Telecom Business '98 Sets Conference and
Exposition Record for Converging Telecom
Market
October 6, 1998
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge Corporation -- With exhibitors and attendees representing every segment of the new competitive telecom industry, Telecom Business(TM) '98 New York established itself as the leading conference and exposition for the converging telecom marketplace. More than 12,000 attendees filled the meeting rooms and exhibit hall, Sept. 1-3, 1998, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, to take advantage of the 14 keynote speakers, 57 conference sessions and 213 exhibiting companies. "This show is visionary in the sense that you're seeing for the first time in one place a true convergence of all aspects of telecommunications," said Mickey Freeman, director of marketing for Sprint.
Exhibitors, consisting of CLECs, LECs, IXCs, ISPs, ITSPs and IP telephony firms, cable and utility companies and representatives of the financial community, met the needs of attendees, who were equally diverse. Carriers, network service providers and resellers comprised 59 percent of those attending, while 63 percent of all attendees were made up of corporate and general management. Exhibitors cited the presence of decision-makers as a critical element in their success at the show.
"We've seen clients directly from the corporate environment, corporate customers -- end-user clients as well as wholesale customers -- that need to purchase dial tone, running the gamut from debit card platforms to Internet telephony providers to ISPs," Tony Leggio of Focal Communications said. "We've actually signed upwards of ten T-1s in the show. That has paid for the show after the first day."
The keynote roster featured top industry leaders addressing critical issues in the telecom industry. Joe Nacchio, president/CEO of Qwest Communications, proclaimed that the change from an industrial age to an information age is just beginning, while Howard Jantzen, president/CEO of Williams, predicted that with adequate bandwidth, the senses of smell and touch would join sight and sound as transmittable items. Fred Fromm, president of Siemens Telecom Networks, announced that the PSTN would not go away, while Tom Evslin, chairman/CEO of ITXC, felt that circuit switched technology has reached the limits of its usefulness. Keynote speakers including Dave McCourt, CEO, RCN; Don Listwin, executive vice president, Cisco Systems Inc.; Sol Trujillo, president/CEO, US West; Chris Edgecomb, chairman/CEO, STAR Telecom and Scott Baxter, president/CEO, Icon CMT Corporation discussed every aspect of the converging market.
"Our keynote and conference speakers were comprised of top executives from leading telecom companies. The aggressive approach that each of their companies is taking in the telecom market reflects the approach we are taking with the show," Telecom Business(TM) president Marc Ostrofsky said. "This show recognizes the convergence of the marketplace and the elements crucial for success. Telecom Business navigates that convergence and unites all facets of this industry."
Telecom Business '99 Anaheim, which will again feature IP Telephony and be co-located with TeleCard World '99, is scheduled for March 29-31, 1999 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The conference and exposition will return to New York at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, August 24-26, 1999. About MultiMedia Publishing Corp.
MultiMedia Publishing Corporation was established in 1986. The company publishes Telecom Business(TM) and TeleCard World(TM) monthly and holds two conferences and expositions yearly. Through these combined efforts, MultiMedia Publishing reaches more than 53,000 decision-making members of the telecom and pre-paid card industry. For information on the magazines or shows, please call 713/974-5252 or visit our web site at www.telecombusiness.com.
CONTACT: MultiMedia Publishing Corporation, Houston | David Miller, 713/974-5252 | E-mail: davidm@mpcshows.com
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