The event will focus on empowering businesses with well-informed and practical insights into managing technologies and reducing costs in the converging world.

The 17th Convergence India 2009 exhibition and conference will be held from March 18-20 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event will showcase converging technologies providing faster, easier access to information, and multiple services. Organizations are evolving business models to maximize on opportunities in the emerging digital communications landscape. The event will play a pivotal role in enabling companies to get the optimum value from cutting edge technologies and increase operational efficiencies.

Sessions titled 'Broadband: Capturing the Indian Market', 'Mobile Information Society: Strategy & New Business Models', 'The Place of WiMAX in the Mobile Broadband Revolution', 'VAS in India's Telecom Industry: Successful Growth Strategies' and 'The Info-Security Challenge: How do the good guys win?', all form part of a comprehensive debate on telecom, IT, and info security.

On a parallel track, a panel discussion on 'Regulatory Aspects of the Indian Broadcast Industry' and sessions on 'DTH, MSOs and Cable: The Battle for Supremacy', 'Satellite Broadcasting: Emerging Technologies', 'Animation & Gaming Industry', and 'ransition to a New Television Experience: Indian Perspective on IPTV', will capture major developments in India's broadcasting and entertainment sectors.

The event is supported by the Ministry of Communications & IT and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and certified by the US Commercial Service.

The event will focus on empowering businesses with well-informed and practical insights into managing technologies and reducing costs in the converging world.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a major driver of the Indian economy, and its development stimulates growth across all sectors. India is striving to leverage the benefits of ICT for widespread and sustained economic development.

Convergence India is the country's largest and most influential ICT event in the region. It is the ideal platform for creators and implementers of new technologies to form profitable alliances and partnerships. The three-day event brings the ICT fraternity together, and provides an international platform to make business happen.

Convergence India has been instrumental in bringing the world's leading companies to India, and has become the base for business negotiations for the ICT industry.

Visitor Profile

The event is expected to be visited by industrial professionals from verticals such as broadcasting production services, cable operators, carriers, cellular communications, consultancy, defense/security services, Department of Space, government/ministries and PSU's, Internet service providers, satellite communications, software production, system integrators, telcos, and trade associations.