Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 11-14 February 2008 : SIMalliance, the global association made up of the world's leading SIM card manufacturers, is dedicated to promoting the SIM as the most secure and flexible multi-application device for the delivery of pioneering new wireless services, but also through an established programme of industry working groups, technical workshops and conference sessions, SIMalliance seeks to advance interoperability between SIM, handset and wireless network platforms.
At the Mobile World Congress 2008, SIMalliance announces the launch of the first in a series of regional conferences: SIMposium2008 Asia, following the success of its 2007 global conference in Berlin and sustained market growth in Asia Pacific.
Informa Telecoms & Media is named as Media Partner for global conference SIMposium 2008 in Berlin on 22nd and 23rd April 2008 and Production Partner for SIMposium 2008 Asia, in Hong Kong Bay in October 2008
The inaugural event will take place in Hong Kong Bay in October 2008 and will allow network operators, SIM card manufacturers and service, content and application providers to:
Commenting on the launch,
SIMalliance also announces that it is partnering with respected industry event organiser, Informa Telecoms & Media to promote and produce the event. Informa has also been named as Media Partner for its global conference in Berlin on 22nd and 23rd April 2008.
Ian Hemming, CEO, Informa Telecoms & Media said, “Where Industries have a representative organisation, it is key for an event organisation company to work with this representative industry for the success of the event and the benefit of the whole Industry. We are happy to partner with SIMalliance to produce their regional conference in Asia.”
To find out more, please visit www.simalliance-simposium.com
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About SIMalliance: Putting the SIM at the heart of the new mobile eco-system
Over the past five years SIMalliance has become one of the world’s foremost commentators in the mobile business. By operating outside the singular commercial interests of any individual SIM card player, the association has been able to pinpoint the mission critical services on the horizon and help steer their development to meet the practical needs of the mobile market.
With SIMalliance members* now responsible for nine in every ten SIM cards sold worldwide, the collective vision of the association is uniquely placed to shape SIM developments and the impact they will have on the new generation of mobile services. From their standpoint, the challenge couldn’t be clearer for the protagonists in the mobile eco-system.
* SIMalliance members are: Eastcompeace, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Incard, Oberthur Card Systems, Prism (A Net1 Company), Sagem Orga, SanDisk & XPonCard
Stéphanie de
SIMalliance – Marketing Director
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