Telecom Italia, a major Italian enterprise, with leading companies in the ICT sector among the main European groups, operates in fixed-line and mobile telephony, Internet, media, innovative business solutions and systems, research and innovation. The company's objective is maintaining its leadership offering of innovative services enabling the transmission of HD television programmes, movies, music, and video. Abroad, Telecom Italia leverages advanced and extensive network infrastructure to distribute broadband in Europe.

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. We provide total solutions – from fixed and mobile systems to applications, services and core technology from mobile handsets. With Sony Ericsson we are also a top supplier of complete mobile multi-media products.

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma revenues of €17.1bn in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in 150 countries and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It combines Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier related businesses of Siemens Communications. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. We provide total solutions - from fixed and mobile systems to applications, services and core technology for mobile handsets. With Sony Ericsson we are also a top supplier of complete mobile multi-media products.

Italtel designs, develops, and installs new-generation integrated multi-service networks, accompanied by a full range of support services. With some added value: a systems integration capability and leading-edge products. In the last ten years Italtel has invested a significant part of its revenues in the innovation area. Revenues for 2004 totaled approximately 542 million euros. Since 2000, Italtel shareholders are Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Telecom Italia, Cisco Systems, Advent International, Brera Capital, and the employees.

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma revenues of €17.1bn in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in 150 countries and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It combines Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier related businesses of Siemens Communications. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is at the forefront of providing Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for data, storage, voice and video services. Our company's strength comes from passionate and dedicated employees, all sharing a common vision: a fast, customized response to customers' ever-changing needs. Our innovative Fiber Service Platform (FSP) and strong customer focus provide carriers and enterprises the ability to scale their networks and deliver intelligent, competitive new services. ADVA Optical Networking's solutions have been deployed at more than 190 carriers and 5,000 enterprises in more than 40 countries worldwide. For further information: www.advaoptical.com.

ECI provides advanced telecommunications solutions to leading carriers and service providers worldwide. By translating their needs into innovative, technologically advanced solutions, ECI enables its customers to increase the value of the infrastructure of their networks and reduce operating expenses. ECI provides innovative IP service delivery solutions to the converged telecom networks encompassing Broadband Access Gateways, Service Edge Routers, Optical transport, NGN Voice, Triple Play, IPTV, and multimedia applications and services.

KEYMILE is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Next-Generation Access Systems with integrated central network management. Boasting a product spectrum which extends from IP-DSLAMs to Multi-Service Access platforms and SHDSL transmission solutions through to specific transmission systems for industrial Ethernet applications, KEYMILE's competence and expertise is documented by more than 16 million access lines in over 100 countries. The company, which is headquartered in Vienna, is represented by subsidiaries worldwide and has countless clients among telecommunications network operators from both the public and private sectors.

Tellabs advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Broadband solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over wireline and wireless networks around the world. More than one-third of the world's wireless calls are made on networks owned by Tellabs' customers. Our product portfolio provides solutions in Ethernet networks, multi-service edge, next-generation mobile, fiber-based access, advanced voice and video, and DSL.

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises, and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data, and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile, and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work, and on the move. With 79,000 employees and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology, and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion in 2005, and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities to be transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: www.alcatel-lucent.com.

Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world. The company is dedicated to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers. Huawei's products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serve 31 of the world's top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide. For more information, please visit www.huawei.com.

Thomson's Network Intelligence Solutions (NIS), part of the company's systems division, is one of the leading suppliers of softswitch solutions and IPTV service delivery platforms enabling telecom operators to deploy broadband telephony, IP Centrex, Triple Play and Fixed-Mobile Convergence with a migration path to IMS/TISPAN architecture. CIRPACK softswitches deliver primary line telephony services on a large scale. SmartVision IPTV platforms offer rich video services over fixed and mobile networks. Both are closely integrated with Thomson's wide range of digital set-top boxes, phones, broadband modems and gateways for the easy delivery of unique user experiences. With over 1000 telco customers in 35 countries, Thomson's NIS solutions are at the heart of the PSTN in Europe. For more information, please visit www.cirpack.com and www.thomson-broadband.com.

Telecommunications® is the global authority on the business of telecom. Through monthly print magazines, Telecommunications® Americas and Telecommunications® International, and a series of push e-mail products, interactive webinars and live events, Telecommunications® plays a leading role in informing agenda-setting service providers around the globe on the technology and business issues that affects their businesses, their networks and their bottom lines. Telecommunications® Magazine is owned by Horizon House, Inc., which also publishes Microwave Journal. Artech House, a sister company, is an industry-leading producer of high-tech books. www.telecommagazine.com

TelecomTV is the only online TV channel for the global online ICT sector providing over 30,000 decision makers with essential news, analysis, and interviews with industry thought leaders every day. With 150,000 visitors watching over 30,000 videos a month, TelecomTV is the channel of choice to access important industry information and disseminate rich media and video corporate communications. Watch executive interviews live on TelecomTV and the IEC homepage from C5 World Forum 2007. www.telecomtv.com

Virtual Press Office is the leading online news management company offering innovative services to facilitate the communications process between high-tech firms and the Media. Information is centralized under one roof to ensure that journalists, analysts and industry consultants have the fastest and easiest access to the latest press releases, company backgrounders, white papers and graphics from the world's premier high-tech companies. www.virtualpressoffice.com

Business Wire is the leading source for full-text breaking news releases, multimedia and regulatory filings for companies and groups throughout the world. home.businesswire.com

www.advanced-television.com is published by Advanced Television Ltd and is firmly established as Europe's leading source for online news, features and analysis for the broadband media industry. Launched in 2001 the site regularly attracts over 20,000 unique visitors a month and generates in excess of 70,000 page impressions. Registration is free and will NOT take more than two minutes. Register Now

Now in its 24th year of publication, Cable and Satellite Europe is renowned as the leading monthly international publication covering the business of multi-channel and broadband platforms, whether cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT, DSL or mobile and related technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The business and lifestyle of mobile. Charged is a straight talking business and lifestyle magazine providing readers insights into the world of the mobile consumer. The magazine aims to be the thought leader on successful business models and future trends in the industry. Charged is distributed across Asia Pacific and has an initial print run of 22,000. Visit http://www.charged.mobi/

Now, about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Connect-World series of magazines is a forum where the highest-level decision makers in the Telecommunications and Information Technology (ICT) sectors can air their views regarding the impact these technologies have upon regional and global development.

The official host of the first-ever Convergence World Awards at the C5 World Forum in Milan, the Convergence World publication along with its website has been specifically designed to address the various convergence trends that are currently re-shaping the face of the telecommunications industry worldwide.

The Corriere delle Comunicazioni is said to be one of the best Information and Communication Technology journals in Italy. Each issue consists of a print run of 23,000 copies and more tham 80.000 readers, distributed via subscription to administrators, managers and sales managers in the ICT and telecommunication sectors. Other readers include businesses that use ICT in a wide range of other industry sectors; politicians, opinion makers and public administration leaders both at the national and local levels; and to university professors, experts, and consultants.

Euromedia has established itself as the leading exponent of in-depth analysis across broadband business spectrum. Euromedia's top contributors, columnists and correspondents examine the companies, the technologies and the trends in a way that delivers useable insight to its readers in their own field and, as important, in the parallel and convergent segments. Read features from the latest issue of Euromedia. Apply to receive the magazine.

Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence to global telecoms and media markets. Our aim is to provide actionable, strategic advice and forecasting on all aspects of converging mobile, fixed, entertainment and IT markets.

IPTV is the engine that will drive the new media era of 'content everywhere'. Being ahead of the game with the new technologies, new content formats and new business models that IPTV ushers in will determine the success or failure in the coming years. Read features for the latest issue of IPTV. Apply to receive the magazine.

ITP has been publishing the ITP Report, a cutting-edge business-to-business industry report, since 2001 and has become a brand synonymous with delivering high levels of service to both its partners and readers.

Established in 1988, Mobile Communications International is the leading magazine for mobile network operators worldwide, focusing on the major business and technology challenges facing the industry today. We attend the top shows, interview the leading executives and cover the latest product developments. Published ten times a year, to subscribe please visit www.mobilecomms.com

Having an Asian-based editorial team writing for Asian Enterprises, Network World Asia's multi-vendor feature articles ensure IT managers get thought-provoking objective analysis on next generation networks, security, storage, mobility and enterprise business trends. The free e-newsletter provides weekly updates on network solutions, products and applications. For more information, please visit www.networkworldasia.net

www.telecomasia.net is the official website of Telecom Asia and Wireless Asia magazines, the leading telecommunications/IT industry publications in the Asian market. It is Asia's ONLY telecom-specific daily news website. Alongside our Daily News service and monthly magazines, electronically archived information, databases, directories, events and calendars round out the information we deliver, making us the complete information source for the telecoms community for Asia.

Telecoms: Italy is a web site that tracks what happens in the telecommunications sector in Italy. Edited by Stefano Cazzani, who has a longstanding experience in professional journalism and market consultancy, the site covers all aspects of the telecommunications market in the country. Please feel free to check it out at www.telecomsitaly.com or contact us for any further info at info@telecomsitaly.com or +39 02 70 63 90 91.

Telecom Asia provides key decision-makers across all sectors of the Asian telecom industry with authoritative and independent news, context and analysis in a timely manner. The Telecom Asia Group provides official and supporting media for over 80 events annually. We are the trusted editorial source for an estimated 60,000 telecommunications and enterprise IT executives across Asia Pacific. Visit www.telecomasia.net.

www.totaltele.com has over 105,000 unique users every month and is updated constantly with the latest news and analysis. Industry professionals can sign up for their free daily e-newsletter at www.totaltele.com/Enews.aspx. Total Telecom provides telecoms professionals across the world with exclusive, breaking news and the most respected analysis and commentary on today's business models. The monthly magazine is read by 50,000 every issue. Industry professionals may apply for their free year's subscription at www.subscription.co.uk/cc/tt/0069.

Wireless Asia is widely recognized as Asia’s leading wireless magazine. Wireless Asia is dedicated to the needs of those telecommunications professionals responsible for the purchase and specification of wireless and mobile communications technology. Readers benefit from 11 global editorial resources, in order to keep Asian readers up to speed on the impact of wireless developments. Visit www.telecomasia.net.