Agenda Overview
Pre-Event Meeting: Tuesday 17th June 2008
GSM Africa MeetingFor programme and participation enquiries, contact Joy Mautong, Secretariat GSM AIG, +27 (0) 11 653 5884, motaunm@vodacom.co.za, or Ogugua Chioke, Vice Chairman, GSM Africa, +234 802 190 1501, chioke.o@ng.celtel.com
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Pre-event registration opens between 5pm and 7pm
Day One: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Assessing New Trends in West & Central Africa’s Communications MarketExamining the Developments in West & Central Africa’s Communications Market
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- Strategies for international operator groups in the region
- West & Central Africa’s communications market overview
- Evolution and growth trends in Nigeria’s communications market
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A: Wireless Broadband
- Strategies for international operator groups in the region
- West & Central Africa’s communications market overview
- Evolution and growth trends in Nigeria’s communications market
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B: Managing Increased
Competition- Launching a new mobile operator
- Facing new competition for
- incumbent operators
- Strategies for differentiation
Networking Drinks Reception
Day One: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Improving Access to Communications in the RegionBusiness Models and Strategies for an Evolving Market
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- Providing communications to a wider market
- Effect of technology neutral licenses on the communications market
- Business models for wireless broadband and convergence
- Bridging the digital divide in the region
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C: Networks & Infrastructure
- Reducing costs and optimizing OPEX and CAPEX
- Improving coverage and QoS
- Examining the role of CDMA technologies
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D: New Services
- Targeting the low-end market
- Developing a range of valueadded services to increase ARPU
