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GVF MENASAT Summit @ Satellite MENA 2010
3rd March 2010
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The MENA Communications ‘Knowledge Exchange’:
Development Dynamics in the Broadband Satellite & Hybrid Wireless Applications Market
Summit Outline
The Satellite MENA 2010 exhibition will incorporate the Free-to-Attend GVF MENASAT Summit 2010 entitled ‘The MENA Communications Knowledge Exchange: Development Dynamics in the Broadband Satellite & Hybrid Wireless Applications Market’. The GVF MENASAT Summit is sponsored by Hughes, Thuraya and iDirect, and will bring together leading companies to identify and discuss the development of new opportunities in satellite and satellite-hybrid services and technologies.
In recognition of the ever increasing importance of the Satellite MENA exhibition for the satellite communications industry, GVF has agreed to continue its collaboration with DWTC and once again to embed its MENASAT Summit within the Satellite MENA exhibition.
Organised by GVF, in partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (DICEC), the GVF Summit is part of the Satellite MENA KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE and will provide Satellite MENA attendees with a value-added discussion forum within which key points on the Middle Eastern and North African satellite and broader telecommunications agenda will be investigated in depth.
The GVF MENASAT Summit @ Satellite MENA 2010 will feature a programme of content to provide GVF Members (and non-Members) with opportunities to both participate in a high-level conference-style dialogue, and to elevate their profile across the Satellite MENA environment.
The themes of the Summit programme – which are listed below – will include examination of the unprecedented levels of demand for IP-based services that is driving millions of potential end-users across the MENA region towards broadband communications solutions, both pure-play satellite and satellite-wireless hybrids.
Large-enterprise, SME, SOHO, government and residential users alike, continue to clamour for cost-effective access to reliable communications solutions which accelerate the accessibility of bandwidth-hungry interactive applications, and to meet this demand multiple delivery platforms and technologies are rapidly being deployed around the Middle East & North Africa regions.
A combination of pent-up demand for broadband access solutions, progressive satellite liberalisation, and new satellites at Ku- and Ka-band is driving business opportunity across the MENA region. From government networks to financial services, from oil & gas to the marine transportation environment, and from education to the health sector to, the international satellite communications industry is moving rapidly to address fixed satellite service (FSS) and mobile satellite service (MSS) requirements for bandwidth, hardware, and value-added services.
The Summit will address the very latest developments in the MENA satellite market, including how the region's satellite operators are planning to transition existing FSS transponder capacity to BSS, simply because of increasing demand for expanding broadcast services throughout the region.
As well as through this website, GVF members will be able to keep fully up-to-date with the latest news developments in the build-up to GVF MENASAT @ Satellite MENA 2009 through the GVF eBulletin, distributed regularly to the GVF membership.
Summit Programme
Amongst the many companies contributing to the programme will be (alphabetical order):
- Access Partnership with an evaluation of the latest regional communications market regulatory trends
- Advantech Satellite Networks questioning Ka-band & Ku-band: Complimentary or Diversionary?
- Application Technology Strategy asking, What do Regional Broadcasters, Enterprises & Consumers Want/Need from Satellite Bandwidth & Network Providers?
- Arab Advisors Group with a keynote analysis of Regional Market Growth Factors & the International Context of Bandwidth Supply & Demand
- ArabSat profiling the ArabSurf MENA Regional Broadband Initiative
- Astra Broadband Services explaining the most recent moves in Broadband Sustainability in Remote Regions: Extending the MENA Rural Digital Community
- Avanti Communications analysing Unified Value Chain Opportunities: Future Evolution of Regional Broadband Satellite-Wireless Hybrid/Integrated Deployments
- Ericsson investigating MENA’s Cellular Backhaul Imperative
- Hughes Network Systems International profiling Applications in Broadband for Profitability
- iDirect looking at DVB-S2 & Beyond – Evolution & Innovation and Cutting-Edge Satellite Networking Advantages, and News Gathering & Broadband Communications Technology Convergence
- Iridium examining The Case for Narrowband: The Role of Mobile Satellite Voice and Data in the MENA Communication Mix
- MenaNets explaining the Successful Deployment of Satellite Networking Technology in MENA – Leveraging off the Satellite Operator-Supported GVF Training Delivery & Certification Advantage
- ND SatCom looking at The End-User as Driver in Cutting-Edge Advances in Modem Technology?
- Northern Sky Research offering an analysis entitled ‘Direct-to-Home in the Middle East - A Reality Check’
- Satellite Action Plan – Regulatory Working Group (SAP–REG) with the latest data and analysis on New Ka-band Services in the MENA Region & Themes for Development of Enabling Regulatory Frameworks for Ka-band Broadband Services Provision
- Satellite Markets and Research joining in questioning Ka-band & Ku-band: Complimentary or Diversionary?
- Thuraya examining both MENA Industry & Government as Satellite Service Customer, and the Development Dynamics in Broadband Satellite & Hybrid Wireless Applications
SUMMIT PROGRAMME SCHEDULE:
| 11:00 | Summit Registration Opens |
| 11:45-12:00 | Welcoming Remarks from the Summit Chair [Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF] |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Opening Keynote Address: MENA Communications – Resumé & Forecast: Regional Market Growth Factors & the International Context of Bandwidth Supply & Demand [Jawad Abbassi, Founder & General Manager, Arab Advisors Group] |
| 12:20-12:25 | Q&A |
| 12:25-12:45 |
Understanding Unified Value Chain Opportunities: Future Evolution of Regional Broadband Satellite-Wireless Hybrid/Integrated Deployments [David Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Avanti Communications] |
| 12:45-12:50 | Q&A |
| 12:50-13:10 | MENA Industry & Government as Satellite Service Customer: Are there Gaps in Delivery? [Dr. Sven Rohte, Chief Commercial Officer, Thuraya] |
| 13:10-13:15 | Q&A |
| 13:15-14:50 |
Applications in Focus Keynote Presentation: “What do Regional Broadcasters, Enterprises & Consumers Want/Need from Satellite Bandwidth & Network Providers?” (Defining how providers of satellite bandwidth & services can build their networks to meet the region’s evolving needs.) [Bruce Elbert, President & Founder, Applications Technology Strategy Inc]
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| 14:35-14:50 | Q&A |
| 14:50-15:20 | Refreshments |
| 15:20-17:30 |
Technology & Services in Focus Keynote Conversation: 15:20 - Ka-band & Ku-band: Complimentary or Diversionary? [Jack Buechler, Regional Vice President Sales, EMEA, Advantech Wireless] [Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief, Satellite Markets and Research]
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| 17:10-17:30 | Q&A |
| 17:30-18:10 |
Regional End-User Vertical Markets in Focus
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| 18:00-18:10 | Q&A |
| 18:10-18:20 |
Closing Remarks from the Summit Chair [Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF] |
| 18:20 | Summit Closes |
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet® encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 1.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Headquartered outside Washington, DC, in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUGH).
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Thuraya is a world leading mobile satellite operator that provides mobile voice, data, maritime, rural telephony, fleet management and other telecom solutions in remote and sea areas unserved by terrestrial networks. Primary customers and users of the Thuraya system include vertical companies, oil and gas industry, media and news-gathering networks, military and government institutions, NGOs, rural communities, maritime and fishing industries, private users and others who need reliable access to modern telecoms in areas beyond terrestrial networks.
Building the world largest subscriber base for mobile satellite handhelds, Thuraya’s terminals are the most competitive in the MSS market, including the world’s “smallest” and “smartest” handhelds. Reaffirming its leading position in the mobile satellite handhelds, Thuraya recently introduced the world’s toughest satellite phone, known as Thuraya XT. This sturdy yet professional satellite only handheld has been meticulously designed to withstand the most robust of circumstances and has incomparably reliable battery life.
With market leadership of satellite handhelds over many years, Thuraya has made major strides in other vital satellite telecom segments, such as broadband and maritime. Thuraya IP, a satellite broadband service using a compact A-5 sized terminal with transmission speed of 444 Kbps, is among the most competitive offerings in the portable satellite data market. For the vast and growing maritime segment, Thuraya offers a specialised and high performance maritime solution catering to the needs of small and medium-sized vessels branded Thuraya Marine. Thuraya was founded in 1997 by a consortium of leading national telecommunications operators and reputed investment houses from the region.
iDirect, a subsidiary of VT Systems, is transforming the way the world gets and stays connected. The company's satellite-based IP communications technology enables constant connectivity for voice, video and data applications in diverse and challenging environments. These include extending private networks to remote offices; supporting mobile connectivity across land, sea and air; providing rural telephony and Internet broadband; and maintaining communications in the wake of disasters and network failures. The iDirect Intelligent Platform(tm) integrates advanced technology into iDirect's portfolio of hubs, routers and network management software to address the growing complexity of deploying and managing global IP networks. With more than 13 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect serves customers in 50 countries through a diverse network of channel partners, including some of the largest satellite providers, operators and carriers in the world and seven of the World Teleport Association's Global Top Ten. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, iDirect has offices in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
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