Manila, Philippines – Airborne Access, the first and largest Wi-Fi hotspot operator in the country, together with various vendor-partners in the IT and telecoms industry, gathered together on the first day of February to stage the event dubbed “Wi-Fi Nation.”

Held at the Central Plaza of Eastwood City, the first and only hotspot city with mall-wide Wi-Fi coverage powered by Airborne Access, the event, hosted by Jerome or Wave 89.1 and Janice of Jam 88.3, officially launched Eastwood City as a hotspot city and showcased the latest Wi-Fi devices, services and innovations that will soon define a user’s mobile broadband experience.

The e-Services Philippines (ESP) 2007 conference and exhibition will take place February 15-16, 2007, at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assistant secretary Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes announced today. Agoncillo-Reyes is also the executive director of the Center for Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the DTI’s export promotions arm.

Now on its 7th year, the ESP conference and exhibition has been hailed as an important IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) outsourcing show in the region. For the past six years, the event has served to promote the Philippines as a preferred venue for IT outsourcing by attracting foreign investors and global trade missions. Last year’s event generated at least US$23.5 million in new contracts.