SAMENA Telecommunications Council, the non-profit telecommunications association that aims to promote collaboration and knowledge-sharing across 25 countries in the SAMENA region, has released its inaugural edition of ‘SAMENA Visions 2008’. With collaboration and mutual co-operation becoming imperative in the rapidly growing SAMENA telecom industry, SAMENA Telecommunications Council has published this authoritative and ready reference guide, in an attempt to promote conjoined efforts among the diverse players for tackling industry issues.
Thomas Wilson, Executive Managing Director and Founder, SAMENA Telecommunications Council says, “Entitled SAMENA Visions 2008, it represents a major milestone and achievement for the region’s premiere telecommunications umbrella organisation and is the first of future guides and papers we hope to publish in support of our mission and advocacy. It complements our endeavour to continuously provide expertise, insights and knowledge to the telecommunications industry to facilitate expansion and better utilization of telecommunications in the region.”
Estimated to reach three billion by end-2008, the global cellular subscriber base is speculated to be strongly driven by the SAMENA region which has witnessed increased attention and investments in the last few years.
“This publishing project is a compilation of insights and experiences of leading experts and telecom operators in the SAMENA region, as well as a database of contacts and information making it a valuable resource tool for telecom operators and other parties interested in the past, present and future of the telecoms industry in the region. SAMENA VISIONS 2008 presents a viable platform to enable the industry to prepare for the upcoming opportunities”, said Thomas Wilson.
SAMENA Visions 2008, the 400 plus page reference guide reflects the collective initiatives and experiences of the organisations and telecom operators from all of the continents covered by the council. Targeted at telecom operators, vendors, consultants, institutions, new entrants, academia and investors besides others, it will be published twice a year and sold and distributed in four continents namely Asia, North America, Europe and Africa.
SAMENA Telecommunications Council is a tri-regional, non-profit telecommunications association that represents South Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African telecoms operators, manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and academia. With a network of members that extends beyond continental borders, SAMENA Telecommunications Council, a multi-continent telecom association, aims to be the ultimate promoter of telecom innovation in its member regions and a facilitator for collaboration and knowledge-sharing between regional telecom entities. Such collaboration and knowledge-sharing between operators, vendors, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, educators, R&D experts, and regulators, aids effective resolutions to technical, economical, and legal issues in regions where tough economical and regulatory environments prevail.
A win-win platform, the Council strives to provide its Members in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa the power and the means to actively learn the dynamics of telecom markets in the three high-growth regions. SAMENA Members are provided insights to help expedite fulfillment of their organizations’ existing goals, as well as ideas that will propel the establishment of new. SAMENA is lead by a board of directors consisting of the CEOs of many leading operators in the region.
As an industry organization, SAMENA helps operators in the region address issues relevant and critical to their successful operations, and is constantly in pursuit of ways to encourage the development of novel approaches and ideas that would pave the way for the expansion and better utilization of telecommunications products and services in the region.
Headquartered in Dubai, SAMENA is chaired by Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Wohaibi, Executive President, Omantel and is directed by Mr. Thomas W. Wilson, CEO, Teralight. For more information, visit: http://www.samenacouncil.org/aboutsamena.php
