Next Generation Telecoms
The Latin American Summit 2009
10th– 12th November 2009

Concept

The Next Generation Telecommunication Summit will enable “C” level executives from the equipment manufacturer, service provider, content owner and Regulator community – all stakeholders in this developing new world of multimedia convergence – to come together and debate the challenges they face

Introduction

The telecommunications market in Central & Latin America and the Caribbean is booming. Driven by huge consumer, business and government demand, Latin America has been making giant strides forward in the development of its telecommunications services. However, the strategies adopted by telecom stakeholders in meeting this demand are as diverse as the region itself.

Challenges

There are wide differences among the various nations due to the pronounced inequalities between rich and poor, and between urban and rural areas. Licensing and regulatory trends differ from country to country and the quality of existing infrastructure is also variable. The successful operators have developed clear business plans to meet the demand for sophisticated services with new technologies.

Low penetration rates, high growth potential and new product offerings that can facilitate telephony and broadband roll out makes this the most exciting time in the regions telecommunications history.There are wide differences among the various nations due to the pronounced inequalities between rich and poor, and between urban and rural areas.

The NGT Summit

Leading CEOs, CIOs and CTOs will be flown to the venue to discuss the strategies and approaches that they are currently employing: providing leading service and product vendors with a realistic and credible view of the emerging services and strategies – ensuring that the continued opportunities for growth in the region are properly exploited.

Our three-day program will consist of panel discussions, themed interactive workshops, case studies and networking sessions to give you further exposure in maximizing your time, while promoting your business.

The NGT Summit will highlight the following subject matter;

• Regulatory developments;
• Fixed-line developments, including the adoption of alternative technologies such as VoIP;
• Mobile telephony growth, and the up-take of mobile data services;
• Broadband growth and the incursion into wireless technologies such as WiMAX;
• Convergence and triple play developments.

The main aim of the NGT Summit is to facilitate discussion between busy and focused technology leaders. This is an opportunity to debate, benchmark and learn from other leaders in the South American and world telecoms industry. The NGT Summit is a C-level event reserved for a maximum of 100 participants.

The format includes expert workshops, facilitated roundtables, peer-to-peer networking, and coordinated technology meetings.