Content, Innovation and M&A to Feature Heavily in Prague

LONDON, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

In light of its strategic importance in the region Capacity Media have once again selected Prague as the host city for Capacity Central Europe 2014, which features participation from AMS-IX, CIENA, MEGOGO, Dial Telecom, Interoute and TeliaSonera International Carrier.

New terrestrial links are being seen as a key driver of growth across the Central European wholesale telecoms market as demand grows for alternative routes for international traffic, to reduce reliance on subsea cables through the Red Sea. According to industry estimates approximately 95% of international voice and data traffic between Europe and Asia passes through this fibre-optic corridor, creating a bottleneck for inter-regional subsea routes. The CE market offers a valuable alternative to these existing subsea cable routes.

Combined with the recent M&A and consolidation across the region, the demand for data doubling every 18 months and content providers making provisions for data expansion in Central Europe, this region is quickly becoming the hottest market in 2014.

Key agenda themes include monetising fibre, content innovation, M&A, the future of disruptive technologies and outlining the infrastructure required to cope with the growing bandwidth within the region.

A huge focus of this year's agenda is on brand-new networking opportunities (Breakfast with Poland and the Networking Exchange 2.0), designed specifically for attendees to maximise every meeting, establish new connections and build on existing ones, including more attendance from T2 and T3 service providers.

Discussing his view on Capacity Media events and the impact they have on attending companies, Bastiaan Goslings, Inter-IPX Product Manager at AMS-IX commented, "Capacity events not only offer top speakers bringing you up to speed on the latest industry trends, but also excellent networking opportunities with senior executives."

A key speaker at Capacity Central Europe, Tomáš Strašák, Chief of Sales, DIAL TELECOM, shared his views, "Capacity Conferences are a backbone of our international business. We find these events irreplaceable due to a high number of our customers at one place. The most important effect of these conferences is the growing revenue from international customers, obviously linked to presence on these conferences."

For more information on Capacity Central Europe 2014 (17 & 18 June, Radisson Blue Alcron, Prague) please contact Ifalase McGowan, at [email protected] or call +44(0)20-7779-8738.

SOURCE Capacity Media