Entries from July 2008 ↓

Fraud Prevention and Revenue Assurance Middle East and North Africa
July 1-2, 2008 | Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai, UAE

This event aims to bring together telecoms operators and industry experts to discuss the critical issues that are faced by revenue assurance and fraud personnel today. It has been calculated that operators in the Middle East and north Africa lose approximately 20 per cent of their revenue to leakage through billing errors, fraud and poor systems integration.

In such a fast emerging market and one that still has so much potential, it is imperative that operators improve their revenue assurance strategies to ensure they maximise their profitability and opportunities in this rapidly expanding market.

www.revenueassurance.info/MENA2008/

Broadband World Forum Asia 2008
July 15-18, 2008 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong

The Broadband World Forum Asia is designed to help service providers meet the challenges of offering revenue-driving broadband enabled services while evolving their networks, operations and business models in a new world of competition.

Session programming will examine what works, what has been profitable and what the most promising alternatives are moving forward in broadband while providing a unique venue to evaluate strategy and make informed decisions.

Conference programming will examine the latest developments in many topical areas including: content development and delivery, gaming, IPTV, HDTV delivery platforms, mobile TV, mobility applications, wireless broadband, broadband network security, peer-to-peer technologies, WiMAX versus HSPA/LTE versus Wi-Fi, cell site aggregation for 2G and 3G mobile, monetising services and applications, mobile web 2.0, subscriber self-management and risk and impact of the digital divide on society.

www.iec.org/events/

South East AsiaCom
July 23-24, 2008 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This event aims to be the number one meeting place for the communications value chain in the region. It gathers thought leaders and purchasing decision-makers from across the region and wider international community. The event will focus on harnessing the opportunity of regional scale by developing partnerships and deploying strong value propositions in each South East Asian country.

www.comworldseries.com

IQPC’s WiMAX 2008 Conference
July 29-30, 2008 | Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa

There is a very clear need for broadband Internet connectivity that can be delivered quickly and easily via wireless. A strong momentum exists in Africa to implement WiMAX given the lack of wired infrastructure. Africa has the opportunity to leapfrog DSL, cable and GSM and go straight to mobile WiMAX /4G networks.

Gain a critical insight on latest global and regional developments to strategise on WiMAX technology. Hear from top industry experts, including leading regional operators and vendors, examine the business case for the importance of WiMAX now and participate in leading discussions on calculating the costs of WiMAX deployments to discern whether it is profitable.

www.iqpc.com

Mobile VAS Summit 2008
August 26-28, 2008 | Courtyard by Marriott, Bangkok, Thailand

Discover killer marketing strategies and innovative products to stimulate value added services (VAS) revenues and boost customer stickiness. The Mobile VAS Summit is Asia Pacific’s premier VAS conference addressing winning enterprise VAS strategies that will strengthen your relationship with corporate customers.

Unveil tactics to expand your revenue streams beyond the usual subscriber-pays model through effective mobile advertising and
location based services. Explore approaches to increase downloads of games and content through innovative portal solutions and understand how modifying the way you offer mobile Internet will increase subscriber activity and revenues.

In 2007, more than 430 million sub-Saharan Africans (60 per cent of the population) were covered by mobile networks. With around 162 million connections, this implies a penetration rate of 37 per cent.

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Taxation structures and levels vary considerably across sub-Saharan Africa. Below are some benchmarks of countries that levy taxes on network equipment, handsets and airtime

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According to the GSM Association, the mobile sector in sub-Saharan Africa is in the second phase of private sector investment which began in 2005 and was characterised by international investment. The first phase of investment was characterised by entrepreneurial endeavours where the private sector and multilateral agencies backed companies to cash flow positive positions.

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Vodafone looks set to secure a deal for a majority stake in Ghana Telecom (GT) for US$960 million this week, following ongoing talks with the Ghanaian government over its fixed-line, mobile and Internet services company.

Ghana Telecom has an estimated 1.3 million mobile subscribers and a 15.5 per cent market share.
Image: Ferdinand Reus

Communications minister Benjamin Aggrey Ntim told local newspapers that a new owner of GT would be announced in the first week of July, adding that Vodafone was the only firm left negotiating with government.

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