SWITZERLAND: WORLD'S LARGEST TELECOMMUNICATION TRADE SHOW 'TELECOM 99' + 'INTERACTIVE 99' PREPARES TO OPEN IN GENEVA

Record ID: 294866

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: WORLD'S LARGEST TELECOMMUNICATION TRADE SHOW 'TELECOM 99' + 'INTERACTIVE 99' PREPARES TO OPEN IN GENEVA
  • Date: 8th October 1999
  • Summary: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 8, 1999) (RTN - ACCESS ALL) 1. PAN VIEW OF LAKE GENEVA 0.10 2. MV POSTER OF TELECOM'99 + INTERACTIVE'99 0.15 3. VARIOUS OF LAST PREPARATIONS (6 SHOTS) 0.46 4. VARIOUS OF STANDS SUCH AS NOKIA, QUALCOMM, INET, BRIAIN TELECOM, COMPAQ (8 SHOTS) 1.16 5. MV PEOPLE ARRANGING LAST DETAILS 1.19 6. C
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 1999 13:00
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  • Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVA69QD35SQ9BI1H5EBG3W88V91V
  • Story Text: The world's largest telecommunications trade show,
    Telecom'99 + Interactive'99, kicks off today with more than
    1,000 key players in the converging telecommunication,
    computing and broadcasting industries expected to participate.

    As the world prepares to greet the new millennium, the
    8th World Telecom and 2nd Telecom Interactive opens its doors
    in the Swiss city of Geneva on Saturday (October 9).

    Over 1,000 exhibitors together with 200,000 visitors in a
    floor space of 65,000 square meters makes telecom'99 what it
    is -- the biggest telecommunications event in the world.

    ABB Power Supplies, Zydacron and giants such as Ericsson,
    Microsoft, Nokia and Siemens will be sharing the limelight
    during the one-week show.

    "Telecom is part of ITU's (International Telecommunication
    Union) continuing efforts to promote international
    telecommunications as a prime driver of global activity,"
    Telecom President Jean-Patrick Bare said.

    Since its beginning in 1971, Telecom has been responsible
    for showcasing many technological advances such as ISDN,
    satellite broadcasting systems, ATM and cellular phones.

    "You should not miss Telecom'99 or you might just miss the
    next millennium", Bare said.

    The exhibition runs until October 17.


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