Welcome to NXTcomm08

Attention Industry Leaders: The NXTcomm08 Call for Speakers is Open!

NXTcomm, the leading conference and tradeshow venue for the converged communications industry, is seeking the next generation of thought leaders to speak at its 2008 event in Las Vegas. If you have a topic, trend, business model or case study relevant to the future of network-enabled Internet Protocol (IP) communications, NXTcomm wants to hear from you! If NXTcomm selects you as a speaker, we will provide you with a major audience: the converged communications industry in attendance at NXTcomm08 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 16-19. Click here for more information, guidelines for submission and the NXTcomm08 Call for Speakers submission form

International Attendees

Exclusive Benefits
If you are an international attendee who plans to come as buyer, you qualify for special benefits. We invite you to take advantage of these offerings:

• The International Trade Center (ITC), exclusively for the use of our international buyers
• U.S. Department of Commerce assistance in finding U.S. suppliers
• Interpreters (in the International Trade Center only)
• Transportation between official hotels and the LVCC
• Join an official delegation and save the $150 USD registration fee

Visas

Most international visitors must apply for a visa to enter the U.S. It is imperative to make application well in advance of travel. The U.S. Department of State provides explicit instructions on how to apply for a visa. They also provide online application forms. Go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html for complete information.

NXTcomm08 Comes to Las Vegas
Mark your calendar now! NXTcomm 2008 will be held June 16-19. InfoComm and NXTcomm will co-locate in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.


HERE. THE FORCES THAT DRIVE communication, information and entertainment and the solutions to harness them converge at NXTcomm. A global event with attendees from more than 100 countries, NXTcomm attracts every vital communications player including C-level executives, middle managers, engineers, technology experts, industry analysts and members of the press.

Whether your focus is vertical or horizontal communications marketing solutions, the latest technology, B2B networking or customer base expansion, NXTcomm is the one show where youll get results.

• More than 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space
  
• More than 20,000 attendees from over 100 countries
  
• More than 500 exhibitors from around the world
  
• More than 475 press and analysts
  
• More than 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conferences
  

Come see a world-class showcase including the following exhibitor categories:

• Broadband
• Business Support and Services
• Connectivity and Networking
• Content, Media and Entertainment
• Equipment, Software and Hardware
• Fiber
• Information Technology
• Internet and IP
• Legal, Policy and Regulatory
• Platforms and Applications
• Service Provider and Carrier Operations
• Video
• Voice and Telephony
• Wireless
  

Global Telecommunications Industry Data and Trends*:

• Telecom spending will increase to $4.3 trillion in 2010, up from $3 trillion in 2006
• Global growth is projected at 9.1% annually through 2010
• Entertainment is the key driver in both broadband and wireless (music, video games, TV, childrens applications, IM and the Internet)
• There will be 25.5 million VoIP subscribers in 2010, vs. 9.5 million in 2006
• Over 80% of the world accesses the Internet via broadband
• Wireless penetration in 2010 will be 87% in the U.S.
• Wireless telephony revenue in 2010 will be 59% larger than landline worldwide

NXTcomm08 will set up shop in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Located in close proximity to major content industry attendees and exhibitors, this city is unmatched in its power to draw an international crowd.

Occupying over 200,000 net square feet of the LVCCs South Expansion, NXTcomm08 solidifies the link between communications, entertainment and media industries. And, by co-locating with InfoComm08, cross-category interest is assured. See you in Vegas!