The show, which was held from June 20 to 23 in
conjunction with EnterpriseIT and Broadcast-Asia, attracted 63,814 attendees.
Some 49 per cent of these were from overseas
while there were 2,339 exhibiting companies
from 67 countries that occupied six halls of Singapore Expo.
Attendance increased by five per cent over 2005.
Stephen Tan, chief executive of show organiser
Singapore Exhibition Services, said: "The show
was all about digital convergence - the effort to
bring together computer, phone, recording and
broadcast technologies within an all-digital environment enabling new, flexible uses of products
and services."
China's participation at CommunicAsia grew by
45 per cent while the South Korean presence at
BroadcastAsia doubled from last year.
The first-time European ICT Pavilion presented
leading-edge technologies, as well as products
and applications for audiovisual, e-government,
e-health, e-security and telecommunications.
Trade visitors with a total of US$4.5 billion to
spend sourced for the latest products and services
for business and leisure, while also exploring business alliances.
Nikhil Kanodia, president, Precision Electronics,
India, said: "I'm a regular visitor.
"We are looking to partner with SMEs in niche technology. CommunicAsia is a great meeting
place."
CommunicAsia hits highest level
SINGAPORELeading electronics trade show CommunicAsia drew a record number of attendees for its 2006 show.
