SIMposium 2008, Asia - Regional Conference & Exhibition - 8th & 9th October 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.

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:

• debate latest trends in the convergence of mobile services and the impact of disruptive architectures and business models on the mobile services delivery value-chain
• identify emerging and new business opportunities
• attend live demonstrations and get explanations about the latest successful live mobile services & content implementation
• Connect with the wider SIM community in Asia Pacific

Commenting on the launch, Michel Canitrot, Chairman of SIMalliance’s Board said, “We are delighted to launch this new event. The decision to create a series of regional conferences had been anticipated and announced right from the creation of SIMposium. Market conditions in Asia and the success of the first edition (SIMposium 2007 in Berlin) have accelerated our decision to better respond to local market needs and sustained growth.”

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.”