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Carrier Ethernet World Congress
Sept 20-23
Warsaw, Poland
This, the flagship event of the Metro Ethernet Forum, features 150+ speakers and an expo floor with 35 or so exhibiting companies all based around the possibilities of carrier Ethernet. And while those speakers aren’t always from the top levels of their respective organizations, the sheer scope of their representative CSPs is impressive. BT, Verizon, Telecom Italia, KPN, Bharti, and many others are all represented. In addition, a wide array of analysts (from Yankee Group, Infonetics, Analysys Mason, Ovum, and others) will unpack the ins and outs of the field.
Billing Output 2010
Sept 22-23
Miami, Fla.
This event, put on by TeleStrategies, features programming intended to “help operators reduce print fulfillment costs, increase efficiency, improve customer experience, leverage print investments and expedite the revenue collection process.” It’s a very focused show, so if you’re not directly involved in the billing process, there’s not much use in attending. However, the ’09 event did feature speakers from AT&T, Global Crossing, Verizon, Embarq, and other CSPs, and there’s something to be said for pairing focus with depth.
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4G World
Oct. 18-21
Chicago, Ill.
4G World attempts to cover, according to show organizers, “the complete 4G and mobile Internet ecosystem.” That’s an aggressive agenda, and the show’s projected 10,000 attendees (up 40% from last year) is equally aggressive. The event spans 4 days, and sports 5 summit tracks and 175 speakers, and has a number of programs hosted by various industry forums and associations that make 4G World sort of a confederation of events under a single umbrella.
North Africa Com
Oct 26-27
Cairo, Egypt
In its fifth year, North Africa Com is a relatively small event by most industry standards, drawing a little over 600 attendees, but is the seminal event in the region, drawing in service providers from Africa and the Middle East. Speakers include leaders from CSPs in Egypt (Vodafone Egypt, Telecom Egypt, ) Sudan (Canar), Lebanon (MDC), Qatar (qTel), Jordan (Orange Jordan), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Expresso Telecom), along with a number of other CSPs active in the region. There’s an exceptional volume of growth in the countries from which likely delegates will be traveling, so this is an important show for those looking to grow into developing markets.
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NECA 2010 Expo
Oct. 10-14
Las Vegas, Nev.
NECA, the National Exchange Carrier Association, is made up of well over 1300 local telcos, with most of those being RLECs from around the country. The group’s 2010 Expo will focus on government regulation and the national broadband plan, which doesn’t quite register on anyone’s “sexy-meter”, but is by any estimate a pretty significant occurrence. While there is an expo floor, the focus here seems to be on education. This isn’t a show for everyone, but if you’re a telecom co-op in the States, you might have just found an excuse to book a trip to Vegas.
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FutureCom
Oct 26-28
Sao Paulo, Brazil
If you currently do business in Latin America, or if you plan on doing business in Latin America, or if anyone at your firm has ever said the words “Latin” and “America” in the same sentence, you probably already have plans to attend FutureCom. This event is massive (29,000 attendees) and is rife with the very players that shows in other regions have proven less-than-adept at pulling in. Sponsors include Claro, Telefonica, NSN, Ericcson, and Alcatel-Lucent, and conference topics range from cloud computing to regulation to telepresence. A must-attend for the CALA region.
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