Sponsors
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For Sponsorship & exhibition opportunities on the East Africa Com 2009 event, please contact Tansy Clark:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5376
Email: tansy.clark@informa.com
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
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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.
ASSOCIATE SPONSOR
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.
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