SAMENA Telecommunications Council Focuses on Broadband as a Key Enabler for Digitization at Telecommunications Regulatory Conference 2014 in Doha, Qatar
Bocar A.BA, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council sheds light upon the concept, barriers, trends & international policies relating to Broadband’s role in Digitization processes
SAMENA Telecommunications Council was a key participant at The Telecommunications Regulatory Conference 2014, held recently at Four Seasons Hotel, Doha, Qatar, under the theme, “Next Generation Fixed Broadband Networks and Services: Challenges and Opportunities.”
The event was hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar.
Mr. Bocar A. BA, Chief Executive Officer, represented SAMENA Telecommunications at the conference and presented a talk on ‘Broadband – NGN as the enabler of Digitization, Societal Development and Economic Growth.’ George Salama, Senior Manager Public Policy, SAMENA Telecommunications Council, also participated in the conference as a moderator in the “Access to Passive Infrastructure” panel.
During his speech, Mr. Bocar emphasized the cross sectors benefits of Broadband across various segments including Government, Education, Energy, Transportation, Healthcare and Financial Services.
In addition, he also shared statistics representing the positive cumulative economic impact of Digitization by 2020 with GDP impact in the Samena region alone amounting to US $ 1.25 trillion.
Speaking on the occasion, Bocar A. BA said, “The level of digitization in the SAMENA region needs to be acceralated further to boost digitization efforts and in this environment, fixed broadband is a viable mechanism to guarantee reliable integrated digital communications and connectivity for digitized households and businesses and it can also serve as the foundation for an integrated advanced, converged broadband experience.
The Samena Council is working closely with regulators and the telecom industry across the region to promote the development and adoption of national and sector-specific digitization policies that create new growth opportunities for telecom operators and ICT industry stakeholders through more sophisticated broadband infrastructure while accelerating socio-economic development in the region.”
