>>STRATEGIC PARTNER

Turkcell Superonline, a Turkcell Group company and the first FTTB/FTTH operator in Turkey, offers ultra-wide broadband services such as "1000 Mbps internet access to residential customers through its own nation-wide deployed fiber network. The company also provides a full portfolio of wholesale and corporate services such as cloud computing, point-to-point circuits, virtual private networks, datacenter, hosting, security and back-up services. Turkcell Superonline has 10 different interconnections with neighboring countries via its own 30.000 kms fiber network, walking towards the vision of “Transforming Silk Road into the Fiber Road”. As of the year end 2010, Turkcell Superonline became one of the founding members of RCN Consortium having the objective to deliver data services between Fujeirah UAE and Istanbul Turkey.
www.superonline.net

>>GOLD SPONSOR

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population.  

Huawei has over 140,000 employees as of 2011, 53.000 of whom are engaged in R&D and 70% of them have postgraduate degree in their respective fields. In 2011, Huawei went through a restructuring process globally and decided to continue with new business opportunities and new product and solutions in addition to telecom sector by concentrating on 3 major business units; carrier, enterprise solutions and device solutions to serve operators, enterprise and consumers.

Huawei's vision is to enrich life through communication. By leveraging our experience and expertise in the ICT sector, we help bridge the digital divide by providing opportunities to enjoy broadband services, regardless of geographic location. Contributing to the sustainable development of the society, economy, and the environment, Huawei creates green solutions that enable customers to reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and resource costs.  


HUAWEI TURKEY
Regional Headquarter of Central Asia and Caucasia Region

Huawei established its operations in Turkey in an office opened in Ankara in 2002. Huawei continued growing by opening offices and support centers in Izmir, Diyarbakır, Adana and Trabzon in 2007 alongside its local headquarters in Istanbul. Huawei Turkey office serves as a management hub for 10 countries as a Central Asia and Caucasia region of by taking advantage of its human resources, geographical location, and production power. The number of employees in Huawei Turkey increased by 32 percent in 2011 and with an extended capability, Turkey office is able to serve to the following countries to the following customers.

Employing 850 people as of Jan 2012, Huawei Turkey makes a contribution to the Turkish IT industry and economy with an overall employment figure of 5000 including the business partners and suppliers in its ecosystem.

>>SILVER PARTNER

Iskratel, the world leader in telecommunication equipment and solutions has more than 60 years of experience in telecommunications. Iskratel develops complete solutions for fixed and mobile service providers, convergence networks and next generation networks. The company has over 1100 employees, with 300 more working in affiliated companies in 20 countries, including Russian federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova. The Iskratel SI3000 product family is a unified platform that combines all the IP-technology-based products and solutions. Key advantages of the SI3000 product family are modular design and scalable architecture that facilitate solutions of all sizes. The SI3000 stands for wide interoperability and readiness for the delivery of every type of service to the end-users and include a wide range of broadband access nodes, making it future-proof call-control and application-provisioning product. SI3000 Lumia broadband access nodes include GPON, FTTx P2P, VDSL2, ADSL, POTS …

For more information please visit www.iskratel.com

>>PANEL PARTNER

ACOME, headquartered in France, generates a 360 M€ turnover and employs 1400 people,
Its factories are located in France, China and Brazil.
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Activity of the company is mainly copper and optical cables and components dedicated to Telecom, Automotive, Industry, Transport and Buildings markets.

ACOME produces SM optical fibres in its Mortain site (France)

ACOME proposes a complete range of solutions and optical fibre cables for Broadband FTTH networks to be deployed in outdoor and indoor environment.

>>CONFERENCE CONSULTANT

Ventura Team is unique in that we advise companies, make investments in our own right and also take hands-on management responsibility for operations.

Alongside our consulting activities, we have also created our own startup operator in Sweden - now with 120,000 subscribers across FTTH/X and xDSL.  The operation is profitable, exceptionally efficient and Point Topic has recognised the company (Riksnet) with a top 5 ranking globally for broadband service value.

In consulting terms, we have planned and implemented millions of homes passed, worked on covering hundreds of millions of people with mobile, optimised investments of up to $3 billion and saved up to 25% of network deployment costs for our clients.

The Ventura Team includes highly experienced telecom finance consultants, engineers and executives. Each one has achieved success in senior roles and many have financial transaction experience up to multi-billion value.

At the centre of our values is integrity. We do not pull our punches and we always provide best advice. Consequently our opinions and our name carry weight in the industry.

We are breaking new ground in terms of thought leadership in:

Machine to machine communication with the worldwide GSM Association
Fibre to the home with various parties including the FTTH Council Europe
Project management through a pragmatic practitioners' guide published by a major business book publisher
Our work ranges from business case development and strategy consulting to interim management, due diligence and creation of new service propositions

As a next-generation firm we complement our consulting work with investing our own money in selected ventures so we `walk the talk’ (below).

>>INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER

Turkish Competitive Telecommunication Operators' Association "TELKODER" was founded in June 26, 2002 by well known Turkish Private Telecommunication Companies.

Our Members are all Licenced Telecommunication Operators offering telecommunication services, except GSM services.

Currently 20 operator companies are member of TELKODER.

OUR VISION

• To support and guide establishing free competition and liberal understanding in Turkish Telecommunication Sector with the members strong sector experience
• To support and guide establishing close collaboration between Turkish Telecommunication Operator Companies.
• To support increasing quality of service and productivity in Telecommunication services for the benefit of both companies and end-users.
• To support Turkish Telecommunication Operator Companies for turning out to be global players.

Turkish Competitive Telco Operators Association "TELKODER" is fully supporting liberalization and free competition to create the best and the cheapest Telecommunication Services in Turkey for the benefit of end users and targeting to make Turkey as an important international Telecommunication hub in the world.

>>ENDORSED BY

GSA represents leading GSM/3G/WCDMA-HSPA/LTE suppliers worldwide, covering close to 100% of mobile market share. Industry professionals and organizations globally use www.gsacom.com as a single information resource, targeted to the industry, for authoritative facts, market intelligence, objective analysis and information. Interaction and enhanced information-sharing with network operators is facilitated by the Operators Zone for immediate global reach, and seminars and relationship events, including the GSA Mobile Broadband Forum. GSA advises governments, regulators and policy-makers on optimum conditions for market development. Briefings are given to media and analysts. GSA is a 3GPP Market Representation Partner and co-operates with other key organisations worldwide.

The IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of leading Internet service vendors, National Research & Education Networks (NRENs) and international ISPs, with a clear mission to promote IPv6 by improving market and user awareness, creating a quality and secure New Generation Internet and allowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge and technology. The key focus of the IPv6 Forum today is to provide technical guidance for the deployment of IPv6. IPv6 Summits are organized by the IPv6 Forum and staged in various locations around the world to provide industry and market with the best available information on this rapidly advancing technology

MPEGIF is an independent and platform neutral not-for-profit organisation facilitating and furthering the widespread adoption and deployment of MPEG and related standards in next generation digital media services.

It provides a forum to exchange information and views on technological, economic and regulatory issues that are relevant to these services. It also provides a powerful industry voice advocating the adoption of standards and consolidating the direction of the industry in the time of transition from analogue to digital television and media services. Its focus and constituency is derived from cable, satellite, telecommunication and new media service operators, channel owners, content providers, broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, system integrators, software providers, as well as industry advocacy groups, industry analysts, financial institutions and academic institutes.

SIMalliance, www.simalliance.org, is a non-profit industry association made up of the world's leading SIM card manufacturers responsible for nine in every ten SIM cards sold worldwide. Its role is to promote the SIM as a secure & flexible multi-application device for the deployment of pioneering mobile multimedia and communications services & educate the market about the technology; advance interoperability between SIM, Handset and OTA Platform through the creation of dedicated “Working Groups” in charge of concrete programmes (ie. Concept workshops, reference implementations etc.); consolidate and communicate annually an overview of market SIM shipments; and produce annually SIMposium, the international conference where the mobile eco-system meets the SIM Industry and SIMagine, the global competition honouring the most innovative SIM-based application or start-up project.

The SIP Center is a portal for both educating users and the commercial development of the Session Initiation Protocol. Serving the SIP developer community as well as the wider industry since July of 2000,  the SIP Center offers comprehensive technical and market resources to those interested in everything SIP!  Access a comprehensive products and services directory, the latest SIP news and special interest articles, tutorials, whitepapers, developers resources and much more. Visit The SIP Center for information on all things SIP at www.sipcenter.com.

The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that advance and promote SIP technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. One of the Forum's recent technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation -- a standards-based recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks, and the SIPconnect Compliant Certification Program through which eligible companies can gain SIPconnect validation and the right to license the use of the SIP Forum's 'SIPconnect Compliant' certification mark -- the official brand of the leading standard for SIP Trunking products and services. For more information, please visit: http://www.sipforum.org.

Mobile broadband is changing the way the world communicates. The UMTS Forum helps all players in this dynamic new value chain understand and profit from the opportunities of 3G/UMTS networks and their Long Term Evolution (LTE).The UMTS Forum participates actively in the work of the ITU, ETSI, 3GPP and CEPT as well as other technical and commercial organisations globally. It also contributes to the timely licensing and deployment of mobile broadband globally through regular dialogue with regulators and responses to public consultations.The UMTS Forum supports the interests of its membership with a range of studies, reports and other outputs. Principal focus areas include markets trends, mobile broadband services and applications, key growth markets, spectrum & regulation, technology & implementation. A strong promotional voice is maintained via a high-profile presence at conferences, seminars and workshops as well as regular briefings to the media, analysts and other stakeholders.Membership of the UMTS Forum draws together everyone with an interest in mobile broadband, including network operators, regulators and the manufacturers of network infrastructure and terminal equipment.

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association of hundreds of leading companies devoted to the proliferation of Wi-Fi technology across devices and market segments. With technology development, market building, and regulatory programs, the Wi-Fi Alliance has enabled widespread adoption of Wi-Fi, worldwide.

The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ program was launched in March 2000.  It provides a widely-recognized designation of interoperability and quality, and it helps to ensure that Wi-Fi enabled products deliver the best user experience.  The Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 5,000 product certifications to date, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services in new and established markets.

Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, WMM®, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo, and the Wi-Fi ZONE logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wi-Fi Multimedia™, and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Established in 1996, the Wireless Innovation Forum™ is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to driving technology innovation in commercial, civil, and defense communications worldwide. Members bring a broad base of experience in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio(CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies in diverse markets and at all levels of the wireless value chain to address emerging wireless communications requirements.

>>MEDIA PARTNER

4G-Portal.com is a 4G market intelligence and media solutions provider, belongs to Telecom Market Intelligence company. 4G-Portal.com manages, utilizes and provides up to date news, videos, whitepapers, reports, jobs and much more in area of 4G Market. The team consists on highly experienced engineers and managers as well as telecom market research consultants, who have gained their experience working for operators, chip makers, vendors, top R&D centres, consultancy and training companies all over the world.

A concept introduced by '4G and Beyond Technologies', headquartered in New Delhi, India and administrative office in Gurgaon, the telecom hub of India, 4Gwirelessjobs.com is an online job portal which acts as a mediator between professionals in the Wireless Industry (especially 3G and 4G) and prospective employers looking to fill in for their company/clients/projects. We also deal in providing Online Wireless Trainings to individuals and corporates through our affiliates.

bne is the  first business publication dedicated to covering finance, economics, politics  and business in the 30 dynamic markets of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. Our team of veteran journalists collectively have more  than 50 years of reporting on the 29 countries of New Europe. bne goes  beyond the headlines to provide in-depth reporting and incisive commentary  that explains the "why" behind the "what" of current events. Subscribe to bne's monthly print magazine, or sign up to one of the daily lists that follow the events in the most important countries on a daily basis. Just go to our website and register for a free month trial subscription.

Bilgi Çağı  studies are coordinated by concessionaire of Türkiye Bilişim Vakfı ( TIF- chaired by Mr. Faruk Eczacıbaşı)

Based on the main theme  " innovaiton" , Bilgi Çağı aims to be a platform where concrete solutions are offered within creative and constractive ideas.

Bilgi Çağı is constituted with broadcasting board members who are all well experienced in R&D and innovaiton areas.

Broadcasting board members  are listed as below: Cemil Arıkan, Behçet Envarlı, Cem Tecimen, Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Edip Emil Öymen, Leyla Arsan.

Bilgi Çağı publishes a  monthly magazine  and  broadcasts a radio program on Açık Radyo every friday while the  internet portal is updated on Daily basis . You can also follow Bilgi Çağı from its Facebook and Twitter account

ETIS – The Global IT Association for Telecommunications  is a membership based organisation which brings together the major telecommunications providers in Europe on key information and communication technology issues. The mission of ETIS is to enable its members to improve their business performance by personal exchange of information on using ICT effectively. ETIS achieves this by engaging its members in various working groups, sharing best-practices, benchmarking, web-based information services, discussion forums, workshops and gatherings.

FreeWimaxInfo.com is dedicated portal to provide information on every aspect of the WiMAX technology, we also provide technology news to our visitors about new products and services of WiMAX and other Mobile Computing Technologies.  We provide information on WiMAX background, Technology itself, Security and Encryption Details, Threats to WiMAX technology, its future & other 4G technologies.  Our goal is to provide complete and comprehensive information about the WiMAX and other forthcoming wireless technologies that can benefit to connect to the world wirelessly, and that is Mobile Computing

Today, the need for a source following Information and Communication Technologies in local and global meaning and transferring to the sector and the public, being a roadmap for the sector, letting people have right information and efficient perspective in such a huge technology kingdom becomes evident and thanks to its background and experienced staff, ICT MEDIA GROUP has the mission of meeting all these demands and expectations of the sector and the public.
Providing the ICT sector with a platform on which news are not reversed, which does not allow manipulation and any other kind of dirty information in line with its positive publication principle; ICT MEDIA GROUP shares the knowledge and experience of experts on GSM, Software, Hardware, Telecommunication, Security and Network, Online Services, Multimedia, Value Added Services and R&D through ICT Media Magazine, www.ict-media.com website and www.icttele.com news portal. Furthermore, through research, consultancy and sectoral event activities, it goes on being the meeting point for those who would like their presence to be felt as well as feeling it, in a world where one exists as much as he knows and produces.

InfoCom is a market research and consultancy company with 20 years experience in providing expert strategic planning assistance to stakeholders in the telecommunications, IT and multimedia industries.
InfoCom’s activities span therefore financial, marketing, regulatory and technical aspects. Our independent and fact-based perspective provides decision makers with an authoritative analysis of market dynamics, trends and opportunities in their key markets.
InfoCom’s Mission:
* To assist decision makers to create competitive advantages and improve their market position through the timely delivery of accurate and reliable market intelligence.
* Entirely independent from any operator or manufacturer
* Extensive experience in IT & telecoms market analysis
* Leading edge content management system for market intelligence

Juniper Research is a UK based analyst house specialising in the identification and appraisal of high growth opportunities across the telecoms and media sectors. We offer expertise in the areas of wireless and mobile as well as content, applications and device strategies, in the form of high quality analyst reports and bespoke projects. Recent studies include an LTE broadband strategies report and WiMAX study.

Free whitepapers and further information can be found at www.juniperresearch.com

LTE-Anbieter.info versteht sich als professionelles Informationsportal zum Thema LTE, HSDPA und mobilem Internet allgemein. Unsere Zielgruppe liegt neben dem allgemein interessierten Nutzer und Endkunden auch im Bereich der technisch versierten Entwickler.

LTE ist eine noch sehr junge Technik, hat aber das Potenzial zu einer Schlüsseltechnologie für die nächsten 10-20 Jahre im Bereich der mobilen Kommunikation zu werden. Darunter fallen neben reinem surfen auch Anwendungen, wie hochauflösendes Fernsehen über IPTV, Videokonferenzen und VOIP.

www.LTEportal.com is the leading provider of all relevant things related to the 3GPP LTE (and LTE-Advanced) technologies. We are diligently working to aggregate, produce and deliver the latest important LTE news to our readers. We publish expert content from industry experts, leaders and analysts. We post critical issues associated with the LTE development, tests, and its further commercialization. We present a comprehensive knowledge center that includes, but not limited to, LTE whitepapers, market research information, events, webinars, training, to name a few.

In addition, we administer a professional but informal social network where the LTE leaders, developers, business decision-makers and enthusiasts communicate, share ideas, discuss pain points and find answers / solutions to mind boggling questions. Also, it is where issues, trends, technologies and opportunities are extensively discussed and addressed.

As we create gravity for the end-to-end LTE ecosystem with all the resources and expertise required, we are contributing to the overall delivery of the next generation broadband technologies to service providers, enterprises and end-users.

The Mind Commerce® mission is to provide customized research, consulting, training, and writing services for the telecommunications and IT industry within our areas of expertise.  Mind Commerce clients include manufacturers, developers, service providers, industry organizations, and government. Mind Commerce partners include various leading firms in the telecommunications industry.  Mind Commerce differentiates itself from its competition by meeting the unique needs of its clients through customized product development and service delivery.

The Moriana Group - Independent Telecom Analyst

The Moriana Group (www.morianagroup.com) specializes in the telecom service layer and next generation networks. Our focus is on: Service Delivery Platforms, Next Generation OSS/BSS, Convergent Charging and Billing, IMS, FMC, VoIP, WiMAX, IPTV, Triple Play, Mobile Commerce and Advertising and other key technologies and services.

Our mission is to help network operators and service providers to transform their business models, service offerings and network infrastructure to create new revenue streams and to meet the challenges of the competitive Telecom market and the growing pressure from Internet and Web 2.0 players.

Operator Guides: The Moriana Group was the first analyst to offer free Operator Guides in the area of IMS and SDP. They have reached thousands of industry experts and decision makers and had a significant impact on these market segments. A number of new Operators Guides will be launched in 2008 and 2009 and will be available for free download from our web site.

Analyst Reports: The Moriana Group has launched a new series of Moriana Analyst Reports to meet the needs of investors, executives and consultants active in the telecom and IT space. These reports will provide comprehensive market data and key technology information packaged in an accessible and informative “executive summary” format.

Since its inception in 2001, Radio-Electronics.Com (www.radio-electronics.com) has built an unrivalled reputation for delivering high quality technical tutorials, articles, and information to the electronics and communications industries. With additional sections for news, exhibitions, books, and jobs which complement the tutorials and articles, Radio-Electronics.Com is set to build on its enviable position as a leading online publication for the electronics industry.

Redmill Marketing Associates is a B2B marketing and analyst agency dedicated to delivering effective marketing, strategy, analysis and consultancy services to companies in the telecoms sector.
 
Our expertise covers the full range of marketing activity - from marketing strategy and planning through to marketing communications and social media. We also research and author in-depth reports and offer insight on topics such as HTML5, NFC, IMS, RCS, Policy Control, QoS / QoE, Cloud Services, and enterprise communications.
 
It’s a complete range of services that provides measurable benefit at any stage of the product lifecycle.

www.redmillcommunications.com

TelcoProfessionals™ is the leading social-business network exclusively for the Telecom and Media industry.  We are dedicated to individuals working in the industry globally, as a place they can find and help each other get ahead. TelcoProfessionals.com includes area specific Microsites with their own daily newsfeeds and content, a full Telecom & Media events listing, blogs, informal video’s of the people shaping the industry’s future, and forums. The site allows you to network directly with like-minded professionals from over 185 countries. We have more than 11000 members.

To enhance your professional profile and network for future business opportunities, or to visit our jobs portal, join us today on www.telcoprofessionals.com.

Telecompaper have been keeping professionals in the telecoms industry up-to-date since 2000. Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry. Telecompaper has its headquarters in Houten, the Netherlands, and also employs correspondents in various countries who track their local telecom market. Telecompaper provides international customers with research and advisory services, breaking news, digests, expert analyses, company profiles and research reports.

As a leading telecommunication magazine of Turkey, the motto of Telekom Dünyasi is “communication center of the sector”. In last 10 years, Telekom Dünyasi gathered sector professionals together. Besides a publication Telekom Dünyasi is also a meeting platform for the sector.
 Comparing the other magazines, the most important difference of Telekom Dünyasi is a bilingual publication. All contexts are translated to English for English spoken world.
 In Telekom Dünyasi, every month you can find the latest exclusive news, interviews and articles from around the world. Editorial staff of the magazine is very wide and distinguished and most of them are from telecom sector professionals.

Teleseeq is a decision-making tool developed over a long history of data collection and analysis. Teleseeq provides comparable and reliable data at your fingertips to help you with strategic research and planning. Teleseeq ensures that you maintain a competitive edge in the telecommunications industry.

Teleseeq provides key information for:

    * Competitor tracking
    * Commercial forecasting
    * Consumption analysis
    * Pricing & cost analysis
    * Trends identification
    * Market potential evaluation

Delivering up-to-date multimedia information of relevance to telecom professionals in 23 different Latin American countries, TeleSemana.com is in a position to provide cost-effective solutions and innovative online marketing tools to reach potential clients throughout this diverse and vast region.
More than 100 wireless, fixed, satellite and cable providers and more than 60 regulatory and government agencies in Latin America access TeleSemana.com on a daily basis establishing it as the premier telecom publication of the region. TeleSemana.com is highly recognized for the quality of its content, its in-depth analysis and its educational value.
www.telesemana.com

WiFinotes.com is dedicated to Wireless technologies. Technologies used in wireless computing including WiFi and latest trends about Wimax. It is also providing its services in cellular wireless technologes including GSM and latest mobile communication technologies. Wifinotes.com is useful spot for researchers, Students and general knowledge base information regarding Wireless technologies, mobile communication, 3G, 4G and future technologies from all over the world.

WIP makes the path easier for mobile developers, reduces cycle times and increases innovation in the mobile ecosystem.  This is accomplished through events like WIP Jam Sessions, the WIPwiki.com resource portal for mobile developers and tools like the WIP Connector Quiz for connecting to the right partners in the ecosystem.  WIP also partners with wireless organizations and Developer Programs around the world.  www.wipconnector.com