Visitors
to the largest broadband event in the Middle East and Africa will gain insight
into how emerging markets are progressing despite challenging circumstances
LONDON - Wednesday, February 20th
2013 [ME NewsWire]
Broadband MEA 2013
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE/ME
NewsWire)-- As broadband penetration steadily increases across the Middle East,
opportunities for operators in the region are growing exponentially through
value-added services, mobile broadband and customer retention. As such, the
region has witnessed the arrival of emerging markets that, despite facing
significant challenges, are successfully delivering broadband services to their
customers. This year’s Broadband MEAevent brings together the leaders from
these unique markets, to highlight how they are delivering broadband services
to customers despite facing difficult circumstances, such as times of conflict,
strict Government regulation, limited infrastructures, high population
densities and geographical spreads.
Visitors and delegates will have the
opportunity to learn from an exclusive speaker line-up of leaders from Iraq,
Afghanistan, Palestine, Pakistan and Iran, who will share their experiences on
delivering reliable services in a challenging market. This includes Wilson
Varghese, CEO of Kalimat Telecom, Iraq; Dr. Shahram Zamani Mortazavi, Senior
Adviser to the Board , Iranian net PJS Co, Iran; Tomasz Laudy, CMO,
Roshan, Afghanistan; Nima PourNejatian, Chief Technology Officer, MobinNet, Iran;
Mohammad Gul Khulmi, CEO, Wasel Telecom, Afghanistan; and Hani Alami, Founder
and CEO, Coolnet, Palestine.
Hani Alami, Founder and CEO,
Coolnet, Palestine, will focus on breeding wireless networks, specifically
looking at the battle of media technologies and microwave versus fibre optics
in challenging times. Mr Alami comments: “The Israeli occupation left the
Palestinian territories with a poor telecom infrastructure, covering only the
main cities in Palestine. To have a network that serves the public good, we
created a sound engineering design and used best practices in business and
network operations. Furthermore, we have overcome the biggest challenges that
have been presented to us as broadband becomes a dominant force in the
country’s economy. Companies from all sectors who never had broadband before
are beginning to require broadband access, and individuals are pushing us to
offer high-speed access at a low price.”
Wilson Varghese, CEO of Kalimat
Telecom in Iraq, forms the Technology Strategy Stream, where he will give a
presentation on mobile broadband access evolution. Here he will explore the
growth of mobile in Iraq and the opportunities presented by fixed broadband. He
will also form a panel discussion on evaluating wireless broadband technology
choices in the Middle East and Africa.
The agenda also features Nima
PourNejatian, Chief Technology Officer, MobinNet, Iran, who will explore the
challenges and opportunities in serving a high market volume, and the user
experience and its impact on network management. Mohammad Gul Khulmi, CEO,
Wasel Telecom, Afghanistan will also provide a presentation on delivering
broadband to rural areas, which explains Wasel Telecom’s strategy for
delivering broadband across Afghanistan.
Included in the line-up is Roshan’s
Tomasz Laudy, CMO of Afghanistan, who will examine the right technology choices
for next generation broadband delivery, encompassing the strategies that have
worked and the lessons learnt from those that have not.
Today, Governments across MEA are
committed to infrastructure spending and, in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)
alone, total infrastructure spending over the next decade has been estimated at
over $1 trillion. With such a commitment, infrastructure capacity is developing
rapidly, presenting new areas of growth, something that the event will
highlight.
The conference, which takes place
from 19 – 20 March, is co-located with the Cloud World Forum MENA event, giving
attendees access to a wider and more diverse network of companies showcasing
their products and services.
To view the full event programme and
register for Broadband MEA, please visit http://mea.broadbandworldforum.com/or call +44
(0) 20 7017 5506. Alternatively, keep up to date with the event on Twitter
@BBWorldForum or use #BBMEA.
About Broadband MEA
Part of the successful Broadband
World Forum Global Series, 2013's forum will bring together decision-makers
from all corners of the broadband ecosystem from across the Middle East and
Africa. Now in its fifth year, Broadband MEA, is the region’s premier broadband
conference and exhibition attracting 70 speakers, to address the current issues
surrounding broadband. For further information on Broadband MEA or to register
to attend, go to http://mea.broadbandworldforum.com/.
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business intelligence and strategic services to the global telecoms and media
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For media information please contact
Dana Corson at dana.corson@proactive-pr.com
or Holly Tyrrell at holly.tyrrell@proactive-pr.com or call on
+44 1636 812152.
Contacts
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Dana Corson, dana.corson@proactive-pr.com
Holly Tyrrell, holly.tyrrell@proactive-pr.com
+44 1636 812152
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