CES Asia Features Plenty of Tech, With AR, VR Exhibit Space Increasing
CTA expects CES Asia to draw 500 exhibitors, 44,000 attendees and 1,200 journalists, including 87 reporters from 33 countries, regions or territories outside China, during its three-day run ending Friday, said Executive Vice President Karen Chupka in a Wednesday media…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
briefing. Exhibit space is 2.5 times larger than season one in 2015 and 24 percent larger than last year, she said. Exhibitors are looking to expand brands and forge new partnerships, she said, and among the latest tech trends represented are 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality and vehicle technologies, among 20 product categories overall. New this year is a dedicated AI space with 35 exhibitors, including Alibaba AI Labs, Arm Accelerator and Baidu. VR and AR exhibit space is up 25 percent over 2017, with 24 exhibitors, and among the 30 companies demonstrating 5G technology are mobile, automotive, telecom and healthcare technology companies, said Chupka. The startup area features more than 100 entities from 15 countries, she said, and vehicle tech, including autonomous driving, has a major presence, including driverless vehicles.