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"The Canadian High Commission (Singapore), which is the pavilion organiser, hopes to use this setup to showcase two Canadian companies, Bioware, which developed the game, and Wi-LAN’s which developed the wireless network that is based on non-line of sight, metropolitan area network technology. "
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This year’s Canada Pavilion the largest ever at CommunicAsia and Broadcast Asia
By Jack Loo
A real-time gaming challenge between Singapore and Canadian students and a partnering forum for regional and Canadian ICT companies are some of the highlights that can be expected from the Canadian Pavilion at this year’s CommunicAsia and Broadcast Asia.
The gaming challenge will link the two groups of students with a wireless broadband connection to play the online PC game Neverwinter Nights.
According to market researchers The Themis Group, games like Neverwinter Nights could generate more than US$1 billion(SG$1.7 billion) in revenues for the global online gaming industry in 2004.
The Canadian High Commission (Singapore), which is the pavilion organiser, hopes to use this setup to showcase two Canadian companies, Bioware, which developed the game, and Wi-LAN’s which developed the wireless network that is based on non-line of sight, metropolitan area network technology.
The technology uses transmitting nodes that do not have to be in sight of each other, bouncing radio signals off surrounding buildings. It is typically utilised in areas that do not have available fibre and copper cables to provide broadband.
Meanwhile, the Canada-Southeast Asia ICT Partnering Forum will serve as a run-up to CommunicAsia and Broadcast Asia, where some 18 Canadian companies will be presenting their solutions and seeking business partners, said Mr Steven Gawreletz, Commercial Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian High Commission.
To be held on June 14 at the Marriott Hotel, it will feature companies such as Cognos, Hummingbird, Sierra Wireless, Zi Corp, Psion Technologies and Wi-LAN, as well as new players to the region like Atlas Micronet, Vcom and Image Video.
The 18 companies deal in areas like e-government, enterprise applications, fixed wireless broadband and satellite communications. Most of these companies would also be exhibiting at CommunicAsia and Broadcast Asia.
The Canada Pavilion, which numbers 40 companies this time compared to 2002’s 28, is the largest ever for both exhibitions, said Mr Gawreletz. Thirty-one of them will be at CommunicAsia and nine will be at Broadcast Asia.