Invitations to 2007 IMIE End -- The Largest Exhibition in China

Invitations to 2007 IMIE End -- The Largest Exhibition in China

April 27, 2007

    TIANJIN, China, April 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin
Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) announced
today that invitations to the 2007 International Mobile
Phone Industry Exhibition (IMIE), to be held in Binhai
International Convention and Exhibition Center on May
18-20, ended recently.  The exhibition area has reached
18,000m2 with 660 booths.  The attendees will include China
Mobile, China Unicom, Vodafone, KTF, ASPire, Motorola,
Samsung, Guosen, CMC, BAK, 3M and Symbian, as well as
delegations from the Korean Mobile Phone Industry
Association (KMIA), Taipei Computer Association (TCA),
National (Tianjin) Software Export Base, Beijing
Zhongguancun, Shenzhen Bureau of Science Technology &
Information and the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance (TDIA).

    According to insiders, the IMIE 2007 in Tianjin is the
largest one in China be it in scale, level or from the
authority or variety of the attending enterprises and
organizations.

    With the theme of "Creation, Integration, &
Development of the Mobile Phone Industry, Creating Infinite
Business Opportunities," the exhibition is devoted to
establishing a complete mobile software and hardware
industrial chain, providing a high-value industrial
platform for both the upstream and downstream enterprises
to display products, conduct business matching, promote
business and products, and paraphrase mobile industry
development trends. 

    Highlight 1: Organization improved with support from
industry authorities and administrative organs

    With the China Institute of Communications and the
Tianjin Communications Administration as new members, and
the support of China Mobile Communications Association
(CMCA) and the Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency, the
exhibition takes on a larger scale and becomes more
authoritative. 

    Highlight 2: Top mobile operators gather in Tianjin to
demonstrate the latest applications in the service
experience zone 

    For the first time, China Mobile, China Unicom and the
TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance (TDIA) gather in Tianjin to
demonstrate their latest applications, the newest TD-SCDMA
terminal products and innovative applications in the
service experience zones, unveiling the 3G era in China. 

    Highlight 3: Overseas buyers attend the exhibition
proactively, and cross-national purchasing presents a
unique glamour

    The organizing Committee has set up an IMIE department
targeting the overseas exhibitors, covering some overseas
220 buyers in over 30 countries and regions.  So far, some
overseas buyers from 24 countries and regions, such as the
U.S., Russia, India, Germany, Israel, Korea, Thailand, and
Bengal have confirmed their attendance.

    There is large growth this year in terms of purchase
quantity, variety and structure.  The overseas purchase
list for whole products range from PDAs, Smart Phones, GSM
mobile phones, CDMA mobile phones, low end mobile phones,
GSM wireless fixed telephones to the latest 3G mobile
phones and HSDPA mobile phones, covering nearly 20
specifications and varieties.  The purchase list for spare
parts ranges from camera modules, chargers, connectors and
parts, DC vibrators, speakers, microphone components,
(crystal) vibrators, rechargeable batteries, etc., covering
some 38 kinds of products.

    Highlight 4: Overseas authoritative manufacturers meet
in the exhibition to enhance its professionalism and
authoritativeness

    World famous chip giants, such as Qualcomm, Free Scale,
INTEL, and Infineon Technologies, meet in Tianjin for the
first time.  Some excellent domestic chip companies such as
Chongyou, Commit, and Chipnuts, present themselves in a high
tone, to fully showcase and publish their latest chip
technologies and solutions.  Symbian, the world's biggest
provider of operating systems for smart cell phones,
attends the exhibition for the first time.  Maode
(Chongqing), China's largest mobile storage manufacturer
also shows itself in Tianjin for the first time.

    Highlight 5: Authoritative organizations join hands in
Tianjin to present colorful events characterized by high
levels and high values

    The exhibition wins support from some authoritative
organizations, such as the China Institute of
Communications and CMCA.  During the exhibition, many
exchanges regarding technology, markets, products, capital
and human relations will be launched, such as the
"(International) Peak Forum on the Development of the
Mobile Phone Industry in China," organized by China
Institute of Communications; the "Peak Meeting for
Mobile Phone Components related Technology in China,"
organized by CMCA; the "Forum for Heads of Domestic
Mobile Phone Companies"; the "Peak Meeting for
International Mobile Entertainment"; the "Forum
on Technology of International Mobile Storage"; and
the "Salon for Managers in the Mobile Phone
Industry," etc.

    About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA)

    Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
was established in 1984 with the approval of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China.  It is one of
the first state-class economic-technological development
areas in the country. 

    TEDA is located in the center of a larger area
bordering Bohai Sea and the east of the Asia-Europe Land
Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the two super cities of
Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the northeast
of China.  By the end of 2005, 4,067 foreign companies have
landed in TEDA.  Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57
multinational companies, from 10 countries and regions,
including such well-established multinational giants as
Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises
in TEDA.  In 2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one
of the most highly recommended economic areas in China.  In
2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas of
China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai
Pudong and Xi'an High-tech Park.

    For more information, please visit:
http://www.investteda.org .



    For more information, please contact:

     Ding Lei of TEDA
     Tel:    [phone]

     Yang Chonghao 
     Tel:    [phone]