2013 Mobile Asia Expo reported 20,500 visitors

The GSMA today reported that more than 20,500 unique visitors from 77 countries attended the 2013 Mobile Asia Expo, held 26-28 June in Shanghai.

The three-day conference and exhibition attracted executives from the industry's largest and most influential mobile operators, device makers, equipment providers, software companies and Internet companies, as well as government delegations and technology-savvy consumers. The conference programme drew more than 2,100 attendees, with more than 50 percent of delegates holding C-level positions, including 130 CEOs.

"We're extremely pleased with the turnout that we've seen this week. The strong level of attendance, particularly among the C-suite of the world's leading communications companies, underscores the importance of Asia in the global mobile landscape," commented John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA.

The 2013 Mobile Asia Expo hosted nearly 200 exhibition stands and occupied 25,000 gross square metres of exhibition and business meeting space. More than 640 international media and industry analysts attended the event to report on the many industry announcements made at Mobile Asia Expo.

Mobile Asia Expo opened on 26th June with speeches from Franco Bernabe, chairman, GSMA, Shang Bing, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Zhou Bo, vice mayor of Shanghai. The two-day Mobile Asia Expo conference programme featured keynotes from leaders of organisations including Alcatel-Lucent, China Mobile, Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group, Huawei, Indosat, ITU, KT, Ruckus Wireless, SK Planet, SK Telecom, Telenor, Telstra and Ubuntu.

Given the importance of sound government policy to the mobile ecosystem and the impact Asia Pacific has on a global scale, the GSMA held its second annual Public Policy Forum at Mobile Asia Expo, bringing together more than 70 key stakeholders from governments, regulators, international organisations, mobile operators and industry manufacturers across the region.

The Mobile Asia Expo exhibition showcased companies from across the mobile ecosystem as well as adjacent sectors, including Accenture, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Amazon China, AT&T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Dell, Facebook, Huawei, Lenovo, Mozilla, NEC, Oracle, Samsung, Sharp, SK Telecom, Sony Mobile Communications, Telecom Italia Sparkle, The Coca-Cola Company, Toshiba, Ubuntu, Visa and ZTE, among others.

For the first time, the Mobile Asia Expo exhibition featured the Connected City. Across 1,600 square metres, the Connected City showcased a range of mobile connected products and services, providing Mobile Asia Expo attendees the opportunity to experience the "Connected Life" first-hand. Connected City partners included China Mobile, Cisco, Ford Motor Company, Huawei, KT and SAP.

Mobile Asia Expo 2014 will be held the week of the week of 9 June 2014.