Helios Towers makes operators more successful by providing fully managed tower sites on a lease basis, reducing capital requirement and expediting their rollout. We offer co-location, managed services and backhaul. Helios towers have about 1000 co-location towers strategically located major Nigerian cities. Telecom infrastructure management is our core business so that operators can focus on serving their consumers. Contact:305A Jide Oki Street, Off Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos , Nigeria.

www.heliostowers.com

With over 20 million subscribers and more than N450-billion invested so far in the Nigerian economy, MTN has taken the lead in providing world-class telecoms services. Indeed, our leadership position in the area of network coverage, expansion and quality infrastructure is evident. MTN has completed a 3,800-kilometre fibre optics network – Africa’s longest private superhighway. MTN’s recent US$2 billion loan syndication from 21 banks was recognized as the Africa Telecoms ‘Deal of the Year 2007’ by Euromoney Project Finance magazine. As we progress with our efforts, MTN embraces a win-win ideology that stimulates economic development and a vibrant, stable society.

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IHS Nigeria Plc, an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, has extensive experience in the telecommunications network infrastructure build and management in Nigeria and Africa since inception in 2001. More than 1500 turnkey sites have been built for the various operators across the continent. IHS holds a Collocation an Infrastructure Sharing License from The Nigerian Communications Commission and has been pioneering airtime cost saving, through site sharing by various operators. Telecom carriers have trusted IHS to design, map, deploy, optimize and maintain parts of their world class networks for effective and efficient delivery of services.
IHS Mission is to serve her Clients responsibly in building and managing Nigeria’s Telecom Infrastructure with the highest quality (and professionalism) at affordable cost. And the vision is to have the IHS name associated with every component of the telecommunication Sector in Nigeria

With a promise to
•    Be the best in building and managing Nigeria’s telecommunication infrastructure through delivery of high quality services at affordable cost.
•    Provide customer satisfaction by complying with best ethical standard and cost effective approach.
•    Be the leader in telecommunication networks implementation and maintenance using the best technological solutions, to the benefit of our clients.

www.ihsnigeria.com

Sponsors

Ericsson has been active in Africa since the 1890s when the company started providing fixedline infrastructure to North Africa and South Africa. Today, the company 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 covers 43 African countries with a combined population of some 500 million people, counts more than 50 mobile and over 20 fixed-operators in sub Saharan Africa as customers, and has more than 45 percent market share in the GSM space. Today Ericsson’s office in Woodmead, Johannesburg serves as the head office for this market unit, supported by regional hubs in Nigeria and Kenya, as well as offices in Botswana, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon and Ghana. Ericsson's involvement in sub-Saharan Africa 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 market by driving the development of third-generation mobile networks, which could 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.
For more information, please visit: www.ericsson.com

As the world’s largest 3G chipset provider, Qualcomm is committed to the development and advancement of 3G technology. With offices throughout Europe, Qualcomm works closely with numerous operators, manufacturers and developers to enable the successful commercial roll-out of compelling, feature-rich 3G WCDMA (UMTS) and HSDPA/HSUPA services across the region. Qualcomm is a developer and supplier of comprehensive chipsets and system software
supporting high-speed mobile broadband networks, as well as multi-mode/multi-band solutions. Qualcomm’s chipsets integrate a wide range of compelling capabilities, including 3D hardware-accelerated graphics and the Company’s gpsOne® solution, the world’s most broadly deployed Assisted-GPS technology.

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. www.ecitele.com

VNL makes WorldGSM™ – the world’s first zero opex, solar powered GSM system specifically developed to help mobile operators profitably reach rural markets where ARPUs are less than $2 a month. WorldGSM™ is a complete end-to-end GSM system. It is entirely solar powered and only needs 50W of power. The WorldGSM™ Village Site is self-deployed and easily assembled in half a day by non-engineers. WorldGSM™ is entirely compatible with standard GSM networks and handsets.