FVC predicts 3G migration to accelerate by
2006 in Middle East
Invites founder and CTO of Dilithium to share his
insights on implementing multimedia services on 3G networks;
Company to showcase its solutions at Arabcom 2006
Dubai - April 09, 2006: FVC, a leading 3G technology provider today announced that
it expected 3G migration to accelerate by the end of 2006.
Speaking on the eve of the 9th Annual Arab
International Telecom summit for Arab states, Mr. K. S.
Parag, Regional Director, FVC, said: “The Middle East is one
of the most advanced regions for mobile penetration and its
broadband growth rate is at par with the average growth rate
of most developed markets. With a successful 3G rollout in
Bahrain followed by swift uptake of 3G services in the UAE,
Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar, we believe that the Middle
East region’s 3G market is poised for acceleration by end
of 2006.”
Furthermore, the company has invited Dr. Marwan Jabri,
Founder and CTO of Dilithium, worldwide leader of
3G multimedia solutions for the global mobile and broadband
industries, to speak on ‘Multimedia Technologies for
Convergent Networks’ at the Arab Telecom summit. At the
telecom summit, which takes place in Dubai’s Emirates Tower
on the 11th and the 12th of April
2006, FVC and Dilithium will offer visitors a live
video streaming experience on 3G phones using 3G gateways.
“The mobiles market has been the growth driver of the Middle
East telecommunications industry for much of this decade.
However, with limited potential for future growth in
services, carriers will have to look to added value to grow
their mobile revenues. With 3G services by far showing the
highest average revenue per user (APRU) in the mobile
market, telecom operators will have to intensify their 3G
capabilities to persuade subscribers to adopt high-returning
services such as mobile data and 3G multimedia,” Mr. Parag
added.
According to the Yankee Group in Western Europe, 3G
penetration is projected to be 20 per cent of the of the
total mobile market by 2006 with projections for 60 per cent
by 2009, and the 3G handset market will account for over 80
per cent of the total handset sales in 2009 from the
projected 42 per cent for 2006. In 2005, 3G handsets
accounted for 20 per cent of the total handset sales and
eight per cent of the total mobile customer base.
Dr. Marwan Jabri, Founder and CTO of Dilithium
said: “Dilithium’ 3G video-telephony solutions have
become the industry standard for delivery of quality 3G
video services. Mobile video communication presents new
challenges to service providers and equipment vendors
because they have to deal with problems unforeseen in
mobile, fixed voice and data communication services. By
partnering with Dilithium, telecom service
operators will be able to bridge the gap between the 3G
mobile networks and broadband networks allowing them to grow
the market for fully integrated IP voice and video solutions
in the Middle East region.”
About FVC
Founded in 1999, FVC provides rich media communication
solutions to organisations in the Middle East, North Africa,
Levant and SAARC regions. Built on cutting edge
technologies, FVC's solutions focus on making innovative
possibilities a reality. Along with its regional channel
partners and resellers, FVC provides 3G technologies,
exclusive video, web and audio conferencing; video streaming
and video on demand solutions;, network traffic management;
and network security management systems. www.fvcme.com. info@fvcme.com
About Dilithium
Dilithium is the leader in 3G video telephony
solutions for the world’s mobile and broadband industries.
Products include multimedia transcoding gateways, protocol
stacks and video telephony client solutions. Dilithium serves a global customer base including the
majority of the leading network equipment suppliers,
terminal manufacturers and mobile operators. www.dilithiumnetworks.com
For further information, please contact:
Dhanraj Walvekar / Prem Ramachandran
ASDA’A Public Relations,
Exclusive Affiliate of Edelman PR Worldwide in Middle East and
North Africa,
Dubai, UAE,
Tel: +971-4-3344550
Fax: +971-4-3344556
E-mail: info@asdaa.com
Karen Birnie, Dilithium
karen.birnie@dilithiumnetworks.com / Tel: +1 707
792-3927
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