• New markets, new opportunities and emerging hot spots for growth
• Overcoming barriers to mass market uptake
• Dealing with infrastructure challenges and a lack of core technologies
• Solutions for the successful operator – developing a VAS based on your target market

• Insight into trends driving the industry forward
• Defining your business case – the value proposition for wireless broadband technology
• Developing a long-term solution for connecting Africa
• Looking into the future: the opportunities for wireless broadband in Africa

• Business models for African connectivity – evaluating strategies that work
• Identifying key barriers to tapping into untapped markets
• What is the key to ensuring that Africa is connected by 2015?

• Surveying the opportunities for investment within the wireless industry
• What are the prospective returns on projects?
• Identifying available funds for current and future projects
• A look into what the future holds for Africa – understanding the need and evaluating the motivators for investment

• Assessing methods for boosting network capacity and coverage
• Identifying key concerns for optimal network management
• Optimising cost-usage ratios by effectively managing your technology portfolio
• Strategies for maximising profits on investments made into networks

• Delivering a low-cost wireless solution to Africa
• Factors favouring adoption of WiMAX technology – ease of use, mobility and accessibility
• Suitability for urban and remote areas - defining technology barriers and possibilities
• Maximising penetration rates on the African continent

• Key drivers of CDMA deployment and uptake
• Backhaul challenges and possible solutions
• CDMA as the dominant wireless broadband technology for Africa

• Comparitive analysis of the markets in Angola and Mozambique
• Market sizing and forecasts
• Overview of the competitive environments
• Capitalising on the opportunities in these high growth markets

• What are the challenges of deploying wireless networks in Africa?
• Insight into regulations governing network deployment and the implications for operators
• Understanding the investment costs involved
• Assessing the opportunities and challenges for wireless deployment in Africa

• Understanding customer demands to provide more effi cient service
• Coping with increases in traffi c by optimising coverage and capacity of networks
• Ensuring the optimal user experience – managing QoS in the provision of voice services
• Creating robust networks for current and future technological deployments
   
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• Which services and applications are resulting in a demand for wireless broadband in Africa?
• Assessing the growth of data, voice, IPTV and VOiP and the impact of this on existing networks
• The challenge of monitoring data usage – what technological 
  innovations can address this gap?
• Developing best practice for strategic partnerships between content owners and operators – enabling seamless delivery of services
• Addressing key growth inhibitors for the uptake of VAS (Value Added Services)

• What impact has recent changes on legislation had on the industry?
• How will Africa’s wireless broadband providers compete in an increasingly saturated market?
• Changes in store for the next 6 months – forecasting the future landscape

• Developing a regulatory approach that fosters industry self regulation and benefi ts the end-user
• WiMAX spectrum allocation and resourcing – how will this effect the future of the industry?
• Addressing the current issues around licensing
• Regulators enabling competition and helping to stimulate growth and investment within the sector

• Key drivers for demand of wireless broadband in southern and eastern Africa
• Current and future projects underway to ensure African connectivity
• Enabling growth within a competitive market
• Evaluating the current regulatory framework and overcoming the limitations placed on the industry
• Pinpointing future growth opportunities

• Africa as an emerging market for wireless technologies
• Innovation within the industry – what technological changes can we expect in the next 12 months, and what will be the knock-on effect on the industry?
• Opportunities for growth – positioning yourself for successfully servicing an emerging market
• Moving towards truly wireless connectivity