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INDIAN TELECOM 2008 : Connecting Rural India

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The third year in succession, Indian Telecom 2008, a joint venture of

Department of Telecommunication (Dot), government of India in association with

the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will again

offer lots of excitement and opportunities for the entire telecom ecosystem. The

theme: Indian Telecom 2008-Connecting Rural India. The event is to be held in

New Delhi from 11-13 December.

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The event provides a platform for interactive sessions between the

government, policy makers, industrial leaders, academia and potential investors

to interact and share their valuable ideas. The event will mainly focus on the

networking opportunities through exchange of ideas leading to future business

alliances and deals.

It will provide opportunities to learn about best practices, share global

experiences and showcase state-of-the-art technologies. Service provider,

network infrastructure manufacturers, handsets manufacturers, content providers

and accessory manufacturers are the main participants of the event. It will also

offer the participants with business interest in the region unparalleled

opportunities to meet business prospective clients. The exhibition and

conference will also highlight technology development for the future

manufacturers of telecom equipments so as to make India a hub for them to meet

the growing domestic demand as well as an exporting base.

The second edition of Indian Telecom 2007 was a huge success and received

tremendous response from exhibitors participants as well as the business

visitors. The event incorporates an open house and valedictory session with

senior officials from DoT and Trai on policy and regulatory issues.

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Apart from the open house session, the event will comprise five more sessions

with different themes, focusing on hot topics in the telecom space. Economic and

social development in rural India, innovative technologies for growth in rural

areas, right mix of strategy for affordable, accessible and reliable

communication with sustainable growth, broadband for all, implementing WiMax in

the industry, strategies and new business approaches, value added service and

content management and regulatory and policy environment.

The event will be held at the time when the entire telecom fraternity is

looking at rural India as their next destination. Also, the provision of telecom

facilities in rural areas is high priority for the government. Rural India holds

the key to sustainable growth in the telecom industry. The rural hinterland

comprises 6,00,000 villages with around 809 mn population, which is bigger than

the total urban population of 338 mn. The current tele density in rural areas is

about 10% and there is huge potential to grow.

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Public-private partnership is necessary to resolve the connectivity

predicament faced by 70% of the population living in the rural areas. Also, the

government of India has set an ambitious target of providing 200 mn rural

telephone connections and a rural tele density of 25% by 2012.To increase the

rural penetration, about 18,000 towers are to be installed additionally.

Also, USOF-supported infrastructure will enable aggressive penetration of

rural broadband. These are some for the specific requirements and the targets of

the telecom industry and government. Indian Telecom 2008 will discuss all these

issue and provide a platform to the entire telecom fraternity to share their

views, plans and experiences. The event is getting phenomenal response from the

Indian telecom industry and is expected to be a huge success will give boost to

the telecom sector in India.

Arpita Prem



arpitap@cybermedia.co.in

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