Panel: Market Structure, Licensing and Real Competition

09 Sept 2026
ITW Keynote Stage, Floor 1
Connecting Africa Fibre Summit
  • Why limited or exclusive fibre licenses keep prices high
  • How regulators can design licensing frameworks that enable participation, not restrict it
  • Wholesale backbone and shared infrastructure models
  • How satellite and non-terrestrial operators are reshaping competitive dynamics
  • Barriers to real competition and consolidation
Chairperson
Caroline Hauser
Caroline Hauser, VP - Vernonburg Group
Speakers
Kate Waiganjo
Kate Waiganjo, Director, Legal - WIOCC
Ibrahim Dikko
Ibrahim Dikko, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer - Backbone Connectivity Network
Zuweina Farah
Zuweina Farah, Director External Affairs & Regulatory - Vodacom Tanzania LTD
Shaun Morgan
Shaun Morgan, CEO - Konnekt Digital Networks