<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]--><o:SmartTagType
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="country-region" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Arial Narrow";
panose-1:2 11 5 6 2 2 2 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Times;
panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;
color:black;}
h1
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
page-break-after:avoid;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;}
h2
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
page-break-after:avoid;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:italic;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:23134836;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1233069478 314237110 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:316036639;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-208490604 -647720418 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:346711168;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-681812896 1206004552 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-start-at:11;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:1044406585;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:105934710 1193817200 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l3:level1
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;}
@list l4
{mso-list-id:1571112727;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-467883150 1653789872 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l4:level1
{mso-level-start-at:0;
mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>As you can see from the programme below, the African
VoIP Forum, which we are holding in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lagos</st1:City></st1:place>
over 21-23 August, is a valuable opportunity to catch up on latest technology, business
and regulatory developments in this area. The impressive line-up of expert
speakers has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Hotel and airport transfers are attached.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>I hope you will be able to attend. Please pass this
information on to colleagues who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Sean Moroney </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>AITEC <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><a href="mailto:seanm@aitecafrica.com"><span lang=FR>seanm@aitecafrica.com</span></a></span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tel: +44-(0)1480-880774 Fax: +44-(0)1480-880765</span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224</span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>SA Mobile: +27(0)72-610-7153</span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674</span></font><span
lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Skype: seanmoroney</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><a href="http://www.aitecafrica.com/">www.aitecafrica.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>AFRICAN VoIP FORUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Muson Centre, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lagos</st1:City></st1:place>, 21-23 August 2006</span></font></b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>DAY 1 - Monday 21 August<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>2pm Conference
Opening<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Welcome
Speech & Official Opening<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Chief Cornelius
Adebayo, Minister of Communications, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
1: Regulatory challenges and achievements in the VoIP arena<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Eng Ernest Ndukwe,
Vice-Chairman and Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Commission<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
2: VoIP as part of an ISP’s survival strategy<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Eng Sam Adeleke, President, ISP
Association of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place>
(ISPAN)</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
3: How <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s
communication companies have responded to the challenges and opportunities
created by VoIP <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, President of the
Association of Telecommunications Companies of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place> (ATCON)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>4pm Refreshment
Break<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
4: The impact of VoIP on African voice markets<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Russell Southwood,
CEO, Balancing Act looks at how VoIP impacts on voice markets:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>How
grey markets operate and the scale and extent of them<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>What
legalised VoIP means in different countries and what happens when VoIP
competition is more widely available?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
winners and losers in the legalisation process<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
emergence of a new business model bringing together broadband and VoIP<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1;
text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>New
potential developments like VoIP peering, eNUM and mobile VoIP<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote
5: AfrISPA’s vision for VoIP deployment in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Eric Osiakwan,
Executive Secretary, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">AfrISPA</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Ghana</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Keynote 6: ITU-T
standardization activities in the new telecommunication environment: VoIP
studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Paolo Rosa, Head, Standards Co-operation &
Communications, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">ITU-T</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>6pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: Regulatory and business strategies to maximize the benefits
of VoIP<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>All keynote speakers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>7pm
Networking Cocktail Party <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>DAY 2 – Tuesday 22
August 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>9am Session 1: INTERNATIONAL LINKS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Maximising international connectivity
via a virtual service provider<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Yossi Barkan, Executive Director, Africa, PCCW Global, <st1:place
w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Moving beyond Skype
- Using directed SIP VoIP to drive quality international voice terminations<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Stunning Growth Rates of
Peer to Peer VoIP Networks <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Problems Identified in
“Legacy” P2P Networks <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Overcoming These Problems
Though the Directed SIP P2P Model <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Advanced
Services—P2P VoIP Without the Computer <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:windowtext;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Huge Traffic Flows Enable
Cost-Effective High-Quality Voice Termination Routes Available on a
Wholesale Basis<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Eric Ram, Executive VP, International Business
Development, Fusion Telecommunications International, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><font size=2
color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>SHOWCASE PRESENTATION by NexTone<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><img border=0 width=216 height=62 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image002.jpg@01C6BC78.08CF0440"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>National/International VoIP interconnect
and peering<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sean Pickering, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">NexTone</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>10.30am Refreshment Break<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>11am Session 2: TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>TDMoIP
vs VoIP: Which technology is better for your network?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Ga�than Donlap
Kouanga, Video and IP Services Manager, Eutelsat<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Using fixed-mobile convergence to
attract enterprise customers: An overview of the technology, applications and
regulatory issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Yves Desmet, Senior Vice-President, World Wide Sales, Verso <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Technology</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>VoIP solutions for alternative
carriers and ISPs<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Jonathan Fuchs, Director of International Sales, Net2Phone, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>12.30 Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2pm Session 3: IMPLEMENTATION CASE
STUDIES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>VoIP – Creating real value for
African enterprises<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Morten Hald, MD, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Emperion</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Denmark</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>NITEL: A case study on an incumbent
PTT migrating from legacy TDM networks to IP<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Rob Hewitt, COO, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Afrigate</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Is VoIP still viable
in the Nigerian market?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Ade Ojuri, CEO, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Junisat</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>AFRICAN VoIP FORUM WORKSHOPS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>WORKSHOP 1: Corporate
Users - Introduction to VoIP An interactive workshop</span></font></b><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Sunday <st1:City w:st="on">Folayan</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State>, Skannet <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>9am – 1pm Monday 21 August 2006
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>While VoIP is set to change the landscape of the communications
industry, it is already being used by a number of traditional Telephone
companies to connect their regional offices, while on a smaller scale, it is
being used by Small Offices/Home Offices who want to trim their communications
expenses. <br>
<br>
The advantages of using VoIP technology includes simplicity, flexibility, cost
savings as well as finally removing the huge constraint of circuit switched
architecture, and taking advantage of the ubiquitous nature of IP, which is
fast becoming a de-facto medium of world-wide communication.<br>
<br>
This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce participants to the VoIP
technology, using the Asterisk Open Source PBX software. Participants will
amongst others be exposed to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Introduction to the VoIP
technology<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Basic definitions and building
blocks<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Transpprt protocols and
packetization<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Public Swiched Networks and
characteristics<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Protocols for VoIP call control<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Introduction to the Asterisk Open
Source PBX<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Configuring simple VoIP Servers<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Configuring simple VoIP Clients<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Quality of Service (QoS) Issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Services and implementation
issues<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Overview of large scale
implementations and issues<br>
<br>
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to setup and deploy
an Asterisk-based PBX system which will work either via IP or PSTN and be
capable of Least Cost Routing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>WORKSHOP 2: International
links for</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><b><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>ISPs
& Telecom Operators<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Mawuli Tse, Sales Director, Africa,
iBasis<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>9am – 12pm, Wednesday 23 August
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><b><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The VoIP landscape - from
PC-to-PC to VoB<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Carrier level interconnections<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Quality monitoring on a VoIP
network<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Selecting operators - what to
consider <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<h1><b><font size=3 face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h1><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>WORSHOP 3: VoIP - Survival strategies for
telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Russell Southwood, CEO, Balancing <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Act</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2pm – 5pm, Wednesday 23 August
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>VoIP will change the business
model for telcos, ISPs and cyber-cafes. Beyond the ever-present hype, it will
begin to transform business fundamentals in some of the following way:
threatening existing international revenues; lowering the cost of entry to the
voice market; and creating new opportunities like mobile VoIP. All of this will
upset traditional markets and the question is: will you survive this shake-out?
The workshop has three sessions of just under an hour each with a coffee break.
Each of the sessions will have time for questions and answers and sessions 2
and 3 will have interactive exercises. The three sessions deal with the
following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><i><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Session 1: The business opportunities VoIP offers<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>In this session Russell will
look at the kinds of business models that have arisen elsewhere and how things
might develop in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
He will look at the business models for businesses like Skype and Vonage to
illustrate how the business model for retail VoIP is developing in North
America and <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>He will then look in greater
detail at the type of opportunities that might arise in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>,
including:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Pre-pay VoIP
calling cards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� IP-payphones<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Skype/Vonage
clones<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Campus-wide
IP-mobility solutions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Municipal
networks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Corporate IP
calling via VPNs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Push-to-talk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Home broadband
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Triple/Quad
play (including mobile TV)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� Mobile VoIP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>•���������� VoIP peering<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>He will explain the relationship
between these opportunities and the changes in regulation that will enable them
to flourish legally.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><i><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Session 2: Assessing investment in new VoIP opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>VoIP produces very different
types of opportunities. For example, grey market operators have taken advantage
of the price arbitrage opportunities that exist. In other words, for example,
they are able to compete on price against artificially high international
calling prices. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Once VoIP is more widely
legalised, then this level of price arbitrage opportunity will decline or
disappear as prices come down in the market. It will be important to look at
the relationship between quality and pricing and to understand what latitude
exists for differentiating different service offers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Some opportunities will allow
new players to enter the market relatively cheaply whereas others will require
capital investment in new infrastructure. The level of capital required –
along with an assessment of the risks inherent in different propositions
– will help clarify where any potential should be made and whether a new
opportunity is suitable for your company.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Lastly the session will examine
timing issues and their impact. Some opportunities – like those related
to price-arbitrage – are short or medium-term. Others like mobile VoIP
are longer term because the technology is not yet available.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>All of these factors will be
gathered into a simple matrix and scored so that participants can see where the
better opportunities lie in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><i><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Session 3: VoIP pricing and service strategies in a
competitive market<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>The last session of the workshop
will look pricing and service strategies and how they develop in a competitive
market. </span></font><font
size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Russell
Southwood</span></font><font
size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>
will explain how operators tackle these issues and the way in which different
approaches to service and pricing are reflected in the service offer to
customers. He will examine the relationship between cost and the price of
providing different levels of service. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>After this briefing,
participants will be split into two groups to devise pricing and service
strategies for two different companies, one a start-up and the other an
existing operator. The two groups will then come together and show what approaches
they have arrived at. The group will then look at how it is possible to respond
to competitor pricing in ways that differentiate the customer offer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>TO REGISTER AS A DELEGATE, LOG
ON TO <a href="http://www.aitecafrica.com/">www.aitecafrica.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>