bienaime, Chairman, UMTS Forum

Invited speakers include:

Mr Sergey Avdeev, Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Vimpelcom
Mr Oguz Dirilgen, President, GSM Kazakhstan
Mr Serdar Canogullari, General Director, Azercell, Azerbaijan

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from the experts. Send three delegates for the price of two, plus reduced delegate fees for Central Asia/Russian/CIS manufacturers. To secure your places on Central Asia's mobile meeting place please contact

Ms Julie May - quoting WCAEM1
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5506
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 4747
Email: telebookings@informa.com
www.gsmconferences.com

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