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BWI: Digital India Propelling ICT Growth, Major Tech Companies Betting on the Indian Rural Market
Source : Exhibitions India Group
Thursday, January 7, 2016 2:27PM IST (8:57AM GMT)
Digital India Propelling ICT Growth, Major Tech Companies Betting on the Indian Rural Market
24th convergence India 2016 expo acts as an important platform for digital India
New Delhi, Delhi,India
India has emerged as one of the most promising markets for IT and Telecommunications companies. Initiatives such as Digital India, Make-in-India and Made-in-India are propelling the ICT growth with major tech companies like Facebook, Microsoft and Google betting high on the Indian rural market.
The 24th Convergence India 2016 expo, with its theme “Digital India”, will play a key role in facilitating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for “Digital India”. With support from the Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of communications & information technology, and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting; the expo will be held at Pragati Maidan, during 20th – 22nd January, 2016.
The three day expo will bring together senior government officials, global leaders, professionals, and associations to network, establish trade contacts, and for knowledge sharing.
Exhibiting participants include CISCO one of the prominent organisations at the forefront of the ICT industry, Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director, Service Provider Business, Cisco India & SAARC, said, “Cisco is committed to accelerating India’s digital transformation. We believe the government's Digital India vision will unleash huge opportunities, revolutionize the way we live, work, play, and learn, and create huge opportunities for the country and its citizens.
The network is at the heart of digital business transformation – the rapid and escalating value derived from the interconnectivity of people, processes, data and things. With the world becoming increasingly digital, Convergence India is an important event for Cisco to demonstrate how we are best suited to help service providers of all types in their digitisation journeys enabling them to drive growth, accelerate innovation and impel digital business transformation.”
Speaking on the growing presence of start-ups at the conference, Prem Behl - Chairman Exhibitions India Groupsaid, “India is witnessing a digital transformation, and this is a golden period for tech companies, especially start-ups, to usher in the next wave of growth in the economy. There are a number of young entrepreneurs in the country, and there is a need to promote them. We are delighted that Convergence India serves as a great platform for emerging companies to be introduced to global technologies, and network with leading organisations and global speakers under one roof.”
Other bellwethers at the expo include Broadcom, C-Dot, Conax, Cyient, Ericsson, EMC, Harmonic, Mediatek, Microsoft, M-Star, Nagra, Sandisk, Syntax Telenor, and Thomson to name a few.
Highlights of the Show
Concurrent Conference Sessions
425 companies from 28 countries showcasing technology trends from the global ICT industry
16 conference sessions with 100+ speakers from across the globe
Focus areas: Telecom, broadcast & Pay TV, broadband, IoT, Cloud, Big Data & analytics, smart devices, e-commerce, M2M, Apps etc.
Co-hosted events
1st SCTE India Award Ceremony
3rd Telecom Summit 2016
Microsoft Seminar on “Affordable Broadband for Rural India—Policy Enablement and Business Models”
Sandisk Workshop on “Innovation in STB storage”
Digital India
Internet for All
LTE/4G Adoption
Transition to digital broadcasting
Digital wallets propagating e-Commerce in India
Adopting big data
Building an Apps & Gaming ecosystem
Smart Services through Internet of Things
Next Gen TV: Technology changing TV's business model
Convergence India expo at a glance:
Show
24th Convergence India 2016 expo
Theme
Digital India
Type
Exhibition & Conference
Date
20 - 22 January 2016
Venue
Hall 18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Admission
Business and trade professionals only
Show Timings
20th January 2016: 0900 hrs - 1800 hrs 21st January 2016: 0900 hrs - 1800 hrs 22nd January 2016: 0900 hrs - 1600 hrs
Into its 24th edition, Convergence India 2016 expo is the most influential and relevant trade event for the ICT, broadcast and digital media industry in South Asia. The three-day event is a powerful platform for telecom operators, service and content providers, equipment and device manufacturers, information & network security, broadcasters, broadcast equipment, cable & satellite companies, digital media etc., to showcase their products and services to the global industry.
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