Announcing Record Pre-Registered Attendance at West & Central Africa's Largest Telco Event - West & Central Africa Com.

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Tomorrow's 6th annual West & Central Africa Com (www.comworldseries.com/wcafrica) will open to a record pre-registered attendance. Ian Hemming, CEO, Informa Telecoms & Media, the event organiser, said, "We are pleased to welcome a record 554 companies from 53 countries to tomorrow's event in Abuja. With a 44% uplift in attendance from last year, tomorrow's event is the ONLY forum to meet the whole of West & Central Africa's telecom ecosystem - fixed, mobile, wireless, satellite and integrated operators and service providers, investors, regulators, vendors, analysts and press - and we hope that you join us."

The 2 day strategic conference features 50 speakers delivering a variety of presentations and interactive panel sessions centred around improving networks and services to grow West & Central Africa's telecommunications market. With 20+ C-level operators, the speaker panel promises to deliver all delegates more insights, best practice benchmarks and questioning opportunities than ever before. The 450 strong congress delegation is of a similar calibre with 60% from operator companies and 42% at C-level.

Co-located with the conference is a 60 stand networking exhibition showcasing the leading local and international vendors and a 2 day programme of vendor pitches, training courses and market analysis in the exhibition seminar theatre.

West & Central Africa Com will take place 17-18 June 2009 in the Abuja Conference Centre in Nigeria. Find out more about attending at www.comworldseries.com/wcafrica.

To register your FREE press pass please contact Caroline Wiezien at: [e-mail].

NOTES FOR JOURNALISTS

About West & Central Africa Com:

West & Central Africa Com www.comworldseries.com/wcafrica is the largest event for telecommunications professionals to meet, network, share best practice and learn about technology and service developments in the region. It is part of Informa Telecoms & Media's Com World Series, a series of congresses addressing high growth market around the world: www.comworldseries.com.

Last year's event (and first to take place in Nigeria) attracted 1000 participants from across the region and internationally, with 51 countries represented and 48 different operator companies. Feedback on the event's programme and organisation was excellent ("the best conference I have attended" said a Nitel representative), and we are striving to deliver an even better experience to meet the participants' needs for 2009.

The event is supported by the Nigerian Ministry of Information & Communications, the GSM Association (Africa Interest Group), African CDMA Forum, UMTS Forum and over 20 media partners from local industry publications to international business magazines.

For more information please visit www.comworldseries.com/wcafrica.

About Informa Telecoms & Media:

Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence to global telecoms and media markets. Our aim is to provide actionable, strategic advice and forecasting on all aspects of converging mobile, fixed, entertainment and IT markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry our team of analysts and researchers produce over 300 annual events and intelligence services including news and analytical products, in-depth market reports and data sets. Informa Telecoms & Media also organises more than 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives. In addition to the Com World Series, our events cover subjects as diverse as fixed and mobile operator strategy, technology, TV, mobile music and games. We benefit from outstanding people, including 100+ analysts, researchers and journalists across 14 countries. Our customers include major blue-chip vendors, operators, and regulators in addition to key players from the financial and content communities.