NCC Hosts Telecom/Device Forum

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded plans to hold the Telecommunications/Device Forum in Lagos come September 22, 2009.
The Telecommunications/Device Forum will present valid forecasts of developments in the telecom industry and examine the driving forces behind these developments.
Reuben Mouka, head of corporate affairs of the NCC, disclosed, during a press briefing last week, that the forum will principally serve to bring all key actors in the industry to discuss, suggest and chart a roadmap for the future of telecommunications in Nigeria .
Billed as a meeting place for major stakeholders involved in the manufacture, development, distribution and management of end-user telecommunications devices and the services they support, the forum will include regulators, top government functionaries, vendors, bankers, major switching companies, device manufacturers, network operators, software vendors, distributors and retailers, as well as internet service providers, media, broadcasters and the general public
The theme of the forum is ‘Telecom Industry: Fuelling the Future of e-Payment System’ and it is designed to give both the layperson and the professional an update of emerging technologies and related business trends and events.