Held alongside CommunicAsia2011 at the prestigious Marina Bay Sands in June, the conference includes dedicated tracks such as: - ‘Next Generation Broadband: The Business Models’, ‘Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure’ and ‘Next Generation Mobile Broadband’ among others.
The tracks will comprise key deliberations on new technologies, businesses and regulatory models which have the potential to initiate fundamental changes in the economic and communications landscape.
Commenting on the potential of investing in next generation broadband networks in the Asian broadband market, Lindy Wee, Director of PR and Conferences from show organiser Singapore Exhibition Services (SES), said that they have the opportunity to learn from the experiences and challenges of business and industry luminaries from across the globe, about how different nations, in transitioning to new technology regimes, can access the commercial viability of NGN business models.
"The objective is to see how these technologies can be successfully deployed across countries. Asia is at an important crossroad today, and the discussions at these tracks and valuable insights offered at CommunicAsia2011 Summit will have important implications on businesses and consumers alike," Wee said.
Regional governments are exploring new regulatory approaches for their national NGNs to ensure open access industry structures through functional separation, a process pioneered by the Singapore government.
The infrastructure for the new networks requires architectures that can handle massive traffic volumes while remaining cost effective.
Effective terrestrial back-up for existing submarine cables in the region is fast becoming a priority to minimise the disruptive effects of earthquakes and other natural hazards.
Moreover, the back-up is aimed at ensuring ease of access for transport networks and other end-users, while simultaneously introducing competition to drive down costs.
Meanwhile the Philippine telecommunications sector has also witnessed a substantial investment in infrastructure, this according to a research conducted by BuddeComm, an independent global telecommunications research and consultancy company, cited through Research and Markets.
According to the report, these investments are "driven initially by the Service Area Scheme for fixed-line development, and more recently, by the burgeoning mobile telephony market, followed by a surge in interest in wireless broadband services.
There has also been good progress in the rollout of national fibre optic infrastructure as a number of larger operators build IP-based Next Generation Networks."
The topics in the tracks include ‘Singapore NGN – Vision to Reality’, ‘NGN And Enabling Policies For Developing Countries’, ‘New Service Architectures and New Service Opportunities’, ‘Broadband In Asia – Challenges and Trends’ and ‘Broadband Trends and Broadband Access Technology Options’.
