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The Miro 2011 IP Convergence Conference, SA's first convergence conference held earlier this month in Midrand, has been met with enthusiastic praise from exhibitors and attendees.

The conference was a one day event to inform industry delegates about new financial opportunities and creative solutions made possible by the convergence of technologies such as audio, video and the internet. It featured an exhibition area with stands by local as well as international manufacturers and service providers.  Most of these exhibits were fully interactive, the client could touch the products, as well as see how the products worked in real-life situations, thanks to the live-demos on these stands.

The conference had three basic themes, Wireless, VoIP and IP Video. Each of these sections delivered the latest industry news, a product overview and highlighted the opportunities made possible by these technologies through case studies on how these technologies can be implemented.  

“Not only were the speakers interesting and the topics relevant to the IP industry, but your conference was impressive and a huge success for all who attended. I believe those in the industry, who did not attend, have missed out,” commented one attendee, Andrew Lange.

According to Bertus van Jaarsveld, the chief executive officer of Miro, the conference was held to address the lack of a platform to inform the industry and share information on the opportunities for wireless networks and the convergence of VoIP and IP Video technologies. “We wanted to inspire the industry to take a fresh look at the opportunities and features made possible by the convergence of these technologies,” explained van Jaarsveld.

At the conference, an array of speakers elaborated on various aspects of operating in the wireless space, including Henk Kleynhans, the chairperson of the Wireless Access Providers Association, a collection of independent wireless access providers. Kleynhans explained that making wireless access more readily available could have a profound effect on the country as a whole and on the ICT sector in particular.


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