Who Attends

East Africa Com conference and exhibition is all about networking, doing business, learning and sharing experiences with your peers. Companies from across the East African communications ecosystem attend East Africa Com, with an unparalleled seniority of delegates and spread of different companies this is a unique networking opportunity you can’t afford to miss.

East Africa’s ONLY Event Dedicated To The Entire Digital Ecosystem drew strong attendance in 2011:

• 553 Attendees
• 44% C Level / Director / Senior Management attendance
• 63% Delegate Operator attendance
• 210 Companies
• 33 Countries

Across the 2 days, Operators and Regulators from across East Africa attended to network, learn and do business:

Access Kenya * Afritel * Airtel Africa * Airtel Kenya * Augere Uganda Ltd * Broadband Communication Networks Ltd Kenya * Communications Commission of Kenya * Djibouti Telecom * Econet Wireless Burundi * Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd * Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia * Etisalat, Tanzania * Flashcom, Kenya * HITs Tanzania * Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc * Intersat Africa, Kenya * ISAT Africa * iWayAfrica, Kenya * Jamii Telecommunications Limited, Kenya * KDN Kenya Data Networks Ltd * MTN * MTN Uganda * Onatel Burundi * Orange Telkom Kenya * Orange Uganda Ltd * RCS Radio & Satellite Communication, Sudan * Roke Telkom, Uganda * Rwandatel Ltd * Safaricom, Kenya * SimbaNET Ltd, Tanzania * Smile Communications Ltd, Uganda * Swift Global Kenya Ltd * Tanzanian Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) * TATA East Africa Ltd, Kenya * Tigo Rwanda * Tigo Tanzania * Uganda Telecom * Vivacell, Sudan * Vodacom Tanzania * Wananchi Kenya (zuku) * Zanzibar Telecom Ltd, Tanzania *

Leading Solutions and Technology Providers showcased their solutions in the exhibition and conference

Alcatel Lucent * BICS * Broadband Communications Networks Ltd * Corning * Dialogic * ECI * Emerson * Ericsson * Fuzhou Jump Smart Cards Co. Ltd * Gateway * HIP Consulting * IBM * Jinny Software * Mobiserve * Nation Media Group * Nokia Siemens Networks * Orange Telkom Kenya * PCCW Global Limited * Rad Data Communications * Sybase * Telecom Italia Sparkle * Telenor Global Services * TKM Maestro * Tramigo * Tyco Electronics * Yangtz Optical Fibre & Cable Company *

Attendance from across East Africa and beyond guaranteed exceptional business development opportunities

Belgium * Botswana * Burundi * China * Djibouti * Egypt * Ethiopia * France * Germany * Ghana * Hong Kong * Hungary * India * Israel * Italy * Kenya * Lebanon * Mauritius * Monaco * Morocco * Rwanda * Senegal * Somalia * South Africa * Sri Lanka * Sudan * Sweden * Switzerland * Tanzania * Uganda * United Arab Emirates * United Kingdom * USA *

What the 2011 attendess thought of the show

“The Networking at East Africa Com has been the best. You can meet a very good range of people here and it has served better than 10 international trips would have done for business meetings.  Also, the discussion is very valuable, the conference brings together many representatives from across the value chain, and this enriches the experience of the debate.”
Norman Moyo, CEO (2011), Zantel, Tanzania

“Great event, good calibre of attendees! 1:1 introductions organised Informa were very useful in meeting key contacts identified”
Paul Ziegler, Executive Director, Carrier Services, Gateway

“Very vibrant, busy and well organised event with great networking opportunities and well chosen conference agenda. We will be back next year!”
ABOKOR DAHER DJAMA, Account Manager Wholesale, Djibouti Telecom

“Really informative event; exactly what this region needs. We can see the direction the market is taking and come together to share ideas and move forward.”
Fayyaz Kasmani, CTO, Net Connections

“East Africa Com 2011 has been a very well organised event. It’s been very useful for me to keep on top of what companies in the East African telecoms market are doing, and to gain some market intelligence.”
Rita Okuthe, Safaricom

“East Africa Com was a perfect place to enhance our marketing campaign and open our door to East Africa region. We have met new and old business associates and friends from the world of business telecoms”
Eric You, Overseas Marketing Department Sales Manager, Zhongli Sci-Tech Group Co. Ltd

“East Africa Com is not only a place to learn from all different segments of the market, it is also a great opportunity to share in depth discussions with peers from across the ecosystem, to network and to drive business ideas forward.”
Henry Njoroge, Marketing Director, Airtel Kenya

“ Very good and fruitful East Africa Com conference with interesting presentations, international debate and excellent networking”
Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, SVP Strategy & Communications Wholesale, Orange & Chairman, UMTS Forum

“East Africa com is very well organised and conducted professionally event. All staff are very cordial and delivered a great networking platform for all attendees. I will definitely do my best to attend other Com Word Series events in the future!”
Major General Manzurul Alam, CEO, East Africa Augere Uganda Limitednds