Colombo to buzz with broadband

SABB 2007 opens today with insights from renowned industry leaders ; Expo showcases industry innovation

The first ever south Asia Broadband Congress and Expo 2007 opens today at the Cinnamon Grand with industry experts from SLT, Indian Institute of technology, LIRNEasia, Cisco, Alcatel, Ericsson, Juniper, IBM, Microsoft and Intel to name a few.

SABB 2007 will feature industry experts at the forefront of content development and also provide information, insights and solutions for a wide range of developments that are critical to application and content developers.

At a grand opening ceremony today morning Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Rauf Hakeem, officials from partner sponsor SLT and other sponsors will unveil the much awaited Congress and Expo 2007.

SABB 2007 will commence with plenary session keynote addresses by Minister Hakeem, Priyantha Perera, Chief Marketing Officer, SLT, Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, Dr Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director of LIRNEasia, Natarajan Rajkumar, Country Head, Cisco Sri Lanka and Dr Zoran Miljanic, President TNI.
Dr. Zoran Milanic President Technology Networking International (TNI), LLC, says that the Sri Lanka telecommunication industry is one of the best performing sectors of the economy and that the Congress is strongly supported by many economic associations and government institutions. SABB will provide the venue for sharing the experience among the telecom operators and internet service providers in South Asia region, promote the broadband technology benefits to the end users, and educate participants on the number of aspects of this complex technology.

Dr Miljanic has over 20 years of industry experience in computer and communications technology, with technical and management roles of increasing responsibility in IBM T.J Watson, Bell Labs, NEC Labs, Network Machines, Velio Communications and Conexant Systems. He is co inventor of the classical Foschini-Miljanic algorithm for power control based distributed channel allocation in cellular wireless networks and was the lead architect for the number of systems and semiconductor products: gigabit switches, multimedia communications platform, video server, and network processors.
Platinum sponsor for SABB 2007 is Alcatel, and Cisco and Ericsson are gold and silver sponsors respectively. Exclusive TV sponsor is ART TV and Business Today is the official magazine sponsor. Hype Corporate Communication Solution is the PR partner for this event.
In addition, major companies will feature their latest leading-edge advancements on the exhibition floor, including partner sponsor Sri Lanka Telecom, Dialog Telekom, Suntel, Just in Time and Nortel. SABB 2007 offers complimentary access to the Expo to all delegates.