INSTITUTIONS
APSCC
APSCC is a non-profit international association representing all sectors of satellite and/or space-related industries, including private and public companies, government ministries and agencies, and academic and research entities. The overall objective of APSCC is to promote communications and broadcasting via satellite as well as outer space activities in the Asia-Pacific for the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of the region.
Communications Management Association
CMA actively supports communications professionals in the furtherance of their careers; the interests of their employers; and the development of the industry of which they are a part. We act as a catalyst for the improvement of effectiveness and efficiency throughout the value chain from component supplier to end user.
Confederation of Indian Industries
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded over 110 years ago, it is India’s premier business association, with a direct membership of over 5800 companies from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs and indirect membership of over 95,000 organisations from around 325 national and regional sectoral associations.
CTIA
CTIA – The Wireless Association, is an international organization representing all sectors of wireless communications cellular, personal communication services and enhanced specialized mobile radio. As a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1984, we represent service providers, manufacturers, wireless data and Internet companies and other contributors to the wireless universe.
ETIS
ETIS is a membership based organisation which brings together the major telecommunications providers in Europe on key information and communication technology issues. The mission of ETIS is to enable its members to improve their business performance by personal exchange of information on using ICT effectively. ETIS achieves this by engaging its members in various working groups, sharing best-practices, benchmarking, web-based information services, discussion forums, EU projects, workshops and conferences.
GVT
The Global VSAT Forum is an association of key companies involved in the business of delivering advanced digital fixed satellite systems and services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide. The Forum is independent and non-profit and has a global remit. It is also non-partisan – any companies or organisations with an interest in the VSAT industry are encouraged to join.
International Engineering Consortium
In 1944, the IEC was founded as a nonprofit organization sponsored by universities and engineering societies and became dedicated to continuing education for the U.S. electronics industry. During its fifty years, the Consortium has experienced many changes: from the electronics industry to today’s information industry; from a national focus to an international perspective; and from an initial base of engineers to a vast cross-section of engineers, managers, and executives.
ISOC
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a professional membership society with more than 100 organization and over 20,000 individual members in over 180 countries. It provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
ITU Worldwide
The Union was established last century as an impartial, international organization within which governments and the private sector could work together to coordinate the operation of telecommunication networks and services and advance the development of communications technology. Whilst the organization remains relatively unknown to the general public, ITU’s work over more than one hundred years has helped create a global communications network which now integrates a huge range of technologies, yet remains one of the most reliable man-made systems ever developed.
OfcomWatch
Ofcomwatch is an informal group blog commenting on the processes and practices of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and related media and communications regulation issues both in the United Kingdom and around the world.
Otelo – Telecommunications Ombudsman
We are an Ombudsman Service for public communication providers and their customers. Otelo is also known as the Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman. We have been set up to sort out disagreements between our members and their customers. We provide a free and independent service that has been approved by the regulator (Ofcom). Our job is to investigate complaints fairly by listening to both sides of the story and looking at the facts.
Matrix Telecom Inc
Matrix is in the business of providing mobile phone and wireless communication service, for use in India and International basis
PTC
Pacific Telecommunications Council and its international community of members offers you a tool for expediting the accomplishment of your organization’s critical goals. Through a network of members extending across 40 nations, PTC promotes the development and use of telecommunications and ICT (information and communications technologies) to enhance communications in the Pacific hemisphere.
Syndicated News
Best coverage online for thousands of breaking news headlines which are updated hour after hour. Fastest news aggregation site for breaking world, political, educational, entertainment and sports news.
The Loka Institute
Information Communication Technology (ICT), Media, and Democracy Initiative (ICT-MDI). The Information Communication Technology (ICT), Media, and Democracy Initiative of The Loka Institute addresses policy, programmatic, and citizen involvement issues in this sector of society and economy that impact on democratic decision-making through participatory research and action approaches.
Talent Management – Free Articles
Talent Management, Employee Performance Management and Human Capital Management – Articles and White Papers. Free Download
The Telecommunications Research Project
The Telecommunications Research Project is located in the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong. The Telecommunications Research Project is a social science centre researching the economics of telecommunications and information technology, and policy and regulatory issues associated with national information infrastructure development, with an emphasis upon the south-east and east Asian region.
Télécoms sans Frontières
Télécoms sans Frontières is a humanitarian NGO specialising in emergency telecommunications. Thanks to a permanent monitoring centre, as soon as a catastrophe or conflict is announced, its teams can intervene anywhere in the world and in less than 48 hours. They install within minutes an operational telecommunications centre right at the heart of the event. The idea for TSF was the result of a simple observation made after many years’ experience with general humanitarian charities. During missions in ex-Yugoslavia, and in Kurdistan during the Gulf War, its founders realized that as well as medical or food aid, there was a real need for telecommunications.
Telecoms Advice
Telecoms Advice is an independent website for the owners and managers of small UK businesses, similar SMEs, and individual and corporate remote and Small Office Home Office (SOHO) workers – who need to know about the practical applications, benefits and costs of using UK business telecommunications (fixed line and mobile phone services), the Internet and similar Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
Uk.telecom Frequently Asked Questions
This is a starting point for the FAQ about Telecommunications in the UK. This is split up into four documents mirroring the original posts.
United Kingdom Telecommunications Academy (UKTA)
The UKTA provides highly subsidised training for applicants from countries developing their communications environment. Access is provided to the knowledge and experience of the UK telecommunications industry and selected universities.
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
UNIDO was set up in 1966 and became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1985. As part of the United Nations common system, UNIDO has responsibility for promoting industrialization throughout the developing world, in cooperation with its 171 Member States. Its headquarters are in Vienna, and it is represented in 35 developing countries. This representation and a number of specialised field offices, for investment and technology promotion and other specific aspects of its work, give UNIDO an active presence in the field.
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
With 190 member countries, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is the primary forum for cooperation between postal services and helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services. In this way, the organisation fulfils an advisory, mediating and liaison role, and renders technical assistance where needed. It sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes recommendations to stimulate growth in mail volumes and to improve the quality of service for customers.
Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
WGIG deal with the following issues: develop a working definition of Internet Governance; identify the public policy issues that are relevant to Internet Governance; develop a common understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of governments, existing international organizations and other forums as well as the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries.
EVENT ORGANISERS
AMB Exhibitions
AMB Exhibitions prides itself in delivering real benefits and results to all our exhibitors, visitors and delegates. Established in 1996, AMB Exhibitions has since built up a portfolio of market leading exhibitions and conferences in major industry sectors including communications, multimedia and IT, water & wastewater, recycling, security, electrical engineering / power, e-commerce / internet, e-security, presentation technology, livestock and food processing.
Exhibition India Pvt. Ltd.
We are an interface between business, government, academia, society and the media. We offer the most propitious environment for experience-sharing among participants for business networking. The unique “Ei spirit” has today become a buzzword for a constructive forward looking approach bringing together, in a partnership, political leaders, business leaders, academics and the media. Ei is playing a key role in identifying new trends in the economic, social and cultural domains and in shaping strategies and actions for corporations and countries to integrate these changes and maximise their potentials.
Fairtrade GmbH & Co.KG
Founded in 1991, fairtrade today is a major organizer of international trade fairs in emerging markets. At fairtrade we concentrate our activities on the boosting markets of the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. Fairtrade organizes specialised trade fairs in the fields of: telecommunications, information technology, broadcasting; energy, electrical engineering, electronics; petrochemistry, mining; food, food and beverage technology, agriculture; construction machinery and building material; financial services and financial technology.
Informa
Informa plc is a leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic, professional and business communities. Our products are founded on high value content. We generate our content in a wide variety of subject areas, ranging from the arts and humanities through social sciences to physical science and technology; from the professional domains of finance and the law through to commercial fields such as telecommunications, maritime trade and energy, commodities, agriculture and food.
IIR Telecoms & Technology
IIR believes passionately in the power of knowledge and skills to act as a lasting catalyst to organisational achievement. Established in 1973, IIR is now the world’s largest Human Capital company with a global network of 45 businesses and 116 operating units. Every year, IIR works with hundreds of thousands of business executives providing them with knowledge and skills through training, conferences, seminars, e-Learning, blended solutions, exhibitions, consulting and mentoring.
ITE Group
Established in 1991, ITE is recognised as the leading organiser of events in emerging markets. Expansion through organic growth; launching new events coupled with a number of acquisitions and joint ventures has increased the number and variety events in the ITE portfolio. This expansion has also increased the number of opportunities available to companies with the vision and ambition to grow their business in emerging markets.ITE is now involved in organising over 150 events per year in over 20 countries.
Marcus Evans
Producers of global summits, strategic business conferences, congresses and corporate marketing events. Publishers of market analysis reports, on-line subscription products and business publications and b2b internet products. Producers of bespoke professional training courses. Marcus Evans is one of the world’s leading providers and promoters of strategic conferences, professional training, in-Company training, business-to-business congresses, sports hospitality and on-line information.
Osney Media
Osney Media specialises in interactive, discussion-based and workshop-style events. We don’t believe in the traditional lecture-style conference format, we believe that each event should be tailored to suit the specific audience and the type of information being covered.
Protemp Exhibition Sdn Bhd
PROTEMP Group was established in 1984 as Protemp Services, a modest company offering services to corporations to bridge their requirements in the area of conference and event management. In a span of 20 years, Protemp has earned itself the reputation of being the most enduring performer and top Malaysian specialist in the industry of trade exhibition and conferences, providing competent and comprehensive exhibition marketing and management support to organizing bodies of local as well as overseas trade associations, professional bodies and government ministries.
Sesallworld
A pioneer of the fast growing and vibrant exhibition industry, Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) is Asia’s top organiser of trade events with a diverse portfolio of exhibitions and conferences. SES is committed to developing and managing high-quality shows focused on delivering real business solutions and results to its clients. Four specialised industry cluster teams in Communications, Engineering, Machinery and Lifestyle organise a wide range of quality events.
Terrapinn
Terrapinn is a business media company. Our products are trade exhibitions, conferences, training solutions and electronic and print publications. Terrapinn owns a portfolio of B2B brands. The company was established in Sydney, Australia in 1987 and now operates throughout the world from a network of offices in Sydney, Singapore, Johannesburg and London.
e-BUSINESS
The European e-Business Market Watch
ICT are changing the way in which companies trade with their suppliers and customers. e-Business W@tch monitors and analyses related developments and their impacts on different sectors of the European economy. Special emphasis is placed on the implications for SMEs. The initiative was launched by the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, in late 2001. It will be operational until November 2005, with a possible extension until the end of 2006.
World Video Business
WVB-WorldVideoBusiness® is a business to business e-marketplace, mainly turned to Small and medium size enterprises all over the world, source of international trade leads, tender opportunities, new investments and joint venture proposals, real estate opportunities from ompanies and government organizations around the globe. You can find indispensable information and many business contents to develope and further your international trade.
The BT Network
BT still provide the majority of telephone services in the UK, so the design of their network is of interest to all. This page describes the basic topology of the network.
TMA Billing for Business
Billing for Business is an articulation of the needs and requirements of customers when selecting the billing capabilities from their current or potential communications suppliers. This site is dedicated to helping businesses understand what the right Bill can do to promote the efficient and effective use of communications networks, systems and technologies. It is a centre of excellence for users and suppliers to come together for all aspects of Billing.
EDUCATION
Africa and the Middle East
ARAB EMIRATES
Zayed University
www.zu.ac.ae
BOTSWANA
University of Botswana
www.ub.bw
ISRAEL
Yeshiva University
www.yu.edu
KENYA
African Virtual University
www.avu.org
SOUTH AFRICA
Rhodes University
www.ru.ac.za
Asia-Pacific
AUSTRALIA
The University of Queensland
www.uq.edu.au
CHINA
Tsinghua University
www.tsinghua.edu.cn
INDIA
Anna University
www.annauniv.edu
INDONESIA
University of Indonesia
www.ui.ac.id
JAPAN
Kyoto University
www.kyoto-u.ac.jp
SINGAPORE
Nanyang Technological University
www.ntu.edu.sg
Europe
GERMANY
University of Siegen
www.uni-siegen.de
GREECE
University of Athens
www.uoa.gr
RUSSIA
Saint-Petersburg State University
www.spbu.ru/e/
SPAIN
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
www.ucm.es
SWEDEN
Uppsala University
www.uu.se
UK
University of East London
www.uel.ac.uk
Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk
Latin America
ARGENTINA
Universidad Technologica Nacional
www.utn.edu.ar
BRASIL
Universidade de São Paulo
www.usp.br
CHILE
Universidad Cienciae Infomacion
www.ucinf.cl
MEXICO
Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
www.iteso.mx
VENEZUELA
Universidad Central de Venezuela
www.ucv.ve
North America
Canada
Concordia University
www.concordia.ca
Lakehead University
www.lakeheadu.ca
USA
Berkeley University of California
www.berkeley.edu
Indiana University
www.indiana.edu
State University of New York at Geneseo
www.studyusa.com
