MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- TM Forum today announced that its premierAfrican communications conference, TM Forum¹s Africa Summit 2012, isbringing together some of the biggest names in the industry, includingHost Sponsor Telkom SA, to tackle the toughest business and servicemanagement issues faced by service providers in the region. With a focuson the latest trends in Africa, including customer experience management,mHealth, M2M, mobile money, mobile data management and more, TM Forum¹sAfrica Summit 2012 features two days of valuable thought-leadership andinsight from global service providers on September 18-19 at the HiltonSandston in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Keynote Perspectives from C-Level executives at Altech KDN, Millicom(Tigo) Ghana, MTN Group and Telkom Kenya-Orange are headlining theconference, followed by over 15 service provider case studies and 30-plusspeakers from Airtel, Mobily, Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S., Vodacom andVodafone Global Enterprise, among others.

"As the leading, regional conference exploring the latest trends andissues in the African communications market, TM Forum¹s Africa Summitoffers unbeatable networking opportunities coupled with exclusive speakersand sessions that illustrate how service providers can seize growthopportunities and succeed by adopting more effective business, IT andoperational strategies," said Melanie Kockott, Managing Executive,Information Technology Solutions (ITS), Telkom SA. "Telkom SA is lookingforward to participating in this must-attend event alongside some of theregion¹s top service providers that are making their mark on theindustry."

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