Report: Iran Telecom Conference 2010

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:57  |  James Barton

The 2^nd Iran Telecom Conference 2010 (ITC2010) which was held last week (24-25 January 2010) by Teyf Group in Tehran, was a turning point in Iran Telecommunication sector with the widespread presence of all key role players and senior managers in the Iranian Telecom Market and Industry.

The viewpoints of the invited speakers and the distinguished panelists demonstrated the great potential of the ICT and Telecom sector in Iran and the investment opportunities for foreign companies. Among the main points stated in this prestigious event, the following could be noted as the key to the improvement and development of the sector:

• A change in the viewpoints of the ICT managers: As Mr. Khosravi, Ex President of CRA, mentioned in his speech to the issues like users’ rights and considering converged licenses, and those Mr. Feyzi, CEO of TCI, stated as customer centric views, future outlook and personnel position which all shows the importance of competition as a driving factor in the private sector
• Presence of new players in the ICT sector: As participation of senior managers of banks and Iran broadcasting in the conference could show the cooperation and interaction between telecom and non-telecom sectors in such a converged environment. The challenging presentation of Mr. Siahkali, VP of Virtual Media in Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), on telecom indices as bandwidth and creating a national committee on bandwidth management shows the importance of developing modern infrastructure and promoting the culture in the viewpoints of governmental managers
• New faces from different organizations: As the great number of participants from related organizations like ICT ministry, presidential organization, information technology company, IT syndicate, academic centers and many other such entities could confirm the high priority of ICT and telecommunication in the country
• Attendance of Foreign analysts, consultants and managers: What was so admiring at this event was the high attendance rate of foreign senior managers and international analysts in the Iran Telecom Conference and this brought the opportunity for different managers, policy makers and active players of ICT and Telecom sector to share their great ideas and valuable experiences. The worthwhile contribution of Alan Horne, Ex Director General of TRA Bahrain, was a good example

Through the last year and after holding ITC2008, Iran’s Telecoms sector has experienced substantial changes, the most important of which are listing TCI shares in Iran’s Exchange Market, starting Part-Privatization of TCI, holding 3^rd Mobile License Tender to provide 3G services, issuing WiMAX Licenses, and finally, changing the senior managers of the ICT Ministry. Moreover, there have been other issues and challenges such as regulatory independence, undeveloped ADSL, increasing interest among telecom companies to e-services, and necessity of ICT projects in the country, which all encouraged Teyf Group to hold and organize the 2^nd Iran Telecom Conference 2010 at this developing era.

About Teyf Group

Teyf Scientific & Analytical Group as the think tank of Iran Telecommunication is an Iranian market research and consulting organization specialized in technologies and business models for Regulatory, operators, service providers, vendors and the whole industry, in the broadband, 3G, fixed/mobile convergence and other telecommunication markets. It provides published market reports, customized research projects, and holds prestigious telecoms events in the country.

More info:

• http://www.teyf.ir/en

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