GDS International's Highly Anticipated Eighth Next Generation Telecoms Summit to Hit South Africa's Shores in April

HERMANUS, South Africa, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

GDS International today announced it will host its eighth Next Generation Telecoms Africa Summit on 23^rd-25^th April 2013 at the prestigious Arabella Western Cape Hotel, South Africa.

The popular event series - which takes place over two and a half days - boasts 65 senior level telecoms executives from across Africa engaging in peer-led panel discussions, content-rich workshops and thought-provoking keynote speaker presentations.

This year's event will focus on: increasing revenue through information protection services, LTE migration and African infrastructure growth opportunities. Delegates will also be looking at broader issues, including coping with the over-the-top content explosion; and mobile money, presented by Richard Mwangesi, Manager IP and Paco Networks at Vodacom Tanzania; and George Ager, Head of Devices and Value-added Services for Visafone Nigeria.

Attending NG Telecoms Africa Summit this year will be: Arlindo Mondlane, CTO for Mcel; Akin Akinniyi, COO for Mobiltel (M-Tel); Mickael Ghossein, MD for Orange Kenya; Vincent Camadro, CMO for Orange Telkom Kenya; and Vignesh Subramanian, CCO for Orascom Telecom.

Mia Shepherd, Next Generation Telecoms Africa Summit Director for GDS International, the global events company behind the summit, said: "The NG Telecoms Africa summit has come together very well. We have a stellar delegation and some really fantastic speakers lined up, including Mickael Ghossien, CEO for Orange Kenya. 

She continues: "The gathering will be an opportunity for industry leaders to discuss and debate current market challenges in the African telecom community; and benchmark new solutions to combat and overcome these issues. All of this will unfold in the fabulous Arabella Western cape Hotel & Spa, Cape town, from the 23rd-25th April 2013."

For more information, please visit http://www.ngtafricasummit.com/

About GDS International

GDS International creates engagement opportunities for business, onsite and online. We bring senior executives together, face-to-face, at exclusive summits, conferences, and on virtual private roundtables to advance their business with brilliant results.  We create tangible business opportunities: networking platforms that help to establish thought leaders, stay in touch with existing partners, and stay abreast of crucial market, technology and regulatory developments.

We're almost 20 years old. Our headquarters are based in Bristol, UK, with subsidiaries offices in Sao Paulo, New York, Miami and Sydney. 

For more information about GDS International or any of its many products please visit http://www.gdsinternational.com 

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charlie.bestall@gdsinternational.com / +44-117-921-2754