However, in the 1980s the information technology and telecommunications part was straining the resources of the trade fair so much that it was given a separate trade show starting in 1986, which was held four weeks earlier than the main Hanover Fair.
Tetapi, pada 1980-an informasi teknologi dan telekomunikasi tumbuh menjadi sangat besar sehingga pameran tersebut dipecah menjadi pamerang perdagangan yang terpisah dimulai pada 1986, diadakan empat minggu sebelum Hanover Fair.