The twelfth Arabcom 2010 Summit, held in conjunction with the fifth Middle East Mobility Summit has received patronage from the new Minister of Telecommunications in Lebanon, Dr. Charbel Nahas. The two day summit, which will take place on May 13-14 in Beirut, Lebanon further elevates the stature of the summit as the premier and only definitive ICT convergence in the MENA region.

“We are honored to receive the gracious support and patronage from the new Minister of Telecommunications in Lebanon, Dr. Charbel Nahas,” said Katia Tayar, Founder & President of Arabcom Group, the event organizer.

“ARABCOM Summit aims to help stakeholders in the development of ICT in the Arab world region, including governments, regulators, operators, service providers and civil society at large.” she added.

The twelfth Arabcom 2010 Summit, which will be held at Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon is one of the biggest telecom summits in the region. Under the theme “Broadband Convergence for a Sustainable Future Vision 2020”, the event will examine the latest telecom developments investments, regulations, networks, devices, services, applications, security, access, with particular relevance to the Arab World market.

The fifth Middle East Mobility Summit under the theme “The Connected Society” aims to empower knowledge workers and improve business process in the region by highlighting the most important topics related to mobility. This high-profile summit will be a convergence of ideas and innovation featuring the most sought-after industry leaders sharing their in-depth knowledge through keynotes and presentations plus, an exhibition with more than 50 companies showcasing their cutting edge products and services. Over 1,000 high level attendees were stimulated by the keynote presentations and panel discussions conducted by industry giants last year.

Some of the most important sessions highlighted in this year’s summit are:

• Intelligent Next Generation Broadband Fixed & Mobile Networks Infrastructure innovations - Deployment scenarios, plans and case studies - Latest Fixed & Wireless Technologies FTTH – HSPA+ – 4G – LTE – WiMAX – FEMTOCELLS – Quadplay
• Services and applications delivery in a converged world Mobile Internet - Content – IPTV – Mobile TV – Unified Communications – Ubiquitous Networks - Convergent billing
• Cloud computing
• Green ICT
• Smart Cities 2020 . Case studies –Success stories
• Creating New Capabilities for People through Personal Mobile distributed Environments . Anywhere, Anytime, Any device.

The Arabcom Summit is the most important annual telecom summit since 1998, attracting telecom ministers, regulators, investors, operators, carriers, industry leaders and professionals from across the globe. The 12th ARABCOM 2010 Summit along with the 5th Middle East Mobility Summit will help exhibitors meet clients, partners and prospects face to face, shorten the sales process and generate more leads and reach the right decision makers.

The event is free for operators and government delegates.