HONG KONG, Oct. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
Sources Mobile Electronics show opens today with 2,300
booths at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong
Kong and runs through Oct. 21.
It follows the first phase of Global Sources Electronics
which was held Oct. 11 to 14,
2015.
President of Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) Electronics
Group, Tommy Wong, said: "Our
Mobile Electronics show is the largest of its kind and has
grown by more than 100 percent since its launch in 2014. This show
will feature more than 400 booths of smartphones and tablets, some
1,200 booths of mobile accessories, and a rapidly expanding
Wearables Pavilion."
Global Sources Electronics showcases
Hong Kong as Asia's innovation hub
- Drones Pavilion and Experience Zone: With soaring demand
from photography, surveillance, agriculture and delivery
applications, global drones revenue is forecasted to hit
US$1.27 billion by 2020. Buyers will
be able to see live product demonstrations.
- Robotics Experience Zone: F&P Robotics AG will
present its innovative lightweight robot manipulators. In addition,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
will demonstrate multiple robotic inventions for rehabilitation,
delivery and leisure.
- Startup Launchpad Pavilion: Hong Kong's first offline trade show platform
for startups to promote and showcase cutting-edge products and
technologies. Buyers can meet with newly emerging suppliers who are
looking for business partners and investors. InvestHK and KPMG are
strategic partners for the Startup Launchpad.
Mobile Electronics is the second phase of Global
Sources Electronics, which is the world's largest electronics
sourcing show, encompassing more than 5,800 booths. Each spring and
fall the show attracts more than 50,000 buyers from 150 countries,
including executives from most of the world's leading brands and
retailers.
Among the tens of thousands of buyers expected to attend the
Mobile Electronics show are Acer, Amazon, Asus, Audiovox,
Belkin, BenQ, Best Buy, Cisco, Fujitsu, Foxconn, Hitachi, Huawei,
Intel, Logitech, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens,
Softbank, Sony, TCL, Tesco, Toshiba, and many more.
The show is complemented year-round by the industry's leading
Mobile Electronics website. The site delivers exclusive
content, updated daily --
including Analyst's Choice which highlights the industry's newest
and most important products.
Value-added services to enhance buyer and supplier
efficiency
- New Request for Quotation system allows buyers to request and
compare quotes, and communicate with suppliers through Global
Sources Message Center.
- New Buyer App provides comprehensive show information including
event preview, exhibitor details, a searchable online product
directory and travel information.
- New Supplier App helps exhibitors obtain buyer information,
inquiry history and respond to inquiries.
- Product Showcase enables suppliers who cannot attend the shows
to present their latest products and generate buyer inquiries.
- VIP Buyer Office Suites provide selected buyers with
fully-equipped, on-site offices for meetings.
- Conference programs with topics covering China sourcing strategies, and startup
business will be hosted by industry experts and thought
leaders.
Opening hours for the show are:
- Oct. 18-20 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Oct. 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
More information about the Global Sources Electronics
show is available at http://www.globalsources.com/exhibitions.
More information about Global Sources is available on the
company's corporate site (http://www.corporate.globalsources.com),
Facebook and Twitter (/globalsources).
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company
and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China.
The core business facilitates trade between Asia and the world using English-language
media such as online marketplaces (GlobalSources.com), magazines,
apps, private sourcing events, and trade shows.
More than 1 million international buyers, including 95 of the
world's top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and
company information to help them source more profitably from
overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with
integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate
sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries
and territories.
Now in its fifth decade, Global Sources has been publicly listed
on the NASDAQ since 2000.
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Investor Contact
in Asia
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Camellia
So
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Connie Lai
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Tel: (852)
2555-5021
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Tel: (852)
2555-4747
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e-mail: GSpress@globalsources.com
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e-mail:
investor@globalsources.com
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Investor Contact
in U.S.
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Cathy
Mattison
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LHA
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Tel: (1-415)
433-3777
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e-mail:
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