The SVIAZ/EXPO COMM MOSCOW 2013 exhibition and conference which took place May 14-17, 2013 at Expocentre in Moscow featured 543 participating companies from 28 countries. SVIAZ/EXPO COMM MOSCOW is Russia’s largest information and communications technology event, serving as the annual meeting place for ICT industry executives and business professionals in Russia and throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The four day exhibition and conference created a B2B platform where knowledge and ideas could be exchanged, while business relationships can develop and grow. One of the major themes of the 2013 event was a special session on Roskomnadzor, Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications. The goal of developing digital communications in rural regions and solving the problems of digital inequality in Russia were addressed in this session.
SVIAZ/ EXPO COMM MOSCOW 2013 attracted more than 20.000 attendees - top business leaders, policy planners, and regulators from federal authorities and ICT industry buyers and decision makers. Multiple high level government leaders were also present including Igor Shchegolev, Russian Presidential Aide, Aleksei Volin, Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media, and Oleg Dukhovnitsky, Head of the Russian Federal Communication Agency (Rossvyaz) as well as several others.
The exhibition floor showcased 4G/LTE, mobile applications and solutions, as well as cloud platforms and unified communications for government, institutional, and business users. SVIAZ/EXPO COMM MOSCOW 2013 specifically draws a high percentage of international exhibitors as well as domestic Russian manufacturers and service suppliers.
The success of SVIAZ/EXPO COMM MOSCOW 2013 clearly indicates that Russia continues to be a key growth market for ICT manufacturers and service providers. SVIAZ/EXPO COM MOSCOW is part of the EXPO COMM global series of exhibitions and conferences servicing the telecommunications, wireless, broadband, and networking industries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Dates for SVIAZ/ EXPO COMM MOSCOW 2014 have already been confirmed for May 13-16, 2014 at Krasnaya Presnya Fairgrounds.