The only C-level business meeting for the Asia-Pacific and international carrier communities

On 28 & 29 November 2012, 428 executive attendees from 206 individual companies gathered in Bangkok for the largest and most successful Capacity Asia to date. Capacity Conferences would like to thank everyone who attended, plus the 13 sponsors and 14exhibitors for making Capacity Asia 2012 the must-attend event for Asian, European, Middle Eastern and North American wholesale telecoms companies.

The move to Thailand this year increased representation from Indochinese companies providing a more diverse audience, new conference content and more carriers from across Asia to build future business partnerships with.
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Another agenda highlight during the 2 days was the executive panel focussing on how to increase regional connectivity between Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. There was an international perspective presented by ORANGE, PCCW GLOBAL and TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE and a regional perspective from BB CONNECT, RELIANCE GLOBALCOM and TELIN. During the panel discussion, Owen Best, President, Asia at RELIANCE GLOBALCOM was quizzed on factors driving demand on new and upgraded subsea cable systems. He believes “mobile data has been the game changer in terms of driving capacity demand”.

Another key talking point was the increased potential of market growth in Myanmar. Shane Thu Aung, Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of GLOBALNET, presented valuable statistics during his presentation showing that with a population of over 60 million and a 1% penetration rate, the opportunities are endless.Brianna Boureau from TELEGEOGRAPHY also gave an interesting insight into what we can expect from Myanmar over the next four years and where the most potential growth margins are. From all aspects, Myanmar is becoming a country to look out for and will produce many economic opportunities.

Networking opportunities with a Thai twist at Capacity Asia 2012

There were two key networking events that took place at Capacity Asia 2012 and with the move to Bangkok, it seemed appropriate to celebrate this beautiful country and its traditions. CAT TELECOM hosted the pre-event reception which opened the event with a night of Thai food and performances. This evening provided a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere for all attendees to meet each other and arrange meetings for the following two days.

TRUE INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY hosted the Loy Krathong festival party which took place on the evening of day 1. This traditional Thai festival was celebrated with local dancers, Thai style canapés, cocktails and the traditional release of Loy Krathong floats to welcome good fortune for the future.  It was the perfect evening after a very successful and insightful day at the event.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR:

Capacity Asia 2013 will be taking place during November 2013 in Bangkok.  Further details and the exact dates will be announced shortly.

For sponsorship opportunities in 2013:
Alex Grose, Director of Event Sales
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For speaking opportunities in 2013:
Ian Ferguson, Senior Conference Producer
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