(ITWeb Africa is a media partner for the TM Forum Africa Summit 2013.)

Africa continues to show the world interesting and innovative approaches to communications as mobile living and digital services become increasingly common.

Opportunities abound as Africans increasingly rely on their mobile phones for all aspects of their daily lives, but as market saturation for voice and messaging services looms, so do the related challenges.

With a focus on seizing those opportunities and overcoming the challenges, TM Forum’s Africa Summit 2013 showcases hot industry topics with some of the best thought leaders and experts from TM Forum and its large global membership.

Held Aug. 6-7 at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa; Summit 2013 helps communications and cloud professionals succeed in today’s dynamic marketplace.

During two days of valuable insight, keynotes from TM Forum and C-Level executives at renowned service providers such as Google, Microsoft, MTN, Mxit and YooMee discuss the digital revolution in Africa; closing the digital divide on the continent; affordable smart devices and delivering cloud services; the future of homegrown mobile social networks; digitalising Africa; and how the digital economy is reshaping the region.

In addition, the summit features 28 in-depth presentations and approximately 35 speakers from
companies such as Accenture, Changamka Microhealth Ltd., Deloitte, Flytxt Mobile Solutions, IBM Global Research Lab, MTN, Nokia, Oracle Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., SOHITCOM, Tech Mahindra Ltd., Telkom SA, Universal Music Group, Vodacom, Warid Telecom, Wipro Technologies, Wizzit and more.

• Navigating the future of customer experience
• Increasing revenue and new services through big data
• Capitalizing on the evolution of mobile money
• Meeting IT and business stakeholders’ needs through Frameworx
• Building profitable partnerships
• Using the cloud to create new revenue opportunities
• Advancing mAgriculture opportunities for sustained growth
• Overcoming eHealth barriers to expand adoption

“The digital revolution is transforming Africa as the market continues to enjoy rapid growth with
Africans relying on their mobiles for everything from banking to healthcare to farming,” said Nik
Willetts, chief strategy officer, TM Forum, who will kick off the Africa Summit with a keynote on Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. “At the Summit, TM Forum’s leading experts, our members and regional service providers will cover the latest in customer experience management, data analytics and cloud services to help businesses bridge a widening digital divide, boost revenue, deliver new services and remain competitive, ultimately providing the guidance needed to innovate, optimize and accelerate in today’s market while preparing for what the future has in store.”

Register now for TM Forum’s Africa Summit 2013 and receive last-minute savings.

About TM Forum:

With over 900 member companies, TM Forum is the largest global trade association focused on bringing together the digital ecosystem, including communication service providers, digital service providers and enterprises, with the goal of enabling an open digital world. The Forum delivers a wealth of knowledge and practical tools, including unique research, best practices and standards.Our members collaborate to rapidly solve business issues in critical areas, such as business process optimization, big data analytics, cloud management, customer experience management and security.

The Forum has four key roles—to Inform, Innovate, Accelerate and Optimize—and provides a neutral and open platform for collaboration between service providers, enterprises and their suppliers to overcome the barriers to an open digital economy.

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