ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004, the 6th regional ITU TELECOM event in Africa
March 29, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-With soaring levels of mobile penetration, coupled with increasing levels of demand for technologies such as VoIP and satellite access technologies, the African region is fast evolving as one of the telecommunication sector’s key investment prospects. Continued market liberalization is reshaping the regulatory environment, creating a more investment friendly climate...
AFRICA 2004 will feature a high-level Forum, which will explore and debate areas central to the growth of the African telecommunication industry, such as the region’s expanding mobile market, or the management of internet resources. Invited participants include: H.E. Dr Ahmed Mahmoud Nazif, Minister for Communications and Information Technology (Egypt); Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, CEO, Dubai Internet City; Omar Kabbaj, President, African Development Bank; Alan Knott-Craig, CEO, Vodacom; Conny Kullman, CEO, Intelsat; and, Ernest Ndukwe, CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission.
The event will also feature an Exhibition, which will present the latest technologies and developments from across the spectrum of the telecommunication industry. Among the exhibitors will be top names such as Alcatel, Ericsson, ZTE and Samsung as well as a host of other global players and regional participants.
The theme of this event will be ‘Access Africa’ and its main objective will be to provide a platform for participants to access, explore and build upon the region’s untapped potential and shape its telecommunications industry of tomorrow.
When: 4 to 8 May 2004 (VIP & Press Day: 3 May)
Where: CICC (Cairo Conference and Exhibition Centre), Cairo, Egypt
For a complete overview of ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004 :
http://www.itu.int/AFRICA2004/index.html .
About ITU:
ITU is a world-wide organization which brings governments and industry together to coordinate the establishment and operation of global telecommunication networks and services; it is responsible for standardization, coordination and development of international telecommunications including radiocommunications, as well as the harmonization of national policies.
To fulfil its mission, ITU adopts international regulations and treaties governing all terrestrial and space uses of the frequency spectrum as well as the use of all satellite orbits which serve as a framework for national legislations; it develops standards to foster the interconnection of telecommunication systems on a worldwide scale regardless of the type of technology used; it also fosters the development of telecommunications in developing countries.
ITU also organizes worldwide and regional exhibitions and forums bringing together the most influential representatives of government and the telecommunications industry to exchange ideas, knowledge and technology for the benefit of the global community, and in particular the developing world.
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