Event: Telecom World 2016

Ulala Lab

ITU Telecom World provided us with a great opportunity to showcase our technology and capabilities on a global stage. Being amongst the award finalists was a great credibility booster. For a startup, proving yourself can be a hard and challenging task, and the audience often only has a vague idea of how exactly your product works and what differentiates you from others. So answering all the burning questions that our potential clients, partners and investors usually have, as well as getting valuable feedback from experts from around the world, was very useful and fulfilling for our project. We were able to get more from this event by getting in touch with people from different backgrounds and increasing our business network. We are experiencing steady growth in our business, and are already in smart technology towards Smart Farm and Smart City business areas. Our Smart Factory platform has already been implemented in several factories here in Korea as well as in Indonesia, China and Vietnam.

DASAN Zhone Solutions

ITU Telecom World was the right place for us to network with operators, government officials and regulators. Our participation in the event in an ITU Pavilion and a panel session enabled us to build strong relationships with them and positioned DASAN Zhone Solutions as a global network solution provider. We learned about the network market trends in Thailand and the real market requirements from mobile and fixed operators for FTTx, Mobile Backhaul and G.fast solutions. At the same time, we acquired partnership opportunities with system integrators and vendors who work closely with incumbent operators. This was a valuable event where we learned, built relationships and had great visibility. We expect to make our contribution to Thailand’s network industry development in line with Digital Thailand.

Huawei

Huawei always looks at which are the appropriate marketing events from a brand perspective and the key message and purposes, and this particular ITU forum is one of the best, especially the quality at ministerial level that visited Huawei’s pavilion and engaged directly with Huawei’s Broader Way Forum. This particular event is so important because it gives Huawei the opportunity to reinforce the theme of why we believe broadband is so essential to life, and allows us to bring together our global customers and case studies, to demonstrate how the market has moved on.. so that this partnership of companies and countries gets to learn. This type of collaboration can’t happen in any other event, and this is why we hope and expect Huawei will be continue to be here year after year.

Intel

The value of ITU Telecom World for Intel is the networking. There’s the government people here, there’s the industry leaders, there’s ITU, there’s people that touch everyone, and you get a very powerful group of leaders together and these are the ones with the resources to make the difference, to drive the change. If you look at the number of people here, if you were to get on a plane to try and meet the people you meet here this week, it would take you a year of flying. They are here, you can get groups together, you can show them practices, you can run workshops. It is just that getting together of decision makers and sharing of best practices, ITU Telecom World does that beautifully.

Korea

As a long-term supporter of ITU Telecom World events, we see clear benefits in terms of visibility, making contacts, closing business deals and establishing relationships through our participation on the showfloor. At World 2013, Cobaltray, one of the companies within the Korean Pavilion, had significant success in closing a major deal with Maxcom Africa, a Tanzanian technology Integrator. Maxcom aim to build up their mobile payment system partnering with Vodafone, using Cobaltray’s POS as an integral part of that system. The key to success is displaying the right product to the right audience at ITU Telecom World.

LS telcom

Our vision is to bring spectrum management to a whole new level through advanced systems for spectrum management, spectrum monitoring and spectrum control. Our aim in attending ITU Telecom World 2013 was to increase awareness of our brand and the perceived value of LS telcom solutions. We hoped to meet new customers, obtain new contacts and leads and increase the visibility of our portfolio. Our participation with a showfloor pavilion, in forum panel sessions and at social networking events enabled us to meet customers, discussing and finalizing a contract with one existing customer, and going some way to meeting our objectives.

Rohde & Schwarz

Having participated at ITU Telecom World since the very first event back in 1971, we are clear on our aims in taking part: it’s about increasing our image and boosting our visibility in the ICT industry. The growth of the markets in which ITU Telecom is held is very important. We benefit from a well organized and professional event, meeting high-ranking delegations at our showfloor stand, raising our profile around the world and profiting from high-level contacts.

Academic Bridge

Our aim in taking part in ITU Telecom World 2016 was to grow the project and our product’s credibility. The event was tremendously well organized, with many experienced people from the ICT sector giving great advice and recommendations, as well as the opportunity to meet potential investors. Winning the Telecom World Thematic Award, gave us media coverage throughout Rwanda and enabled us to attract more investment. Our clients believed in the platform and saw greater potential in us – we have grown from 13 schools to 42 this year, and expanded into three more countries in East Africa as a result of the recognition gained. This increase in clients has led us to improve our technology to meet their needs, adding features and growing the business in terms of both sales and staff. In the life of a startup, every founder wants their story to be heard, their business to be trusted and to grow. Winning the ITU Telecom Award makes all that possible – and even if you don’t win, just taking part allows you to be heard by different people who feed you with great insights that can change you and your business forever.

Gnúbila

I was amazed by the traction and attendance at ITU Telecom World event. Many VIPs in my market sector attended, giving me many opportunities to network and receive valuable feedback on my business. I was impressed by the Awards process and the quality of the international jury – it was a challenging but very positive experience presenting my ideas in the quick-fire pitching. Taking part in the Awards gave my company and my project much more visibility and credibility. Winning second place in the Global SME Award programme is a strong marketing argument for our product pitches. Our blockchain project has seen a significant increase in popularity as a result, and is now being referenced in various fora. The Awards programme has triggered a virtuous circle for our project. gnúbila’s anonymization and secure sharing product, FedEHR, is now in the process of being integrated into the be-ys group, an ambitious European leader in the digital trust market.

BRCK

ITU Telecom World was a great platform to showcase our solutions, offering great networking and visibility opportunities. We were the overall winner of the ITU Telecom World Global SME Awards, which was a great feeling especially as it was the second year in a row that Kenya won. We have now deployed in over 15 countries worldwide, and are talking to governments about major roll outs. The win has definitely impacted our business positively, giving us more exposure and media coverage around the world. We are now pursuing a more commercial sales model with the education solution. We have a new product, the BRCKMoja, which is a content delivery network and free Wifi connectivity platform that seeks to make internet connectivity available to the more than 800 million unconnected in Africa.