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| CommunicAsia | |
|---|---|
| Name | CommunicAsia |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Technology trade show |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Marina Bay Sands |
| Location | Singapore |
| First | 1979 |
| Organiser | Informa Markets (formerly Singapore Exhibition Services) |
CommunicAsia CommunicAsia is a major technology trade exhibition and conference held in Singapore that focuses on information and communications technology. The event brings together corporations, startups, policymakers, and research institutions to showcase innovations across telecommunications, cloud computing, semiconductor, and broadcasting sectors. Hosted in the Asia-Pacific hub of Singapore, CommunicAsia serves as a nexus for networking among multinational corporations, trade associations, and government delegations.
CommunicAsia occupies a central role in the Asia-Pacific technology calendar alongside events like Mobile World Congress, CES, IFA (trade show), Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, and Interop. The show is typically staged at landmark venues such as Marina Bay Sands and has been organised by entities including Informa plc and local exhibition firms with ties to trade bodies like the Infocomm Media Development Authority and chambers of commerce. Attendees have included delegations from Ministry of Communications and Information (Singapore), multinational firms such as Huawei, Cisco Systems, Samsung Electronics, and cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. CommunicAsia often runs concurrently with regional events comparable to BroadcastAsia and NATAS Travel Fair, creating a cluster of trade shows that attract industry press, analysts from Gartner, and venture capitalists from firms akin to Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners.
Established in the late 20th century, the exhibition grew alongside the liberalisation and technological expansion seen in the Asia-Pacific region, paralleling milestones involving companies such as Nokia, Ericsson, and Qualcomm. Early editions reflected developments from standards bodies like the 3GPP and regulators such as the International Telecommunication Union. Over decades the show has mirrored shifts from analog broadcasting to digital terrestrial television championed by DVB Project, the rise of mobile broadband driven by LTE and 5G NR, and the proliferation of cloud platforms from firms such as Google Cloud Platform. Strategic shifts in programming have aligned CommunicAsia with trade missions from economic blocs including ASEAN and delegations from nations like Japan, South Korea, China, and India.
The event format blends exhibition halls, themed pavilions (for countries such as United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Germany), conference theatres hosting panels, and networking receptions often attended by representatives from World Bank-linked tech initiatives and multilateral organisations like ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators' Council. Activities include product launches from firms such as Sony, LG Electronics, and Panasonic; demonstrations of semiconductor and chipset innovations from Intel, AMD, MediaTek, and Broadcom; privacy and security briefings referencing frameworks from European Commission or standards bodies like IEEE. Incubator and startup zones have featured companies backed by accelerators such as Y Combinator and corporate venture units like GV (company), while investment fora have drawn private equity players including The Carlyle Group.
Exhibitors represent a cross-section from multinational corporations to regional system integrators, telecommunications operators like Singtel, NTT, China Mobile, Vodafone, equipment manufacturers such as ZTE, and cloud-native firms including Twilio and Cloudflare. Attendance figures historically reached tens of thousands, comprising C-suite executives, CTOs, product managers, regulators, and press outlets like TechCrunch, ZDNet, The Verge, and Wired (magazine). Country pavilions and trade missions often involve organisations like Enterprise Singapore and export promotion agencies such as KOTRA and JETRO.
Keynote rosters typically include industry leaders, government ministers, and heads of standards organisations—roles filled by executives from Google, Facebook, Alibaba Group, or ministers from Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore). Conference tracks have ranged from 5G and edge computing to Internet of Things exemplars from ARM Holdings and artificial intelligence sessions referencing research from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Tsinghua University, and corporate labs like DeepMind and OpenAI. Panels frequently address regulatory interplay with agencies like Federal Communications Commission when comparing policy approaches across jurisdictions including European Union member states and Australia.
CommunicAsia has contributed to regional deal-making, product roadmaps, and standards discourse, influencing procurement by operators such as Telstra and Bharti Airtel and partnerships among vendors and system integrators including Accenture and Capgemini. The show has functioned as a launchpad for technologies adopted across Asia-Pacific markets, impacting supply chains that involve firms like TSMC, Foxconn, and Samsung SDI. It also provides a forum for discourse on spectrum allocation, cybersecurity frameworks, and digital inclusion initiatives in collaboration with organisations such as International Telecommunication Union and World Economic Forum.
Event-linked awards and recognitions have highlighted innovation in telecommunications, broadcasting, and enterprise IT, connecting winners to investor networks including SoftBank Vision Fund and awards circuits run by industry publications like Light Reading. Laureates have included startups and established firms recognised by juries composed of representatives from research institutions such as National University of Singapore and industry bodies like GSMA and SCTA.
Category:Technology trade shows Category:Events in Singapore