16th Azerbaijan International Telecommunications & Information Technologies Exhibition & Conference to take place in Baku

BakuTel 2010, the 16th Azerbaijan International Telecommunications & Information Technologies Exhibition & Conference, will take place on 23-26 November in Baku Expo Center.  BakuTel is a major specialised event in the field of ICT. The sixteenth edition of the exhibition, which each year brings together professionals from the region’s telecommunications sector, will be held within International ICT Week and will include a number of events. The exhibition is organised by Iteca Caspian LLC, part of ITE Group PLC (UK). 

A special role in the development of the exhibition has been played by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which provides invaluable support to the exhibition and conference. The exhibition is also supported by international industry institutions, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), and Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC). BakuTel has been recognised by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) as a “UFI Approved Event” status, which is confirmation that the event meets the highest international standards.    

BakuTel will be held in a new exhibition venue, Baku Expo Center. This is a long-awaited event for exhibitors, as holding the exhibition in a modern venue will more effectively show companies’ stands. BakuTel will bring together over 100 companies from 15 countries, including Azerbaijan, Israel, China, Malaysia, UAE, Turkey, USA and others. Local companies will make up about 40% of the total area of the exhibition.  At BakuTel, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies, together with partner companies, will present the results of the work done on the government projects “National Computer”, “Electronic Signature”, and “Electronic Document”. Over 40% of the exhibition area will be occupied by major ICT companies, most of which are regular exhibitors at BakuTel.

They include: Azedunet, Azel, Azercell Telecom, Azerfon-Vodafone, AzerTelekom, Aztelecom, Azqtel, B & B TV, Bakcell, Baku Telephone Communications Production Association, Bestcomp, Caspel, Caspian Navtel, Delta Telecom, Elsis, Gilat, Golden Pay, Hewlett Packard, Huawei Technologies, Idrak Technology Transfer, Intelsoft, Matrix, Measat Satellite, Microsoft, Nar Mobile, Nokia Siemens Netoworks, Oracle, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Penkiu Kontinentu Bankines Teknologijos, RISK, Saybernet, SINAM, Sinerji, Softline, Teleradio, Ultra, ZTE and others.
 
Due to the urgency of the problems associated with global climate change, as well as the Year of the Environment in Azerbaijan, the special theme of the exhibition will be “ICT and Global Climate Change”. The ICT conference, which will be held on 24 November, will also be devoted to this theme.  The conference annually accompanies the exhibition and is organised by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan.  The speakers at the conference will include experts from leading local and international ICT and telecommunications companies, who will share their experiences and talk about upcoming projects.

According to research, the interest of visitors in new products and technologies far exceeds the supply of new products from exhibiting companies. In this regard, the organisers have taken several measures to help attract even more attention to exhibitors’ original products, and will promote innovative products, services and technologies in the national market. At the exhibition, the organisers will arrange an Innovation Zone, in which companies will be able to present new ICT products, technologies and solutions. Over 60% of the exhibitors have announced their intention to demonstrate the new high-tech products at their stands. So that visitors can easily find these new products, the companies’ stands will have a special sign. The same sign will be placed on the exhibition floor plans next to those companies showing a new product. In addition, there will be an Innovation Zone catalogue, which will act as a guide to the world of new technologies and solutions. It will be distributed to visitors at the exhibition.

The General Sponsor of the exhibition this year is Huawei Technologies. Another sponsor of the exhibition is Oracle.  Among the partners of the autumn exhibitions in 2010 are the companies Azerfon-Vodafone, Pasha Sigorta, Caspel, Greenwich Travel Club, SIAR and Caucas Point Hotel.


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