Telecom World 2014 Highlights Innovations, Technologies to Shape Future of ICTs

ITU Telecom World 2014 closed its doors yesterday following four busy days of high-level debate, networking, knowledge sharing and showcasing.

A dynamic and truly diverse line-up of participants from around the world attended the event, including Cisco, Huawei, Intel, LS telcom, Nokia, Ooredoo, Rohde & Schwarz, Vodafone and ZTE, with pavilions from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Chad, China, Hungary, Nigeria, Malaysia, Qatar, Tanzania, Thailand and Zimbabwe, while Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda came together within the Smart Africa zone on the show floor.

“Over the last few days I’ve seen the evolution of a roadmap that provides an immersive, interactive and deeply informative view of the future of ICTs,” said Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU secretary-general.

“This has been evident in the Leadership Summit and Forum, bringing insights into industry shifts and macro trends from top names on the show floor and looking at new technologies developing in The Lab. I was also deeply impressed by the bright sparks who are building the future of technology and business, in the Young Innovators Programme.”

Organized by ITU, the United Nations Specialized Agency for ICTs, the event was hosted by the Government of Qatar, with the support of leading international communications company, Ooredoo.

“Ooredoo was delighted to work with ITU to organize ITU Telecom World 2014, on behalf of the Government of Qatar,” said Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, chairman of the Board of directors Ooredoo Group.

“Helping host this unique platform, for global experts to share views and insights on how we can use ICTs to enhance lives, is in line with Ooredoo’s and Qatar’s strategic vision, and it has been an inspirational experience. We were also very pleased to be able to showcase our latest technologies to this global audience, and to shine a spotlight on Qatar as a global technology hub.”

“Huawei was delighted to showcase its visions of “Building a Better Connected World”, outlining a more convenient and smarter lifestyle featuring futuristic 5G connectivity technologies, ubiquitous broadband connectivity, connected smart cities and smart homes to the global audience convened at ITU Telecom World 2014.” said Mr Ken HU, deputy chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO, Huawei. 

“At the event, Huawei also shared views and insights on technology, business and investment model innovation and called for collaboration among stakeholders to rejuvenate global broadband development.”

The event showcased sponsored sessions from Alcatel-Lucent, BBC, CNN, ESOA, Geddes Consulting, Huawei, IPv6 Forum, ITU-D, Nokia, TDIA, TCCA, and tm-forum, and covered a range of different areas from ‘Big Data to universal broadband’, ‘enabling the digital future’, ‘hidden risks’, ‘unexplored opportunities from circuits to packets’, ‘LTE for public safety’, ‘ICTs for saving lives’, and more.