Nigerian Operators to Meet to Adapt Strategies that Capitalise on Boom

Post on: 2011-08-26 By: admin

Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest and more dynamic telecoms markets,
thanks to a legacy of healthy competition, a unified licensing regime
and high levels of investment. The mobile market retains its promise of
resilient growth as subscription penetration is projected to increase
from 50% to 80% by the end of 2015. Despite this, many operators are
seeing slower overall revenue growth.
In response, operators are locked in fierce competition to capitalise on
the growing data market. Across the board, they have prioritised network
coverage and quality of service as a route to increase customers and
ARPU in the face of slowing revenues.
The companies which will succeed in seizing the best opportunities will
have to move fast and be innovative. This will be the focus of the 2nd
annual Nigeria Com, the country’s premier telecoms conference &
exhibition, which will take place in the Eko Expo Centre, Lagos,
Nigeria, on 20-21 September 2011 (www.comworldseries.com/nigeria).
“Nigeria’s telecoms, media and ICT market is booming, but its
stakeholders must adapt their strategies to new market conditions and
build new partnerships to deliver the best services; that is why Nigeria
Com is such an important event as it encourages networking and
information sharing,” says Julie Rey, Conference Director at organisers
Informa Telecoms & Media.
30+ speakers from regional operators, regulators and solutions providers
have so far confirmed their participation at Nigeria Com. The conference
will include presentations from the market’s leading operators, with the
CEOs of Airtel, Etisalat, Visafone, and senior representatives from MTN,
Glo, Starcomms and more; government, including the Ministry of
Telecommunications and NCC; and companies offering innovative solutions
to maximise the growth opportunities in the market.
They will offer their visions and share their experiences on the most
topical issues in Nigeria’s market: innovating to defend market
position, improving networks and services to maximise growth, the role
of optical fibre in improving networks, disciplined investment and smart
use of infrastructure assets, energy and power provision, identifying
value added services that make sense to the market, opportunities in
mobile money, maximising customer loyalty, market forecasts and more.
“The conference agenda includes plenty of interactive sessions to
stimulate open discussion between the speakers and attendees on all
aspects of regional telecoms,” says Caroline Wiezien, Marketing Manager,
Informa Telecoms & Media. “It’s a unique opportunity for all
stakeholders in Nigerian telecoms to properly discuss market dynamics,
share experiences and set benchmarks and strategies for the year ahead.”
Nigeria Com is the only world-class event dedicated to the
communications industry in Nigeria. 800+ operators (fixed, mobile,
wireless), ISPs, regulators, investors and vendors from the country will
gather to debate the opportunities and challenges facing their markets.
The conference will be co-located with an exhibition that showcases the
latest innovations from over 50 telecoms companies in Nigeria and across
For more information on Nigeria Com, please contact: Julie Rey,
Conference Director, Nigeria Com, julie.rey@informa.com,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5394, www.comworldseries.com/nigeria
About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business
intelligence to global telecoms and media markets.
Our aim is to provide actionable, strategic advice and forecasting on
all aspects of converging mobile, fixed, entertainment and IT markets.
Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our team of
analysts and researchers produce over 300 annual events and intelligence
services including news and analytical products, in-depth market reports
and data sets. We benefit from outstanding people, including 100+
analysts, researchers and journalists across 14 countries. Our customers
include major blue-chip vendors, operators, and regulators in addition
to key players from the financial and content communities. We are proud
of the role we play in bringing the industry together and keeping
100,000 individuals better informed. www.informatm.com

ContactInforma Telecoms & MediaJulie Rey, Conference
Director, Nigeria Com+44 (0)20 7017 5394julie.rey@informa.comwww.comworldseries.com/nigeria
Informa Telecoms & MediaJulie Rey, ConferenceDirector, Nigeria Com+44 (0)20 7017 5394julie.rey@informa.comwww.comworldseries.com/nigeria
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