Friday the 10thof May will go down in broadband circles as a day of “uninterrupted connectivity”. The Broadband Forum began in earnest at 7:30 am in the morning when the first attendees began trickling in. With Harold Muvuti at the helm as MC, the cold winter atmosphere gave in to a warm and energetic crowd. Presentations filled with rich and relevant insights (local, regional and international) were made by the line-up of speakers who each took questions in between. In line with the event’s theme of Dialogue, Knowledge and Networking,both attendees and speakers had the opportunity to take part in a panel session that was hosted by ZiFM’s Farai Mwakutuya. The often peddled cliché that pictures speak more than a thousand words should find relevance in the pictures below.
We hope everyone who attended found it worthwhile. The event couldn’t have been possible without the support of sponsors, great line-up of speakers and our partners. For those who couldn’t attend, we hope you had a chance to be a part of the event through @263chat’s social media coverage. We will also be loading videos here on the site in the coming days, broadband permitting. On Thursday ZiFM’s will broadcast the Broadband Forum’s panel discussion at 7:30pm. If like us you’re not one for radio equipment in your house you can tune in online here: zifmstereo.co.zw.
Thank you again everyone. We look forward to an even bigger event and more engagement next year!
Telecel Markting Director, Octivius Kahiya, gives his talk at the Broadband Forum
The Broadband Forum MC, Harold Muvuti
ZOL founder and Liquid Telecom Director, gives his talk at the Broadband Forum
An audience member contributes an idea during the Forum
Audience member, Tongai Tanhara, gives an opinion
ZOL founder and Liquid Telecom Director, gives his talk at the Broadband Forum
Audience member speaks
Limbikani Soul Kabweza, speaks about local content and building platforms
The team behind the techincal stuff
An audience member, Godwin Chiparaushe, contributes a point at the Forum
WIOCC’s James Wekesa presenting on th opportunities availed by increased bandwidth capacity on the continent
IConnet Zambia’s Winston Ritson, giving his talk at the Broadband Forum
GTel executive, Robert Gonye, speaking about the role and evolution of devices
Attendees being served lunch
The panel
Panelists
An audience member contributes during the discussion
A member of the audience, Munay Chiura, contributes to the discussion
followed through the social media and im very impressed and proud of you #techzim .. you did a marvellous job. I hope next time it happens i will be able to attend
IMG_6283: Tongai C. Tanhara (Key Account Manager – Africa Online) I hope this inspire you to press your employer (Africa Online) switching from dial-up to broadband, considering people are dealing with measly dialup!
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followed through the social media and im very impressed and proud of you #techzim .. you did a marvellous job. I hope next time it happens i will be able to attend
Blessed to have been part of this awesome event
IMG_6283: Tongai C. Tanhara (Key Account Manager – Africa Online) I hope this inspire you to press your employer (Africa Online) switching from dial-up to broadband, considering people are dealing with measly dialup!