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* Telecom is becoming software
* The cash cows of telephony and SMS will dry up long term
* “Phones” are turning into general purpose computers
* Applications innovation is being democratized
* The media industry is converging with personal communications
* Search engines and computer manufactures are encroaching into the space
* The telecom kingdom is fragmenting daily.

It means unprecedented opportunity for those ahead-of-the-curve.

The debut 08 conference broke a lot of new ground and created a revitalized forum attracting 300 people and 80 speakers from 15 countries. 09 promises to build upon that foundation to create the only forum dedicated to defining and profiting from the post-telecom era.

Major topics of 09 (so far) will include:

* Mobile Social Networking (MoSoSo)
* Open Handsets & the Open Ecosystem
* Both Voice and Video Evolution
* Open Spectrum
* Open Communication Platforms
* Leveraging Cloud Computing
* Social Computing
* Towards 4G Wireless
* P2P and Decentralization of Telecoms
* Communications enabling business processes, especially B2C
* Emerging Markets

The Emerging Communications Conference:

* Attracts executives and top influencer’s from across the telecom, mobile and Internet space
* Launches real-world startups
* Gives stage time to cutting-edge academic projects
* Presents views from the incumbent telecom players
* Stirs required policy debates
* Promotes garage based hacks
* Brings out visionaries
* Showcases bleeding-edge technologies

Join us at Emerging Communications 2009 to learn, explore, and network with those who are defining the post-telecom era.

eComm Blog:
http://eCommConf.com/blog

FaceBook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26125226168
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