WATISE: Experts to Tackle Infrastructure Funding Challenges
Following the successful hosting of the first edition of the West Africa Telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE), the second edition is billed to hold April 18 in Lagos, where industry experts will discuss infrastructure funding challenges for rural telephony and green energy.
Convener of the summit and Managing Editor, TechnologyMirror, Mr. Isaiah Erhiawarien, said with the theme: ‘Shaping the Future of the Telecoms Infrastructure Industry: Trends and Insights for a Digital Economy’, this year’s summit would focus on the digital economy, the challenges of funding, with particular reference to rural telephony.
The summit is expected to bring together, leading players in the industry including the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, who will deliver the keynote address and a major paper presentation from the Chairman of the Association Licensed Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), Gbenga Adebayo.
