Telecom Executives and Dealmakers Gather in Singapore to Assess Investment Growth and Opportunities

September 22nd, 2009 TUCSON, Arizona - The Tucson, Arizona-based Offshore Group will host two major manufacturing in Mexico events from October 20 - 24, 2009 at the San Carlos Plaza Hotel in Guaymas, Sonora. The Aerospace Manufacturing in Mexico Conference will take place from the 20th until the 22nd of the month, and has been designed to introduce top industry executives to one of the largest aerospace manufacturing clusters in the country, as well as to the benefits enjoyed by manufacturers that choose to manufacture in a low-cost environment in one of The Offshore Group's world-class industrial parks.

August 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - - Ranking to be Unveiled at Top 250 Global Energy Companies Awards and Leadership Dinner during Singapore International Energy Week Platts, the world's leading global energy information provider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP), will announce its annual Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies ranking on November 16, 2009 at a recognition dinner in Singapore. Now in its eighth year, the Top 250 measures financial performance, ranking companies globally, regionally and by industry sector.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - As business growth (www.impactexecutives.com/challenges/business-growth.html) opportunities shift beyond Europe, interim management professional, Clive Sexton, gives the pros and cons of moving abroad to work. Joined by Carol Rosati and Rob Grimsey of Harvey Nash, Clive discusses the reasons why people choose to move abroad, "There are many reasons for people to move abroad, everything from a secondment to gaining international experience, a lifestyle rethink, which is very popular at the moment, or sometimes because the next role is the only one available overseas." From a practical perspective, the relocation process requires extensive planning and research.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Over 300 senior executives attended the annual Harvey Nash "Digby lecture" this year, to hear Lord Digby Jones talk about his experience at the top of UK business and government. Interim management professional Clive Sexton, Director of Impact Executives, summarises the highlights of the fifth annual lecture.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - Skandia International, the offshore and cross border business of the Skandia and Old Mutual Groups, is expanding its business, on the first anniversary of opening a branch in Singapore. Despite almost unprecedented turbulence in the global stock markets recently, Skandia International believes that the current stock market volatility can offer excellent buying opportunities to build a diversified investment portfolio.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Stonebridge International and The Albright Group today announced their merger, creating the Albright Stonebridge Group, the premier global strategy firm helping clients navigate the intersection between business, finance, government and civil society in markets around the world. Former Secretary of State Madeleine K.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Mercantile Investment Group Ltd., today is very pleased to announce that Mr. Nadim Jawhari has joined the company as a Group Senior Vice President and President of the Telecom Division.

May 18th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Companies "Taking no Chances" - Hospitals Struggling and Price Pressure Increasing The global economic crisis and recession have shaken many governments and industries. However, a recent survey conducted by Eucomed of 100 top executives at medical technology manufacturers across Europe defies this trend with only 20% of respondents noticing a significant negative impact on their business.

April 28th, 2009 ORLANDO, Florida - QAI Appointed as a Transition Partner for New Service Sector Model From Carnegie Mellon University The SEI (www.sei.cmu.edu) at the Carnegie Mellon University has recently launched a new framework called CMMI(R) for Services (CMMI(R)-SVC). This model is essentially for the service sector.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Quad Play service on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 at 15.00 BST Frost & Sullivan's Information & Communication Technologies group will host a live briefing open to all on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, at 15.00 BST, to provide industry participants with an overview of Beyond Quad Play opportunities on the market. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) A digital society affects change in the way of life and we have only just begun to see commercial offerings from telecom service providers.

January 18th, 2009 DUBAI - Yet another Gulf telecom operator has forayed into the booming Indian market with Bahrain's Batelco acquiring a 49 percent stake in the newly formed Indian operator S Tel. In a statement issued out of Manama, Bahrain, Batelco chairman Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa said Jan 18 that a Batelco-led consortium has agreed to purchase a 49 percent shareholding in S Tel for $225 million.

April 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With phone operators expected to run out of 10-digit mobile numbers soon, the Department of Telecom (DoT) is now considering an 11-digit numbering system. 'With so many telecom service providers and a growing customer base, the need for new numbers and their consequent shortage will be felt soon,' a senior telecom official, who did not want to be identified, told IANS Saturday.

February 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country's telecom watchdog Friday recommended that the content of value-added services (VAS) should be subject to regulation and should comply with prevailing copyright laws, including digital management rights. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its recommendations on 'Growth of Value-Added Services and Regulatory Issues' said the VAS market offers great scope of growth for telecom access service and content providers.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - British telecom giant Vodafone Monday said it will continue to invest heavily in India. 'We see an addition of eight to nine million mobile subscribers here.

August 26th, 2009 BANGALORE - Narus, the global leader in real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and management of large IP networks, has continued its strong momentum in India this year. An expanded office with new hires, new partnerships, customer implementations and the INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Award have already characterized 2009 as a banner year for Narus in India.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Showing no signs of any slowdown and backed by heavy rural demand, India added a record 15.87 million new phone connections in March, to take its telecom density to nearly 40 percent, fresh data said Wednesday. India, which already boasts of the second-largest telecom user base in the world after China's and ahead of the US, now has 429.72 million telecom subscribers, both in the wireless and mobile segments, with a record growth of 59.48 percent last fiscal.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - When most sectors are bearing the brunt of global economic slowdown, India's telecom industry is continuing with its high growth saga, thanks to the expanding subscriber base in the rural areas. India last month saw the highest number of subscriber addition, 15.87 million, about three times the population of countries like Finland, Denmark and Singapore.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday approved eight foreign investment proposals amounting to Rs.1.31 crore, while deferring decision on seven others and rejecting another. Among the approved proposals, only two have fresh investment inflows: Rs.1.28 crore by telecom equipment manufacturer Tecnotree Convergence, and Rs.300,000 by power equipment maker Powermax Communications, according to data released by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).

March 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Norwegian telecom major Telenor Tuesday said it will take 67.25 percent stake in Unitech Wireless, up from the previously stated 60 percent, for Rs.61.2 billion investment. 'While Telenor's initial investment under the agreement will continue to be the previously agreed Rs.61.2 billion ($1.2 billion), it has been agreed that Telenor, after this investment, would be holding 67.25 percent in Unitech Wireless,' Unitech said in a regulatory filing.

September 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Companies in the telecom and auto sectors have witnessed robust growth in turnover despite not increasing their advertisement budgets, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocam), an industry lobby. In a study titled "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Advertisement Campaigns", Assocham said: "The amount spent on the marketing expenses in proportion to the sales has undergone a substantial decline in 2008-09." However, it added that Indian telecom and auto companies, "despite spending less on their advertisement and promotion campaigns, were able to increase their sales volume significantly".