CEOs to debate industry`s future at GSMA`s Mobile Asia Congress

"With mobile broadband services proliferating, handset technology evolving rapidly and the Internet fast going wireless, this industry is reaching a major inflexion point as many operators, vendors and entertainment companies review their strategies, their business models and their partnerships," said Craig Ehrlich, Chairman. "A catalyst for the leaders of Asia's mobile ecosystem to engage in face-to-face discussions, the Mobile Asia Congress will play a major role in shaping the strategic agenda of this industry, while setting trends in the world's fastest-growing mobile markets." Asia-Pacific is adding 20 million new mobile connections every month - more than four times the growth rate of any other region.

The Congress will also explore Asia's role as a pioneer of new services, the imminent rollout of mobile broadband in China and India and how mobile technology will showcase the Olympics in Beijing next year. On the first evening of the event, there will be the presentation of the GSMA's Asia Mobile Awards, recognizing the best commercial mobile products and services targeted at Asian consumers.

The most innovative ideas in the Asia-Pacific region will also be highlighted in Macau through the Mobile Innovation Awards, the culmination of the two-day Mobile Innovation Summit. A key part of the GSMA's new Mobile Innovation Programme, the Summit will bring together the inventors of the region's most innovative products, services and technologies with operators, the investor community, and vendors.