African telecoms summit soon

A PAN-AFRICAN gathering of telecoms regulators, operators, manufacturers and financiers will take place early this year, aiming to answer some of the key African telecoms questions.

According to the Institute for International Research (IIR), which

is sponsoring the African Telecommunications Summit 2004, the

conference aims to answer questions about regulatory measures,

investment potential, and the provision of reliable and

cost-effective telecoms for all.

The IIR's Robyn Lambert says that the summit will provide a

forum for African regulators, operators and manufacturers to

debate, brainstorm and ultimately come up with workable, equitable

and financially viable solutions to these issues.

 

"The summit will allow people to hear first hand what operators

and regulators are doing in their respective countries," she

says.

 

Among the experts that will offer presentations at the summit

are the chief executives of MTN, Transtel and Sentech, as well as

the chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of SA and

executives from Cell C, Vodacom, BMI-T, Nepad and the Universal

Service Agency.

 

There will also be professors from the universities of Cape Town

and the Witwatersrand and representatives from Kenya, Nigeria,

Malawi, Botswana and the West African Telecommunication Regulatory

Authority.

 

The summit will take place from January 28 to 30 at the Sandton

Convention Centre in Johannesburg and will feature keynote

addresses, case studies and panel discussions.

 

- ITWeb

 

The IIR's Robyn Lambert says that the summit will provide a forum

for African regulators, operators and manufacturers to debate,

brainstorm and ultimately come up with workable, equitable and

financially viable solutions to these issues. "The summit will

allow people to hear first hand what operators and regulators are

doing in their respective countries," she says. Among the experts

that will offer presentations at the summit are the chief

executives of MTN, Transtel and Sentech, as well as the chairman of

the Independent Communications Authority of SA and executives from

Cell C, Vodacom, BMI-T, Nepad and the Universal Service Agency.

There will also be professors from the universities of Cape Town

and the Witwatersrand and representatives from Kenya, Nigeria,

Malawi, Botswana and the West African Telecommunication Regulatory

Authority. The summit will take place from January 28 to 30 at the

Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg and will feature keynote

addresses, case studies and panel discussions. - ITWeb

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