1. 5 Facts to know about FTTx Did you know….. 1. South Africa - Africa's largest economy - ranks 25th in terms of average internet speed in Africa and 120th globally

2. More than $150 billion was invested into African telecoms infrastructure over the past decade

3. South Africa’s Internet protocol (IP) traffic will quadruple between 2012 and 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 31% - Cisco

4. The Federal Government of Nigeria, for example, has recognised this. It recently announced that its targeting 60% telephone penetration in the rural parts of the country by 2018, expects ICT sector to increase its contribution to GDP to 7.5% by 2015 (from 5,6%) through numerous initiatives, employee one million people. Central to this is huge investment to dramatically increase broadband capacity and improve network coverage

5. FTTx Summit Africa 2013 For more information about the event or to register, email registration@iqpc.co.za or call +27 275 0126 or visit www.fttxsummitafrica.comregistration@iqpc.co.za www.fttxsummitafrica.com Seats are limited hurry and book your seat now!