BroadcastAsia Excels

Singapore was the place to be this week as over 67,500 people came to Asia's largest infocomm and media trade exhibitions - CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia - a showcase of the latest technologies.
Many were there to participate in industry forums and interact with fellow professionals from across the world.
Of the total number of attendees, over half came from outside of Singapore, hailing from around 100 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East.
Over four days, visitors witnessed cutting-edge technologies and business solutions designed to enhance enterprises' mobility and users' lifestyles.
Held together with CGOverdrive2008 and inter-government and industry meetings such as the imbX Ministerial Forum and the Regional Seminar on Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, the event spread over eight halls, totaling 72,000 square metres of floor space.
More than 2,300 exhibiting companies from 61 countries and regions demonstrated products and solutions throughout the value chain of convergent technologies.
"We delivered a robust and relevant event this year with the strong support and representation from our exhibitors - both market leaders and emerging enterprises. Exhibitors in the WiMAX, IPTV and mobile entertainment segments have responded strongly to the ever-increasing role of technology in our lives.
These clusters have grown substantially and attracted good crowds at the show," said Mr Stephen Tan, Chief Executive of Singapore Exhibition Services and President of Allworld Exhibitions Alliance.
"The shows this year have met exhibitor expectations and about 78% of them have already committed to participate in 2009.
"With their backing, we are confident that CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia will
continue to be a key highlight on the ICT and media industry calendar in
Asia," concluded Mr Tan.
(BMcC)