India represents an optimistic picture of a convergence regime
in view of its technological advances and regulatory framework in
the shape of its proposed convergence communications bill, according
to experts.
"With the bill to create a Communication Commission of India as a
super regulator for telecom, information technology and broadcasting
in the pipeline under the proposed convergence regime, India
presents a case of an eye-opener," Bill Cowper, director (Asia
Pacific) Sun Microsystems, said on the eve of the three-day
Convergence India exhibition starting today. More than 200 companies
are likely to participate in the exhibition.
Cowper added that there would be no dramatic impact of the US
slowdown on the Indian companies and in other Asia-Pacific regions
as the exposure of US companies in wireline and wireless firms were
far low.
"There will be a significant impact of us slowdown on Indian
companies as the exposure of the US firms is below 20 per cent in
wireline companies and less than six per cent in wireless
companies," said Cowper.
Doug Triblehorn, chief executive of Globecast, which is the
broadcasting division of French Telecom, said service providers
would have to offer an array of value-added services along with core
services to take advantage of the convergence regime.
He said although the government was yet to enact the law on
convergence, the proposed legislation seemed in tune with the
development in the telecom, IT and broadcasting on a global scale.
Riding high on the optimism of convergence regime, he said
globecast is opening its office in Delhi today to provide solutions
to broadcasters, ISPs,content and application providers.
This three-day exhibition organised by Exhibitions India is
primarily focusing on latest broadband multimedia solutions.
Some of the speakers who will be speaking at the three day event
are Bill Cowper (director-Asia Pacific, Sun Microsystems), Rolf
Bergman (VP, Andrew Corporation), N Vittal (CVC), Gokul Laroia
(Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Hong Kong), Amitabh Kumar (director
operations, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited).
The exhibition will also showcase broadband multimedia solutions
for broadcasting content over satellite, DSL, cable, mobile,
wireless, fibre and digital terrestrial networks.
Source: Capital Markets
