INDIAN TELECOM MART DRAWS HEAVY ATTENTION
AT THE ITU TELECOM WORLD 2003
The Indian Telecom
Mart drew heavy attention and queries in the Telecom and IT sectors
at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Telecom World,
2003 at Geneva. According to the available information, as many
as 700-800 visitors visited the pavilion per day. It is the first
time that Indian private companies have participated in the event
in a big way. The Pavilion under the umbrella of the Department
of Telecommunications (DoT) was set up at the ITU, Telecom World,
2003 held during October 12-18, 2003 at Geneva. Besides the DoT,
Department of Information Technology (DIT), the Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL),
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), Centre for
Development of Telematics (C-DoT) and other companies like VSNL,
Tata Teleservices, Shyam Telecom, Midas Communications and Aishwarya
Telecom participated in the event.
During the week-long
event, Ministerial/High-level delegations from a number of countries
like Iraq, Kuwait, Bhutan, Bangladesh, etc. visited the Indian
National Pavilion and expressed interest in the Indian Telecom
sector particularly in the areas like E-mail on fixed telephone
and fibre-to-the-home solutions besides business opportunities
in the field of Telecom and IT sectors and low-cost solutions
particularly for the rural areas. The Deputy Secretary General,
ITU also visited the Indian National Pavilion and appreciated
India’s effort in bridging the Digital Divide by providing solution
like Gramin Sanchar Sewak and Internet Dhabas. The tremendous
growth in the Indian Telecom Sector was appreciated by all.
A high level delegation
led by the Minister of State for Communications and IT, Shri Ashok
Pradhan also attended the event. The Minister had a meeting with
Mr. Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary General, ITU and discussed with him
the various initiatives taken by the Government to bridge the
digital divide and achieve fast growth in the Indian telecom sector.
Shri Pradhan also met Mr. Lyonpo Leki Dorji, Minister of Information
and Communications, Government of Bhutan and offered low-cost
telecom solutions for developing the telecom infrastructure of
that country.
