The key to successful high speed broadband penetration in the Asia-Pacific region is strong government support and a clear regulatory vision, said industry expert Giorgio Migliarina at Broadband World Forum Asia 2011. The world’s largest broadband event for the Asia-Pacific region, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – saw more than 2,000 experts from 55 countries come together to discuss profiting from investment into high speed broadband as an enabler of social and economic growth in the region. Migliarina, chief technology and innovation officer at Telekom Malaysia, kicked off the show’s keynote presentations. Addressing old industry predictions that the future was entirely mobile, Migliarina suggested that the drastically changing nature of consumer behaviour actually meant that “the future of data is fixed, [and that as] data traffic continues to grow, countries must consider fiber deployment as a strategic investment.” Another hot topic of conversation at the show was one that Wing K. Lee, CEO of YTL Communications, addressed in his presentation ‘Tackling VOD delivery challenges to multiple platforms (PC, TV and Mobile)’. Discussing the key global trends in television services – convergence of digital TV and internet connection, interactivity and on-demand, and personalisation – Lee examined the next generation of TV experience and concluded that “hybrid delivery is key”.