PCTO and ITESAP seal Union of Solidarity

Union of Solidarity - The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators$, Inc. (PCTO), the umbrella organization of telecommunication public service providers, and the Integrated Telecommunications Suppliers Association of the Philippines (ITESAP), a trade organization of integrated telecoms suppliers, service providers and integrators, recently sealed their Union of Solidarity.
Bound by a common thrust to improve the country’s telecoms landscape and enhance public service, PCTO and ITESAP inked a partnership enabling them to work closely together towards this shared vision. The Union of Solidarity strengthens their voice in the telecoms industry to collectively address interests and concerns through mutual cooperation and support.
Sealing the pact are (from left, seated) JIMMY P. TINIO, Vice President, Globaltek Asia, Inc.; FRANKIE A. NARANJILLA, co-Country Director, Nokia Siemens Networks Philippines; BENNY C. QUIBLAT, President, Acquire Computer & Communications; ATTY. RODOLFO A. SALALIMA, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs, Globe Telecom; ENRICO DELOS REYES, President, Philippine Association of Private Telephone Companies (PAPTELCO); ALFREDO B. CARRERA, First Vice President for Regulatory Strategy & Support, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.; (from left, standing) ENRICO A. DOMINGO, Country Director, Harris Stratex; DENNIS T. YAP, President & General Manager, Nextwave Data Advancement; LYN ARGAÑOSA, President & CEO, Prodetech; ATTY. FROILAN M. CASTELO, Regulatory Affairs Head, Globe Telecom; ANDY D. BENGZON, Regulatory Policy Head, Globe Telecom; ATTY. ROY IBAY, Senior Regulatory Manager, Pilipino Telephone Corp. & Smart Communications; MARVIC H. MOLINA, IM-Global Business Head, Bayan; ATTY. MELCHOR S. LATINA, Director for Tax & Property Administration, Globe Telecom.

1st Phillipines NGN Forum

GSA JOINS NGN FORUM. Newly appointed Chairman for the Asia Pacific Chapter of the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) -- Anders Kager presents his topic entitled "Evolution of GSM to 3G via GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA" to the participants of the first Next Generation Networks (NGN) Forum organized by the Integrated Telecommunications Suppliers Association of the Philippines (ITESAP) at the Makati Shangri-la. GSA represents leading GSM/3G suppliers worldwide with over 80 percent of GSM/3G market share globally. The GSA Executive committee comprises the leading GSM/EDGE/WCDMA suppliers -- Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Lucent Technologies. (In picture L to R: GSA's Anders Kager, seated: Nokia's Matti Vahatalo, ITESAP's Benny Quiblat, President Jimmy Tinio, Frankie Naranjilla and Tellabs Bill Beckett. For more info visit www.itesap.com