IDATE's DigiWorld Summit 2006: Shift to Net-Based Competition!

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2006--IDATE: -- 28th Annual International Conference -- 14, 15 and 16 November 2006 - Montpellier (France) -- The People's Republic of China, Guest Country in 2006 Over the past 28 years, IDATE's International Conference has earned its reputation as a cornerstone event for taking stock of the changes at work in the Broadband, Mobile and Media industries. A veritable international platform for debate and discussion, following through on the success of its 2005 edition this year's DigiWorld Summit will once again provide an opportunity to examine those events that marked the year gone by, and those which will constitute the key challenges for the years ahead.



14 November 2006 - Seminars & Workshops

-- 5th International Video Game Forum : "Gaming in the new internet era"

-- 4th Broadband Forum : "From high to very high-speed: What role for fibre optics and wireless?"

-- 2nd Mobile Services Forum : "Mobile broadband"

-- 2nd International TV Forum : "Desperate Networks!"

-- Communications & Strategies Seminar : "Convergence and regulation"

15 and 16 November 2006 - Plenary Sessions

The debates will provide an opportunity to focus on the disruptive elements of ubiquitous IP, to examine the growing number of services and applications available on the web, to analyse the critical role played by the internet's juggernauts, to explore the growth opportunities open to the telecom and media industries' veteran players and, finally, to address the outstanding regulatory issues created by the convergence era.

About IDATE

Founded in 1977, IDATE is one of Europe's foremost market analysis and consulting firms, whose mission is to provide assistance in strategic decision-making for its clients in the Telecom, Internet and Media industries. IDATE has also been instrumental in providing a forum for debate amongst the markets' key players, notably thanks to the IDATE Foundation, the DigiWorld Summit and the Communications & Strategies Review.

DigiWorld Summit 2006 programme : www.digiworldsummit.com

More information about IDATE's activities : www.idate.org