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Broadband World Forum Europe
Oct. 26-28
Paris, France
Also running concurrently with North Africa Com and FutureCom is BBWF Europe, making for a nice triumvirate of regional shows rounding out October. BBWF is a pretty global show, however, and is really the flagship event for the forum, drawing over 6000 attendees and sporting a strong expo component. The speaker lineup is solid as well, with C-Levels from Deutsche Telekom, Huawei (the always-sharp Matt Bross), Chungwa Telecom, and Australia’s National Broadband Network. We’ve seen some pretty interesting discussion take place at BBWF in the past, and it will be interesting to see how this event stacks up.
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If you’ve ever said the words “Latin” and “America” in the same sentence, you probably already have plans to attend FutureCom. |
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However, the event has moved back into November, getting in before the Holidays in the States, which is a good idea, in our opinion. Moreover, the Forum’s Catalyst presentations continue to be of interest, as they provide a glimpse at communications IT problems being solved in a controlled environment by a diverse set of firms working in conjunction and producing tangible results. It’s as hands-on as our industry gets in public.
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Management World Americas
Nov. 9-11
Orlando, Fla.
TM Forum’s Americas show has the misfortune of being constantly compared to its elder sister, the Forum’s spring event, and remains about a third the size. However, it’s fair to say that there is a dearth of quality OSS/BSS shows in North America these days, and even if Management World Americas has flagged a bit in terms of expo floor bravado, it still offers 3 days of education programming across 4 summits, 68 sessions and over 100 speakers from a wide variety of CSPs. In past events, there has been a concerted effort to play up the “Americas” component of the event, drawing in speakers from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, etc., but the attendance is still decidedly North American in nature.
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GSMA Mobile Asia Congress
November 18-19
Hong Kong, China
In addition to the truly staggering Mobile World Congress, GSMA is trying to develop a strong foothold in regional events like this one. Show promoters expect the event to double in attendance this year, expanding to 3,500 attendees. While that number can’t hold a candle to the Barcelona show, that growth rate is truly impressive. Furthermore, the keynote speaker lineup includes Wang Jianzhou, CEO of China Mobile; Lu Yimin, President of China Unicom; Ryuji Yamada, CEO of NTT DoCoMo; and Jamal Ibrahim, CEO of Axiata. Those are four of the top-25 mobile providers in the world, representing the better part of a billion subs between them. That’s a great deal of experience.
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