Zawya: The continued boom in Broadband Internet in the Arab World is set to boost convergence-based services

Amman, May 25th 2009
Under the royal patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan, the sixth Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference, set to take place in Amman on the 1st and 2nd of June, comes as the Arab World's telecommunications and broadcast entertainment markets continue to experience strong growth in telecom subscribers and more competition, according to regional research house and conference organizer Arab Advisors Group, a member of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank Group. The official opening ceremony will include addresses by HRH Princess Sumaya Bint Al Hassan, HE Eng. Bassem Al Rousan (Jordan's Minister of ICT), Dr. Diar Ahmad (CEO, AsiaCell), Dr. Saad Al-Barrak (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director (CEO), Zain Group), Mr. Mickael Ghossein (CEO of Jordan Telecom Group - Orange Jordan), Dr. Abdulmalik Jaber (Vice Chairman & CEO Paltel Group), Mr. Mohammad Omran (Chairman, Etisalat), and Mr. Osman Sultan (CEO, DU), Mr. Sam Barnett (COO, MBC) and Mr. Guido Baumhauer (Director of Strategy, Marketing and Distribution, Deutsche Welle). (more)