Lagos to host third Africa VOIP forum

The third annual African voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) forum, which aims to encourage telecommunication operators, Internet service providers (ISPs) and corporate users to integrate VOIP technology into business operations, will be held in Lagos from 21 to 23 August 2006.

The African ISP Association (www.afrispa.org) and the ISP Association of Nigeria (www.ispan.org.ng) have joined an impressive list of industry bodies supporting the third African VoIP Forum to be held in Lagos over 21-23 August 2006. This year's event is themed "The developmental and business imperatives of IP telephony in Africa". The event is being hosted by Africa's foremost organiser of computing and communication events, AITEC Africa, in partnership with leading Nigerian ICT magazine, IT Edge.

Inn addition, the event already enjoys the support of major industry groups in Nigeria, including the Nigeria Internet Group (www.nig.org.ng), the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), and the Nigerian Computer Society (www.nigeriancomputersociety.com). ATCON is the umbrella body for telecommunications operators in Nigeria, the NIG is the country's leading interest group for the promotion of Internet diffusion and the NCS is regarded as Africa's biggest body for computer (ICT) professionals.