Today CSTB exhibition has started in Moscow. And we shall not exhibit there this year. About the reasons I shall mention below. But Slava and I are to be there on 8th of February. I’ve got 4 meetings and plan to browse through the stands. And recalling previous year one day is enough for such a program. I mean it was so small and slack.

I think it is the most important reason why we are not exhibiting – it is slack there. Second, IMAQLIQ TV is becoming consumer focused when only a consumer will appraise it. CSTB is, to a considerable degree, operator and broadcaster focused exhibition. So why we need to be there. We talk to consumers, make a product for them. Sure. An operator might be interested in IMAQLIQ TV as a part of his solution or a service to add value to his network. But at the end of the day an operator will provide a broadband access to Internet     and IMAQLIQ TV will work after it independently.

For justice’ sake I would add that there was a lively interest to IMAQLIQ TV in spite of general slack mood in exhibition halls. I think we had some rest only at last day. At other days there were a lot of visitors on our stand: people came in, inquired about a product, asked to make a presentation … wanted to buy for themselves. So the discord was evident: there were a lot of interest from consumers and a bit of one from operators and broadcasters.

Some more pictures from CSTB’2011.

Tomorrow we’ll see how it is in this year.