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2009 Sponsors




Ericsson Market Unit sub-Saharan Africa

Ericsson has been active in Africa since it started providing fixed-line infrastructure in the 1890s. Today, it is a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators in sub-Saharan Africa. Ericsson's Market Unit sub-Saharan Africa (MUSA) covers 43 African countries with a combined population of some 650 million people, counts close to 65 mobile and over 20 fixed-operators in sub-Saharan Africa as customers, and has more than 50 percent market share in the GSM space.

Ericsson's office in Woodmead, Johannesburg is the head office for this market unit and is supported by regional hubs in Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal, as well as smaller offices in Botswana, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville, Mozambique and Madagascar.

Ericsson's involvement in the region spans the full spectrum of telecoms, from infrastructure to value-added services. One of the company's main objectives is to establish a leading position in the emerging mobile datacoms market, by driving the development of third-generation mobile networks, which will put the internet within the reach of many Africans for the first time.

With the licensing of cellular telephony in South Africa in early 1994, Ericsson achieved immediate success as the sole supplier of GSM network infrastructure to MTN South Africa. Since then, Ericsson has fanned out into the rest of sub-Saharan Africa and has played a key role in the growth of Africa's GSM mobile telecom market.

February 2006 saw the integration of Marconi Communications South Africa into the Ericsson organisation following Ericsson's international acquisition of Marconi's telecom equipment and international services businesses.

Since then, Ericsson has made numerous other international strategic acquisitions that have further strengthened its market position in next-generation, all-IP networking and high-capacity broadband access. These include Redback Networks, Entrisphere, Tandberg Television, Mobeon AB and Drutt has enabled Ericsson to meet growing demands for high-capacity networks through deep-fibre broadband access.

Ericsson has always focussed on the use and development of local resources and competence in the countries where it does business and Ericsson's Market Unit sub-Saharan Africa currently employs over 950 full-time employees and more than 350 contractors.



Huawei Technologies is a world-leading telecom solutions provider focused on building long-term partnerships with telecom operators. Through our passionate employees and unmatched R&D capabilities, we can react quickly to customers' needs with a comprehensive, customized set of offerings. Huawei's products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serve 36 of the world's top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide.  In 2008, Huawei achieved global contract sales of USD23.3 billion with a 46% yearly increase, of which 75% came from international markets. Huawei achieved growth of more than 150% in developed markets such as Europe, the United States and Japan.

Huawei East Africa started its business in Kenya since 1998, locating its Head Quarter in Kenya, a locally registered company.
Based on Huawei's equipments and solution, Africans enjoy various quality and affordable services, including Value Added Service (VAS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and broadband service through xDSL, SDH, DWDM, NGN, CDMA, GSMA and UMTS.
Currently, Huawei is working with some operators in East Africa to deploy its green power solutions that help cut down TCO.

To add value to the community around us, Huawei supports several CSR initiatives in East Africa that include but not limited to Lewa Marathon, Beacon of Hope, Rhino Charge, Red Cross Society of Kenya, Gertrude's Children's Hospital and supporting orphans schools in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Huawei has also established a fully furnished state of the art EA training centre in Kenya with the latest and best equipment to train local customers, partners and staff in the latest communication technology. More than 800 people from East Africa have benefited from the center with more than 200 of them being Kenyans.

Together with our partners, Huawei endeavors to continue enriching life in East Africa through Communication.



Nokia Siemens Networks started operations on April 01, 2007 as a result of 50-50 joint venture between Siemens Networks and Nokia Networks Business.

Based on the benefits of scale, global reach, a deep understanding of operator business, an industry-leading research and development organization, Nokia Siemens Networks delivers a wide range of services, products and solutions to customers. Today, communications service providers require end-to-end solutions. Nokia Siemens Networks can help change the way they conduct business and capture value, by generating new revenue streams and / or reducing their cost.



Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.



As a wireless technology industry leader, QUALCOMM possesses the innovative vision, technology and proven track record to enable advanced multimedia and business solutions and services to support and drive the success of the entire wireless value chain - operators, manufacturers, developers, publishers, content providers and end users. Today, there are existing or planned CDMA networks in more than 25 sub-Saharan African countries. QUALCOMM is committed to nurturing long-term partnerships with African countries and, in August 2006, opened its permanent regional office in Johannesburg, South Africa, to facilitate direct interaction with policymakers, regulators, operators, business communities and other stakeholders. Our regional operations not only reflect QUALCOMM's long-term commitment to Africa but also allow us to maintain close proximity to the people, governments and important industry events that are driving the African telecommunications industry forward.



Alcatel-Lucent is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions that to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com





Founded in 1961, ECI has grown from a small technology company into an experienced global provider of networking solutions to the world’s largest carriers. What sets ECI apart from the rest of the market is ECI's 1Net, a business framework focused on optimizing the way carriers transition their networks to Next-Generation Networks. Through ECI’s unique combination of innovative and multi-functional equipment, fully integrated solutions and agile approach to services, we provide customers the highest level of flexibility as they evolve their networks.

ECI's 1Net reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), creates new revenue opportunities and provides optimal network transition management for network operators.

Headquartered in Israel, ECI has development centers in India, China, USA and Israel.

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eServGlobal invents smart communication and payment services for telecommunications service providers operating on all generation networks. Over 80 of the world’s leading service providers, with over 400 million mobile subscribers in more than 50 countries, are taking advantage of eServGlobal’s end-to-end solutions and expertise to quickly deliver revenue-generating services.

SENIOR EXHIBITOR



Altech NamITech supply various quality design GSM prepaid vouchers also specialising in a wide range of GSM and CDMA SIM cards. With the expansion of subscribers globally Altech Namitech developed in 2003 a secure Electronic Value Distribution (EVD) systems, which caters for multiple operator virtual voucher distribution. Altech Namitech offers complete voucher and card manufacturing, including personalisation systems in Africa. Altech Namitech focuses on introducing new telecommunication technologies and is committed to this industry and its clients.