Programme Day 2

 

 

Chair: Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF

 

Keynote Session: Leadership Insights.  Advancing the Regional Satellite Agenda: Business Innovation & Regulatory Reform

 

Broadband Solutions for Africa - the NigComSat-1 Option

 

Mr. O. S. Oroge, Director, Support Services, NigComSat Ltd

 

The Status of the RASCOM Project and its Complimentary Role to Existing and/or Planned Systems in Africa

 

Dr. Jones A. Killimbe, Director General and CEO, Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM)

 

Ralph I. Odukwe, Head of Administration & Finance, West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA)

 

Vertical Application Focus: Oil, Gas & Satellite Communications

 

John Nwafor, IT Manager, Statoil Nigeria & Chairman, Oil Producers Trade Sector Telecommunications Sub-Committee

 

Onyemauche A. Ejiogu, Managing Director, Telnet Network Services

 

Shola Akanbi, Telecoms Infrastructure Development, Shell Petroleum Development Company (Nigeria)

 

Interactive Session: Voice over Internet Protocol: The Satellite, the End-User and the Telco

 

Martin Ahachi, Head of Telecommunications, Nigerian Bottling Company (Coca Cola)

 

VoIP: The Satellite, the End-User & the Telco

 

Olusanya Babatunde, IT Manager, Cadbury Nigeria

 

Interactive Session: Satellite Communication and National Security

 

Basil Udotai, Esq. (Session Moderator), Coordinator, Nigerian Cybercrime Working Group, Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA)

 

The Impact of Satellite Technology on National Security: A Legal, Policy and Technology Assessment

 

Dr. Effiong Ibok, CEO, Travis Telecommunications Limited

 

Showcase Presentation

 

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning

 

Frank Ugbodaga, Assistant General Manager, Enterprise Sector, Accelon Africa

 

Interactive Session: Evolving the West African SatComs Access Model: New Regulatory Environments, the Liberalising Marketplace & the Benefits to Economy and Society

 

West Africa C-band Spectrum Interference Meeting

 

Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF

Gilbert Adanusa, Correspondent for Anglophone West Africa, GVF

 

The six-point GVF C-band Spectrum Interference plan of action:

 

One:

 

Register all receive-only and transmitting earth stations that operate in the extended and standard C-bands with the local telecommunications regulatory authority (TRA) wherever possible, so that they can be afforded the proper protection against interference.

 

Two:

 

Establish direct contact with the local TRA, and urge them to prevent the reassignment of C-band frequencies to BWA and WiMax services. Present each case by telling the plain and simple truth, that your business will suffer significant service disruptions if these terrestrial services are allowed to operate in the bands you are ALREADY using.

 

Three:

 

Urge TRA’s to prevent the designation of the C-band frequencies as candidate bands for IMT services at WRC-2007, and contribute to this effect from the upcoming Conference Preparatory Meeting in February 2007. Explain that your business will suffer significant service disruptions if these terrestrial services are allowed to operate in the bands you are ALREADY using.

 

Four:

 

Join the international effort to stop the reassignment of C-band to terrestrial services, particularly through such regional telecommunications organisations as CITEL in the Americas, the APT in Asia, CEPT in Europe, and the ATU in Africa, as well as the ITU in Geneva.

 

Five:

 

Encourage national governments to participate in the aforementioned international efforts and to seek protection for satellite businesses, whilst also participating in these meetings directly, representing the private sector.

 

Six:

 

Join with the efforts of the GVF, as it speaks for the global satellite services industry and conducts it advocacy on behalf of the spectrum rights of existing C-band users, and join the GVF Regulatory Working Group as well as the C-band Interference Task Group. CONTACT: Matthew Botwin, Chairman of the GVF Regulatory Working Group – MBotwin@RegentSquareGroup.com

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West Africa Satellite Communications Summit

Le Meridien Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, October 31st & November 1st, 2006