Introduction from the Conference Chairs

 Colin Orviss
The Enhancement of Communications in Africa

Colin OrvissColin Orviss, Vice Chairman, TM Forum
Management World Africa Chairman
Conference Day 1


Communications is one of the primary foundations for enabling economic viability within a country and for improving the information wealth of people within a region. The African continent is, by world standards, substantially underserved with fixed line infrastructures in the main not being able to service the needs for the business or residential communities. There are some obvious exceptions in the continent although even in the well served countries, it is mainly the urban areas that benefit from d
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 Tony Poulos
Billing in Africa

Tony PoulosTony Poulos, Head of Revenue Management Sector, TM Forum
Management World Africa Chairman
Conference Day 2


It is a little known fact that one of the world’s earliest implementation of a pre-paid mobile platform was in South Africa in the early 90’s. Its introduction spawned a mobile telecommunications growth that rivaled those currently being experienced in countries like India and China. Even today, 90% of the country’s mobile users are linked to pre-paid plans. With minimal broadband roll-out to the highest population areas the mobile device is becoming the window to the world of internet and email.

The same applies to the r
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