Telecom Internet Services

The Telecom Internet Services will offer information and Internet services to all ITU Telecom Asia 2000 participants:

• Email access (via POP3 clients and new email accounts)

• Internet access  

• Event Information  

•  Exhibit Finder (Find exhibitor booths, product location, etc.)

• WAP and SMS services.

More than 120 PCs are available in about a dozen clusters, conveniently located throughout the forum and exhibition areas of HKCEC. These services, implemented by Compaq and Ericsson, will provide access to web-based email, to official information about the event, to the ITU website, to the Internet, and to mobile Internet applications.

Webcast service of Forum sessions

IChannel.com Ltd. has been selected as the official Provider of Forum Webcasting at ITU Telecom Asia 2000. The live sessions of the Forums will be available in live or on-demand from Internet and at a high quality from the TiS Kiosks.

http://www.itu.int/ASIA2000/forum/

i.Communication Centre (business centre – Hall5, Stand 5407)

PCCW, the “Official Communication Provider” is providing all kinds of equipment and services one will need in the i.Communication Center. With a complete communication support, both exhibitors and visitors will be easily connected to their business while they are on the road:

• Communication facilities (PCs, notebook computers) with internet access

• Telecommunications facilities (telephones, fax machines) with IDD services

• Additional internet access ports

• Other supporting services including mobile phone rental, mobile phone battery charging, SIM cards and phone cards sales
  
  
  
  
  

The following information is further detailed in the on-line event manual on the ITU Web site dedicated to the event (http://www.itu.int/ASIA2000/EventManual/). These details are also presented below to draw your attention to the great services provided by the telecommunication, network, and IT partners of ITU for this event.

• Telecommunications services

• Event network

• Satellite services

• Frequency licences / import permit and others

• Lead management system

Telecommunication services

PCCW, as the “Official Communication Provider”, is providing all the telecommunication services to meet exhibitors’ requirements at the event. Huge improvement efforts have been undertaken at the HKCEC to cope with the exhibitors’ requirements. The Exhibitors are invited to place their orders as soon as possible, using the order form (T13) available in the on-line event manual located in the ITU Web site dedicated to the event (http://www.itu.int/ASIA2000/EventManual/).

For any on-site issues, please meet PCCW’s team at the service center located in the Atrium 1, Phase I, HKCEC. You can also call the hotline in case of emergency: Tel: 8300 8300.

Event network

Alcatel, as the “Official Data Network equipment supplier of Event Network”, partnered with PCCW, “Official co-Provider of Event Network” to implement a Gigabit network designed to provide high-speed Internet access and inter-stand communications to exhibitors and to ITU’s special projects. Each exhibitor is entitled one Event Network connection, free of charge. However, the exhibitors are invited to confirm the use of this network connection by filling and returning the order form (T13) available in the on-line event manual located in the ITU Web site dedicated to the event (http://www.itu.int/ASIA2000/EventManual/).

For any issues on-site, please meet the teams of Alcatel and PCCW at the Network Operation Center located in the Atrium 1, Phase I, HKCEC (tel: 83 08 83 08).

Satellite services

Should an exhibitor require to set-up satellite dishes or use HKCEC satellite services, please contact HKCEC (the installation of satellite dishes is subject to the space availability). Frequency co-ordination must be done with OFTA (see below).

P. K. Chan  
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre  
Building Operations Manager  
Tel: +852 2582-7070  
Fax: +852 2582-7268  
Email: pkchan@hkcec.com.hk

Frequency licences / import permit and others

Exhibitors and media wishing to bring into Hong Kong any radiocommunications equipment either for demonstration or actual use for the ITU Telecom Asia 2000 event should approach the Office of the Telecommunications Authority ("OFTA") to obtain a short-term permit unless such equipment is exempted from licensing under the law.

In general, cellular phones used in connection with a licensed public telecommunications service are exempted from licensing. Low power radio devices which conform to the technical specifications issued by the Telecommunications Authority ("TA") are also exempted from licensing. In addition, line communications equipment is exempted from licensing when it is used for access to a public telecommunications service.

 http://www.ofta.gov.hk/asia2000/info-notes.html

Lead management system

• As an exhibitor at ITU TELECOM Asia 2000 you will be able to
  take advantage of an automated lead manager service - courtesy of Ericsson and Compaq - that will capture the details of visitors to your stand quickly and reliably.

•  No more boxes full of hastily-scribbled contact cards ... no more "missing" key contact information ... no more hours spent on data entry after the show.  Should you use this service, please place your order using the following URL: http://enlint007.ericsson.nl/lms/lms.asp

• To collect your Lead Management System and for any issues on-site, please meet the teams of Compaq and Ericsson at the Telecom Internet Services BackOffice located in the Atrium 1, Phase I, HKCEC. Support is also available on-line at the following URL: http://enlint007.ericsson.nl/lms/support.asp