MidEast satellite market ripe for growth, says Inmarsat

The Inmarsat team participating in the show will be presenting a range of globally proven communication technologies that the company recently launched worldwide to professionals and industry players visiting Cairo Telecomp 2002.

"Cairo Telecomp 2002 is a leading event in the region and a meeting place for some of the world's leading telecommunication and networking operators, and we are glad to take part in it," said Samer Halawi, regional director of Inmarsat Ltd. "We see a considerable growth potential in the region's telecommunication and satellite industry for the next five years and Cairo Telecomp 2002 is what brings the industry together to decide on the region's future in that space."

A EuroConsult report on the future of the satellite market for the next seven years estimated that broadband services will reach $30 billion by 2007, video services to reach $150 billion, mobile voice and data to reach $10 billions and digital audio to reach $ 8 billion. "Our focus is on delivering high-speed global mobile data communications solutions in the business-to-business environment.

This means the Inmarsat partnership provides end-to-end services and could be anything from wireless video conferencing to high-speed Internet connectivity, to a range of specialist applications," explained Yazan Hatamleh, regional business development manager of Inmarsat Ltd. "Our objective from participating in Cairo Telecomp 2002 is to present these capabilities through our range of solutions along with sustaining our active involvement in the realization of the industry's future in the region."