ANDICOM Congress is the annual international meeting located on the Caribbean that gathers the telecom sector representatives, during three days, to analyze and present the state of the art and trends of the industry. Has been recognized as “the most important academic and business meeting in the telecom industry” of the region. The congress becomes the meeting place for the main agents of the sector and the event that provides the necessary elements to make intelligent business decisions.

Why Attend?

The event is set up to provide participants with the most complete update on major telecommunications technology, market, regulatory and business matters in a single site. Participants can directly contact solution providers, become acquainted with the latest products and services, and establish business relationships.

Structured in four complementary sections:

• Main Academic Forum
• Commercial Exhibit
• Business Forum
• Business Round

Who Organizes Andicom?

ANDICOM is organized each year by CINTEL, the Colombian Telecommunications Research Center [Centro de Investigación de las Telecomunicaciones de Colombia], whose mission is to promote the development of Telecommunications and Information Technology. CINTEL members include telecommunications operators, universities and government agencies. The board is presided by the Colombian Minister for Communications.

CINTEL objectives include: the study and analysis of emerging technology trends and their dissemination and implementation; providing spaces open to all sector actors for discussion and analysis of economic, market, social, political and technology issues affecting the industry development; promoting projects of the sector’s interest; promoting the use of specialized technical assistance; and providing information on telecommunications development in the country and the world.

Services

Research and Innovation

Generate knowledge based on the design and development of Research and Innovation Projects in ICT.

Technical Assistance

Through its direct consultants and its wide national and international networks, CINTEL provides High Quality Technical Assistance Services.

Human Resource Training

CINTEL organizes and implements activities involving research, the transfer and dissemination of advanced knowledge; focused on the training of human resources.

Sector Information services

Our trajectory and experience establish us as a prime information source for the Telecommunications Sector.

For more information: www.cintel.org.co

Who participates?

ANDICOM Congress is an ideal meeting point for telecommunications sector representatives: Government, regulators, operators, equipment and solution providers, investors, consultants, academic community; as well as for business, financial, health, education, and industry sector; therefore, for all the telecom customers and users.

The academic event and commercial exhibit attract large numbers of participants, who already know that October is the time of their academic and business appointment in the historic Caribbean city of Cartagena de Indias.