ITU Telecom World - Open Networks - Connected Minds
October 5 - 9, 2009
Geneva, Switzerland

Only held every few years, ITU TELECOM WORLD is an unrivaled event for the global telecommunication and information communication technology (ICT) sector. Forward-looking, WORLD 2009 attracts all stakeholders from across the sector and around the world for a truly global, world-class event and networking platform. To address shared global challenges in today's information society, WORLD 2009 incorporates thematic elements to highlight the reach and role of telecommunications and ICT in areas of societal change such as the digital divide, climate change, and disaster relief. With its focus on development opportunities, the event brings together corporate social responsibility and displays cases of best practices. www.itu.int/WORLD2009/ .  Special
discount rate available for ITU at http://www.ngmn.org/mailform/registration.html.

LTE Forum 2009
October 8, 2009
Hotel VIP Executive Art, Lisbon, Portugal

The LTE Forum 2009 will help operators to identify the evolutionary steps to 3G LTE (Long Term Evolution), to understand the drivers for migrating, and to determine what they need to be doing now to ensure their network remains competitive. Presentations from mobile operators and other industry experts will help delegates to understand why, when and how to migrate to 3G LTE, and what they should be doing now to ensure their networks remain competitive into the future.  www.lteforum2009.com  
 
CTIA Wireless IT Entertainment
October 6 - 9, 2009
San Diego, CA

With a focus on wireless data applications, software development, network architecture and solutions, CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009 is where professionals across various industries see first-hand how wireless data technology is applied to a multitude of business solutions.

 

 

Mobile Application Stores: Strategy and Deployment
October 8, 2009 @ CTIA Wireless IT &E
San Diego, CA

 

 
Mobility World Congress
October 13-15, 2009
Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong
 
The Mobility World Congress is now in its 14th year and returns once again to Hong Kong. This year the event is focused on Optimizing the Mobile Broadband Business Model and will bring together key thinkers from across the mobile industry for a high-level strategic summit to discuss strategies for optimizing the mobile broadband business model. Voice revenues are stagnating. Penetration rates are reaching saturation. Operator growth lies in increasing revenues from data usage while managing costs of data transmission. The 14th Mobility World Congress will provide inspiration and practical advice on driving data usage growth, improving the customer experience of data services and reducing the cost-per-bit of data. All WIP members are entitled to a 15% discount on the full congress price.    www.MobilityWorldCongress.com  

MOBILE 2.0
October 15 & 16, 2009
Silicon Valley, CA

MOBILE 2.0 Silicon Valley brings together experts and thought leaders from all aspects of the mobile ecosystem, including startups, investors, mobile carriers, device manufacturers, and mobile application developers and web technologists. The conference is an opportunity for individuals and companies to connect to industry leadership and startup innovation and broaden your C-level relationships and developer knowledge. Our two-day event (Business Day Oct 15) and (Developer Day Oct 16) focusing on new Mobile Applications and Services, the Mobile Web, Disruptive Mobile Innovation and understanding and building mobile platforms. The first 100 registrants will receive a $50.00 discount on the Business Day. Please use the code "dotopen." www.mobile2event.com


Web 2.0 Summit
October 20 - 22, 2009
San Francisco, CA

Only the Web 2.0 Summit (formerly named Web 2.0 Conference) brings the intelligence, innovation, and leadership of the Internet industry together in one place at one time. The Summit is known for its interactive format, encouraging audience interaction and participation. Through incisive plenary sessions, cut-through-the-hype onstage conversations, rapid-fire "high order bits" and "show me" presentations and in-depth workshops, visionaries and executives from Internet businesses will present their unique perspective on the Web's future-in-flux. www.web2summit.com/web2009

Mobile Web & Applications
October 20-22, 2009
The Cumberland, London
 
Special Focus Day - Mobile Social networking, 20th October 2009. For the fourth year running, Mobile Web and Apps, incorporating an exclusive focus day on Mobile Social Networking, will provide you with all that you need to understand, improve and profit from this seismic shift in our industry. Featuring senior representatives with a combined user base of over half a billion and a combined turnover running into $billions, our speakers really are those that profit from and drive forward the mobile web industry.  www.mobilewebevent.com  
 

The Symbian Exchange & Exposition (SEE 2009)
October 27 & 28, 2009
Earl Court 2, London, England

Building on 10 years of successful Symbian events, The Symbian Exchange & Exposition (SEE 2009) will provide a live, interactive forum to experience, interact and participate with thousands of mobile developers, device creators and industry executives.
Over 4000 attendees are expected; over 100 exhibitors present; free talks and panel sessions from industry experts, leading minds and visionary speakers, such as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and Crossing the Chasm author, Geoffrey Moore.  Please join us - Free to attend.   www.see2009.org/wip


WiMAX Strategies Asia
November 3 - 5, 2009
Kuala Lumpur
 
With a focus on real-life WiMAX implementations highlighting both successes and failures, the event, cuts through the hype to provide WiMAX operators with information, ideas, strategies and inspiration, essential for creating a successful WiMAX business. Following a theme of "Maximizing Emerging Business Opportunities for WiMAX" the conference will also explore exciting opportunities in vertical markets and previously underserved regions. It builds on a legacy of successful WiMAX conferences organized by Beacon across Asia, and offers inspiration for all WiMAX operators looking to secure and grow market share in Asia's crowded telecoms sector.  All WIP members are entitled to a 15% discount on the full congress price.   www.WiMAXStrategiesAsia.com  

The Philippines Telecom International Summit 2009
November 5, 2009
Manila, Philippines

Fuelled by high mobile penetration and hugely popular text messaging services, the Philippines market has woven a successful telecoms development story. The Philippines Telecom International Summit 2009 has been designed to explore the strategic technology, service and business issues crucial to future market competitiveness and realizing new opportunities for increased growth and profitability. The summit will not only enable you to review your market positioning, but also provide an in-depth understanding of the dynamics that will drive future industry growth and forecast key trends and directions.  www.frost.com/phtelecom  

2nd Annual Indonesia Telecoms International Summit
November 11 - 12, 2009
Jakarta, Indonesia
 
Featuring C-level executives from the major operators in Indonesia - Telkom / Telkomsel, Indosat and XL, the summit will see participation from the emerging fixed wireless and mobile operators, ISPs, government and regulatory authorities. Of these, the country's influential Infocom Society the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI), and MASTEL will hold prominent positioning.  Encompassing keynote presentations, dialogues and roundtable discussions the summit will explore the key infrastructure, technology, service and strategic business issues crucial to future growth and profitability in the Indonesian market. http://www.frost-indotelecom.com/


Mobile User Experience
November 17 & 18, 2009
Ambassadors Hotel, London
 
Personalising the Mobile User Experience with Intuitive Mobile User Interaction Strategies. Building on the success of our prestigious handsets series of events, this conference will gather the industry design houses and brand players across the globe. This timely and focused conference addresses the challenges for the majority of mobile value chain players of what it means to put the user first. It will investigate how the user interface can be positioned as a gateway to adopting new content and services and effectively deliver an intuitive user experience to increase user interaction and uptake of value added services. www.userexperienceconference.com  
 

Broadband Traffic Management 2009
November 17 & 18, 2009
London, England

Broadband Traffic Management 2009 is the only event dedicated to traffic management in the industry today and builds upon the successes of Informa's extensive series of events focusing on the fields of fixed and mobile broadband! The agenda will be focusing on topics such as Understanding User Behaviour and Monetising Intelligent Networks, the Regulatory Environment, Commercial Realities and Subscriber-Centric Strategies for Broadband Traffic Management and Addressing the Key Technical Challenges and Making the Right Deployment Decisions. www.broadbandtrafficevent.com 


Please see descriptions for the following upcoming events at WIPConnector.

 

Mobile 2.0, November 23 - 25, 2009, Berlin, Germany, www.mobile2zeroconference.com
 
Expo Comm Italia 2009, November 24 & 25, 2009, Rome, Italy, www.expocommitalia.com
 
Mobile Transport & Infrastructure Africa, Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa