About Conference

• General Information
• 2012 Fast Facts
• VIP Delegation at the Conference
• VIP delegations include
• Why you should participate to Caspian Telecoms Conference!?
• Why Turkey?
• Why Caspian and Black Sea Region?
• Turkey – Market Overview

:: General information Main telecommunication conference Caspian Telecoms 2012 will be held on 19-20 April 2012 in Hilton Istanbul Hotel. Conference has been organised since 2002 and annually brings together world telecoms leaders in the telecommunication market. Caspian Telecoms is recognised by branch community a leading forum on telecommunication and IT sector for the Caspian Region, the CIS Countries, Turkey and the Central Asia.

Caspian Telecoms – this the unique possibility in one place to present your company to the greatest number of experts in the field of fixed, mobile, satellite communication and in area of information technologies from the CIS countries, the Caspian region, Turkey and the Central Asia.

Caspian Telecoms 2012 will present again the extensive program which has during its life won recognition of leading players of the telecommunication market as the most meaningful business and information event.

:: 2012 Fast Facts:

• Caspian Telecoms 2012 19-20 April 2012
• Format B2B & B2G
• Venue Hilton Istanbul Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
• Year of the basis 2002
• Frequency of carrying out every year
• Quantity of the countries at conference 35
• Official VIP high level state delegations from countries 15
• Conference sponsors 35
• 400+ Delegates
• Display spaces 20
• International media & industry press 35

:: VIP delegation at the conference The success of the conference is largely due to the presence of senior-level participants from CIS countries who have the authority to make decisions. The conference is a platform for commercial and state telecommunications organisations to discuss, in detail, current issues in the telecommunications industry - including the licensing of telecommunications organisations, privatisation and legal and financial problems.

Caspian Telecoms creates an effective business environment for establishing new contacts, holding talks and strengthening important ties.

:: VIP delegations include: Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Greece, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Iran and Kyrgyzstan

The high-level delegates on conference annually are directed by telecommunication departments of the CIS countries and the adjacent states, the international organizations and the companies, the state and private operators of communication, the investment companies and banks.

The success of the conference is largely due to the presence of senior-level participants from CIS countries who have the authority to make decisions. The conference is a platform for commercial and state telecommunications organisations to discuss, in detail, current issues in the telecommunications industry - including the licensing of telecommunications organisations, privatisation and legal and financial problems. Caspian Telecoms creates an effective business environment for establishing new contacts, holding talks and strengthening important ties.

:: Why you should participate to Caspian Telecoms Conference!?

• The only number one telecom event for the telecoms industry for Turkey, CIS, the Black Sea States and their neighbouring Caspian and Central Asian regions
• The conference particularly, is unique in gathering the well-known and high level of participants and decision makers around the world since 2002
• The event acts as an international gateway into a market that offers huge potential for both established investors and new market entrants
• The conference also great opportunity for attendees to create partnerships, expand their business and the chance to meet and network with high quality event participants
• 400+ delegates participating companies from more than 35 countries represented
• Official VIP state delegations from 15 countries in the region
• 35 international media & press partners

:: Why Turkey?

• Turkey is considered to be a “bridge” between Europe and Asia, and with its close proximity to both continents, Turkey offers and ideal trading platform
• With its growing economy Turkey and the Eurasian Region promise significant opportunities for foreign manufacturers of satellite, broadcast and cable technologies
• Turkey is one of the leading countries using satellite communications in the Eurasian Region and is eager to implement the latest technology
• Best prospects for foreign manufacturers include data transmission services, Voip, wireless, intelligent network management center operational and business support systems, usage tracking, data network management systems, network security, data center solutions and disaster recovery systems.

:: Why Caspian and Black Sea Region?

• The development of the telecommunications sector is great importance in terms of the national economy in Caspian & Black Sea countries
• Telecommunications invest needs to important invest in this area
• Telecommunications market offers huge potential for both established investors and new market entrants
• Telecommunications sector market share of the first investor companies will be biggest in this region

::Turkey – Market Overview The Information and communication technologies (ICT) sector has become an essential part of the economy, in particular social life, since it is directly or indirectly affecting the ever-changing business world. Turkey is well aware of the fact that this sector will have a much more influential role in the future than it currently has. Searches for solutions brought about by this development and growth, which are appropriate for the requirements of today, and the efforts to enable today’s economic and social life to acquire these most up to date and fast solutions instantly, together form the basis of information and communication technology, since these solution searches basically require the utmost efficient utilization of both time and physical resources. In this regard, Turkey has increased its interest in the ICT sector further, and started the necessary studies so as to have a voice in the sector in the future. The greatest indicators of these efforts are the new initiatives and R&D Law issued for the investors.

• In Turkey, during the last ten years, ICT equipment has grown 130 percent, software 500 percent, the services sector around 500 percent, consumer materials around 200 percent, information technologies 225 percent, telecommunication equipment around 75 percent, bearer services around 275 percent, and communication technologies around 225 percent.
• Turkey’s large population, as well its demand for high-tech telecommunication services, are expected to increase the total ICT spending to the level of USD 10.5 billion in 2014, up from USD 7.2 billion in 2009. Meanwhile, mobile penetration rates are expected to increase further.