ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009: Opening Ceremony – Mr Wang Jianzhou
Geneva, 5 October 2009.
Speech by Wang Jianzhou, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, China Mobile Communications Corporation, at the Opening Ceremony of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009.
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.
Duration : 0:6:59
ITU TELECOM Africa 2008: Egypt under the spotlight
The global ICT sector is turning its full attention to the potential of the African market with the ITU Telecom Africa event, held in Cairo from 12-15 May 2008. Egypt is in the vanguard of a remarkable and much needed development and is transforming its ICT infrastructure to become a high tech hub for the whole of the continent. ITU TelecomTV team went to Cairo a couple of weeks before the event to see the reality of this development.
Duration : 0:6:35
ITU TELECOM Africa 2008:A formidable Tanzanian success story
Nadeem from Tanzania has a formidable success story to tell, having developed mobile banking services in his country, ready to roll it over to a pan-European level.
Duration : 0:9:34
The Bottom Line Episode 2: Growth vs Mature Markets for ICT
The ICT industry has changed the way we live, work, and play. With the advent of wireless technologies, the emerging markets have witnessed a tremendous amount of growth in not only providing connectivity but driving innovations to make telecoms smarter. In fact, many of the Service Providers in emerging economies are leapfrogging their counterparts in developed markets in delivering new and exciting applications at incredibly lower prices.
In this video program, TelecomTV examines the shift in the balance of power as the status quo crumbles and old business models and old certainties collapse.
Produced by TelecomTV and Sponsored by IBM.
Duration : 0:10:0
ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009: Opening Ceremony – Dr Hamadoun Touré
Geneva, 5 October 2009.
Speech by Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General, at the Opening Ceremony of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009.
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.
Duration : 0:8:32
ITU TELECOM Africa 2008: Highlights
The International Telecommunication Union organized TELECOM Africa 2008 in Cairo, Egypt from 12-15 May 2008. A major showcase for cutting edge information and communication technologies (ICT) that includes an industry exhibition, ITU TELECOM AFRICA presented a unique forum for brainstorming and an important networking platform for both governments and the private sector to chart the future course of the ICT industry.
Some 200 companies from 45 countries, including several from outside the African region, exhibited products, applications and services. Around 70 heads of international companies and 50 ministers along with key regulators and investment bodies attended the event. ITU TELECOM AFRICA attracted over 5000 participants from 93 countries, marking a record since the event was opened to countries from outside the region, and included 600 Forum participants and 200 media.
Duration : 0:4:1
The Bottom Line Episode 1: Get Smarter
Back in the 20th century for those in the ICT industry the word “infrastructure” meant communications networks wireline and wireless as well as data centers, software, routers, bandwidth, computing, the Internet and so on. While for the rest of the world it usually meant buildings, roads, railways, airlines, shipping, pipelines, utility and energy grids, factories, hospitals, financial services and perhaps, to a few people, telecoms and ICT as well.
But that’s all changing. These worlds are converging and, as they do, they are becoming more and more intelligent and the world is getting smarter.
The Telecom Service Providers have a unique opportunity to significantly improve their bottom line and it requires that they become Smarter.
TelecomTV is producing a series of twelve episodes sponsored by IBM that highlight opportunities for Telecom Service Providers.
Duration : 0:9:39
The Bottom Line Episode 1 Highlights: Get Smarter
Back in the 20th century for those in the ICT industry the word “infrastructure” meant communications networks wireline and wireless as well as data centers, software, routers, bandwidth, computing, the Internet and so on. While for the rest of the world it usually meant buildings, roads, railways, airlines, shipping, pipelines, utility and energy grids, factories, hospitals, financial services and perhaps, to a few people, telecoms and ICT as well.
But that’s all changing. These worlds are converging and, as they do, they are becoming more and more intelligent and the world is getting smarter.
The Telecom Service Providers have a unique opportunity to significantly improve their bottom line and it requires that they become Smarter.
TelecomTV is producing a series of twelve episodes sponsored by IBM that highlight opportunities for Telecom Service Providers.
Duration : 0:2:58
The Bottom Line Episode 3: The 3 Strategic Imperatives for Service Providers
In this episode of The Bottom Line we examine the three all-important strategic imperatives that services providers face today as the speed of change in the global ICT sector continues to accelerate:
One – To drive operational efficiencies
Two – To enable and promote new business models and services innovation
Three – To differentiate and improve the customer experience.
Produced by TelecomTV and Sponsored by IBM.
Duration : 0:9:25