CommunicAsia set to be bigger

CommunicAsia set to be bigger
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 06 June 2011 1152 hrs
     
SINGAPORE: The CommunicAsia 2011 event -- Asia's largest knowledge-based information and communications technology platform -- will see a seven per cent increase in the number of exhibitors this year.

The exhibition and conference, which is into its 22nd year, will feature more than 1,400 exhibitors this June as compared to 1,300 last year.

About 80 per cent of them at the conference for industry players are from outside of Singapore.

More than 20 countries will be taking part in the conference which will be held at the Marina Bay Sands from June 21 to 24.

Singapore Exhibition Services communications events project director Victor Wong said: "This year, we added more relevance in terms of creating more tech zones and hospitality suites.

"I think we have grown to even more important than before, and many of the industry attendees have made it a point to attend".

The event is also seen as a chance for firms to boost their profiles.

Nokia Siemens Networks marketing & corporate affairs head Harith Menon said: "We see that if we are present in CommunicAsia, it gives us an opportunity to address all of the customers in one place".

A variety of ICT will feature in the event, including demonstrations of cloud computing services, mobile applications, wireless systems and the next generation 4G network.

The event last year drew more than 55,000 participants.

-CNA/wk

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