Hong Kong to host Asia's largest mobility event in 2004

May 26, 2004

The ninth annual 3G World Congress & Exhibition, Asia's most-established and largest mobility event, is expecting a full house at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre between 15th and 19th November.

Seven months before the doors open the exhibition has already sold 60% of the 3000sqm floor space and the event organisers are anticipating that it will sell out in the near future ensuring record attendance levels. In addition to its high profile conference, the 3G World Congress & Exhibition is expected to draw more than 5,000 visitors to view an extensive technology exhibition featuring leading companies like Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, Qualcomm, Nokia, Nortel Networks and Siemens Mobile as well as Asian leaders like Huawei, Kyocera and ZTE.

"No other annual event has such a successful track record of bringing the industry together in Asia, the world's largest 3G market - and Hong Kong is the ideal meeting place," commented Daniel Kirwin, IIR's Managing Director, Asia. Kirwin added: "we are extremely pleased with the number of companies who have confirmed to join the mobile industry in Hong Kong and are looking forward to record attendance."

The only annual international 3G event that encompasses all 3G technologies, the 3G World Congress & Exhibition has selected Hong Kong as its venue because of the SAR's pre-eminent role as an Asian telecoms centre where 3G services are already available, and because of its proximity to mainland China where explosive growth potential and issues of 3G licencing and standards make for exciting discussion. Participants will gain in-depth perspective on 3G trends and developments in the mobile industry's most dynamic markets, with particular focus on China, Japan and Korea.

Speakers at this year's event include an broad array of industry representatives, including: industry leaders like Douglas Li, CEO, SmarTone; Anthony Wong, Commissioner of Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government; and M.H. Au, Director-General of Telecommunications, OFTA, as well as Ms Agnes Nardi, Managing Director of 3 Hong Kong.

The 3G World Congress & Exhibition will offer delegates the opportunity to consider 2G-to-3G migration issues relating to CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA. This reflects the needs of Asian carriers who are facing fiercely competitive markets, changing regulatory environments, and complex choices and legacy issues.