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WATISE 2023 will provide a platform for organisations to showcase emerging innovative products and solutions
Critical stakeholders in the telecoms industry will converge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria at the maiden edition of WATISE, the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition, designed to tackle the challenges of telecoms Infrastructure which is affecting the growth of the region’s digital economy.
Billed to hold October 3-4, 2023, at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, the event, which already has registered participants from Tunisia, Egypt, Republic of Benin, will explore the abundant investment opportunities in the tech sector with the aim of attracting more investors into the sector.
Expected at the event are the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani; Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta; the Director General of Nigerian Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr. Kashifu Inuwa; and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr Gbenga Adebayo and other stakeholders.
Themed: “The Future of Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Services: A New Interdependent Ecosystem of Partners,” the event will bring together leading industry telcos and ICT players to learn, share, shape the industry, and provide business networking opportunities.
Discussions will also x-ray market relevant digital transformation trends and developments related to the telecom infrastructure such as Submarine, Connectivity, Security, Datacentre landscape, Internet Xchange, and Wholesale Digital Transformation.
Predominantly, there will be a focus on infrastructure and content while 200+ global companies in such segments as Data/Capacity, Submarine, Content Providers, Technology Providers, Internet Exchanges (IX), Security, Datacentres, Cloud, and other related segments will participate.
Country Editor, TechnologyMirror, Isaiah Erhiawarien, while announcing the event, said the sub-regional forum will create opportunities for establishing strategic alliances and partnerships amongst local and foreign investors for the purpose of expanding ICT networks in Nigeria and West Africa.
“WATISE 2023 is expected to provide a platform for organisations to showcase emerging innovative products and solutions. Specifically, the forum will bring together ICT stakeholders, government, and foreign missions to x-ray and chart a new course for the future of Africa’s digital economy.
“Also, through this event, stakeholders are expected to actively engage the government and other relevant agencies to the widespread deployment of digital technology innovations across the continent,” he said.
He highlighted that the event is an exclusive wholesale telecom operator and service provider gathering that will offer them opportunity to meet more than 300+ industry players from regional and international telecom operators, network with peers and eco partners in a private, relaxed, and exclusive community environment and join knowledge sharing executive panel sessions.
Digital TimesNG understands that key industry players expected as participants at the summit are top and middle-level managers from amongst Telecom operators, 4G service/solution providers, Telecom tower manufacturers, Policymakers and regulators, Power solution providers, 5G technology providers, Legal and management consultants, Civil contractors, financial institutions, renewable energy companies, etc.
WATISE, which already has the support of the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is being organised by TechX Innovation Hub, a well-equipped Tech hub in Nigeria and TechnologyMirror, a leading technology news and information website and winner of the Best Startups Supportive Online Media, 2022.
