Theme

Access Africa

Participants Statistics

• 261 exhibitors (including 10 Pavilions) from 44 countries

• 9'989 participants including 7'803 trade visitors, 807 VIPs and 1'111 Forum participants and 268 accredited media.

Exhibition Space occupied

• 7'987 m² (net)

The 5 largest Pavilions  PAVILION Egypt African SMEs Iran India France

The 10 biggest individual stands  STAND NAME m2 ZTE 300 Alcatel 255 Vodafone 255 Huawei Technologies 216 MobiNil 198 Siemens 180 Telecom Egypt 180 Ericsson 150 Orascom Telecom 150 Samsung Electronics 150

About ITU TELECOM events

ITU TELECOM AFRICA is one of a global portfolio of ITU TELECOM events, held in each of the key regions of the world as a platform for government and industry to exchange ideas, knowledge and progress in technology for the benefit of all. Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), these events feature a combined exhibition and associated Forum where policy-makers, innovators and leading figures of the industry examine key policy and development issues, discuss strategies for development and chart the future of telecommunication.

ITU's unique position as an inclusive international organization whose membership include government and regulators as well as private sector, enables it to bring together the global communications community for the TELECOM events.

Exhibition

The Exhibition at ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004 will feature an extensive range of products and services, spanning the reach of the telecommunications industry. The Exhibition will provide an opportunity for leading global as well regional exhibitors to demonstrate products and services and illustrate the kind of solutions available to deploy Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) across the region.

REGION	COMPANY TYPE	INDUSTRY
REASONS FOR ATTENDING
Charts are taken from ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2001 statistics

Forum

The Forum will bring together government and industry leaders and key opinion makers to address the wealth of opportunities and examine the challenges of Africa's telecommunications industry, as well as looking to shape its telecommunications landscape of tomorrow. The ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004 Forum will be host to 155 speakers from 38 countries (inc. Youth Forum). A total of 1'111 participants drawn from across the spectrum of the ICT industry took part.

REGION	COMPANY TYPE	INDUSTRY
Charts are taken from ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2001 statistics

Previous ITU TELECOM AFRICA Events

ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2004 is the 6th regional event to be hosted on the Africa continent and the 2nd event to be held in Cairo. Previous AFRICA events, in chronological order of appearance, are as listed: