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125.0. "GSM World Congress - Cannes Feb 19/21 1997" by ULYSSE::SEZNEC (Carpe Diem) Mon Feb 03 1997 15:39

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*			   This mail is from				      *
*		             Pascal Coutier				      *
*		                 Manager				      *
*	     Communications Industries Expertise Center, Europe		      *
*	                           and					      *
*		               John George				      *
*		        Business Development Manager			      *
*		      Customer Care and Billing Segment	                      *
*	     Communications Industries Expertise Center, Europe		      *
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			       ADVISORY #1


		         1997 GSM WORLD CONGRESS
			   Palais des Festivals
			      Cannes, France

		           February 19 - 21 1997


	     "Strategies & Solutions for Operator Profitability"



We are pleased to announce Digital's participation in the seventh GSM
World Congress, scheduled to take place in Cannes early next year,
February 19 - 21.

This event is made up of a series of Seminars covering the three day
duration of the World Congress and additionally has an exhibit area, housed
on the ground floor.

112 International Speakers and Panellists will cover the following topics:

o	Profiting from the Internet
o	Branding for the Consumer Market
o	Terminal technology and Advances
o	Reducing Churn
o	Looking Beyond GSM
o	New Services and Applications
o	New Market Segments
o	Benchmarking Your Business
o	Opportunities in GSM Data
o	Roaming for Profit
o	Fighting Fraud
o	New Revenue Drivers

A total of 120 international Exhibitors are confirmed including:

o	Alcatel			o	Ascom
o	Atlas Telecom		o	CMG Communications
o	Comptel Oy		o	debis Systemhaus
o	Digital Equipment Corp	o	Ericsson Radio Systems
o	Hewlett Packard		o	Kenan Systems
o	Kingston SCL		o	LHS
o	Lucent Technologies	o	MACH
o	Metrica			o	Motorola
o	Nokia			o	Nortel
o	SEMA Group		o	Siemens Mobile Networks
o	Swiss Telecom		o	Teligent
o	Texas Instruments
	
The GSM events have become the premiere annual event in the world of GSM,
with key players in the mobile industry gathering both to participate
in the seminars and demonstrate products, services and solutions.

This year's event is expected to attract over 3,000 participants.  Previous
GSM events have taken place in Nice (1991 with 690 participants), Berlin
(1992 with 630 participants), Lisbon (1993 with 760 participants), 
Athens (1994 with 780 participants), Madrid (1995 with 1400 participants),
Cannes (1996 with 2800 participants).

What is the benefit of our participation to the GSM97 event?
By the end of 1996, GSM, GSM North America (PCS-1900) and DCS-1800 network
operators will have between them a total of about thirty million customers.
An increase of one hundred and thirty percent in the twelve months since
the end of 1995 must be good news for everyone in the industry!!

One example of Digital's leadership in this market is the fact that
Digital and partners' solutions have over 70% market share of the European 
Mobile market in the area of Customer Care and Billing.

Digital's stand (D1) measures 36 sq meters (6x6).  We will demonstrate
our capabilities in the following areas:

o	Intelligent Networks Service Delivery Platform (ss7)
o	Network and Service Management (TeMIP)
o	Customer Care and Billing (Billing & Fraud Management System)
o	Public Internet (Internet Kiosk)

The purpose of this mail is to inform you of the date and our plans, since
we know that the area of GSM is of interest to you and your customers and 
partners.

Since Digital is not a sponsor of this event, and like all other exhibitors,
participates in a small way in the overall Congress, we do not receive
privileges such as delegate passes or gala dinner tickets.  However if you
plan to visit the event with your customer or prospect, we in the CIEC
will do out utmost to make the trip both profitable and enjoyable.

Registration and Enquiries:
For those interested in attending, registration should be made directly
with the organisers:

Sarah Ellis or Caroline Bishop at: 
IBC Technical Services:
		tel:       +44 171 453 2198
		fax:       +44 171 636 1976
		e-mail:    [email protected]

You can visit the GSM World Congress Web Page at:

		http://www.ibc.uklon.com/gsm

For information regarding Digital's participation, demo details, etc.
please don't hesitate to contact Ann Robb @VBO DTN 828 5713 (+33 04 92
95 57 13 fax +33 04 92 95 63 63) [email protected].
    

			1997 GSM World Congress

                         Palais des Festivals
                         La Croisette, Cannes
                                France


                        February 19 - 21 1997
			

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                        See DIGITAL on Stand D12
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Theme of event: Strategies and Solutions for Operator Profitability

DIGITAL will participate in the seventh GSM World Congress event, scheduled
to take place in Cannes February 19 - 21st. 

This event is made up of a series of Seminars covering the three-day
duration of the World Congress.  In parallel an exhibition area is housed
on the ground floor.

The Seminars will include over one hundred international speakers and
panellists covering the following topics:

o	Profiting from the Internet
o	Branding for the Consumer Market
o	Terminal technology and advances
o	Reducing churn
o	Looking beyond GSM
o	New Services and applications
o	New Market segments
o	Benchmarking your business
o	Opportunities in GSM data
o	Roaming for profit
o	Fighting fraud
o	New revenue drivers

In the exhibition space, DIGITAL is among the 120 other exhibits, 
including our partners, friends -- and competition!

Expect to see:

o	Alcatel
o	Comptel
o	Kingston SCL
o	Metrica
o	Nokia
o	Sema Group
o	Swiss Telecom
o	Ascom
o	CMG Communications
o	Ericsson Radio Systems
o	Kenan Systems
o	LHS
o	Siemens Mobile Networks

and even ....
o	Hewlett Packard!

These World Congress events have become the premiere annual event in the
GSM world, providing a meeting place for the key players in the mobile
industry to gather together both to participate in the seminars and
demonstrate products, services and solutions.

This year's event is expected to attract over 3,000 participants.  Last
year's event, also hosted at Cannes Palais des Festivals, totalled
2,800 participants.

The Opportunity?
Why should DIGITAL participate in this GSM97 event?   At the end of 
1996, GSM, GSM North America (PCS-1900) and DCS-1800 network operators
had between them approximately thirty million customers.  This is
an increase of 130% year over year (1995-1996).  This must be good news
for everyone working in this industry!

DIGITAL's Solutions for the Communications Industry
Did you know that in Europe DIGITAL and partners' solutions in the area of
customer care and billing for mobile operators have more market share than
any other CC&B solution offered on the market today?

Did you know that 95% of all 800 freephone numbers in the US
-- amounting to over 100 billion -- have been processed on DIGITAL Intelligent 
Network solutions and ALL without a single outage.

Did you know that over 95% of all IN services in France are processed on
DIGITAL platforms?

And that 80% of Germany's IN traffic is on DIGITAL platforms?

DIGITAL has a really great story to tell!

DIGITAL is not a sponsor, merely an exhibitor.  Stand D12 will
highlight four important key areas of focus for DIGITAL.

o	Intelligent Networks
o	Public Internet
o	Network and Service Management
o	Customer Care and Billing
	- Billing
	- Front Office
	- Datawarehousing
	- Fraud Management

As an exhibitor, DIGITAL is not entitled to any special privileges
such as delegate passes or gala dinner tickets.  However, if you and/or
your customers plan to visit the event, we in the CIEC will do our
utmost to make the trip both profitable and enjoyable.  Let us know
if you need help with hotel reservations, etc.

Interested in registering for the Seminars?
Please contact the organisers directly:

Sarah Ellis or Caroline Bishop at ibc Technical Services on
UK tel +44 171 453 2198 fax +44 171 636 1976 email [email protected].
compuserve.com.

You can also visit the GSM World Congress Web Page at 
http://www.ibc.uklon.com/gsm.

For further information or specific questions regarding DIGITAL's participation
contact Ann Robb @VBO DTN 828 5713 (tel +33 04 92 95 57 13 fax +33 92 95 63 63
email [email protected].