After a first conference day discussing operators' data
strategies, the Connecting West Africa audience re-convened today in Dakar. The
day's sessions covered in more details how to improve profitability thanks to
better cost-efficiency and attractive services.
The second day started with a panel and interactive
round tables on how to manage costs without reducing quality of service. The
participants highlighted the importance of balancing capex and opex,
outsourcing and energy strategies. The role of regulators was also mentioned as
crucial to support operators in offering affordable communications services to
end-users.
The audience represented stakeholders from the
telecommunications sector across the region: MNOs, regulators, OTT players,
satellite operators, vendors and more from countries as varied as Senegal,
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea,
Gambia, Niger, Mali, Benin, Chad, Ghana, Congo, Cape Verde and more.Glowing feedback from 2014 attendees:
Sophie Kouma
International Carriers Account Manager
Orange Cote D'Ivoire
“Great Opportunity to meet industry players in the sub-region. Meeting peers and partners is always an enriching experience and opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities. Thank you Informa”
Amer Atwi
CEO
Comium Gambia
“The Connecting West Africa forum is a excellent place to meet people from the industry and exchange ideas, through Speed Networking. The presentations were very informative and educative for the challenges which operators are facing.”
Ndiaye Ousseynou
Interconnect Manager
Airtel Congo
“Very well organized but would suggest to make it at the Kind Fahd Palace next year.”
Fabienne Sane
Responsible Communication
Sonatel Orange
Responsible Communication
Sonatel Orange
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