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Accelerating Africa's Telecoms & ICT Growth Through Leadership Summits, Business Facilitation, and Ecosystem Building
Since 2004, Extensia has been committed to scaling the sustainable growth of the African Telecoms and ICT Industry. Through hosting Extensia summits and with our ongoing support, many governments have benefited from very positive outcomes and stakeholder collaboration.
Over the past 20 years, Extensia has organised annual, high-level business summits in 12+ key countries, bringing together Africa’s ICT leaders and thinkers from government, industry, academia, and civil society.
Through our consultancy and support services, we present policymakers, regulators and CXOs, and major end-users with cutting-edge updates on industry best practices and policies. We connect them with peers and selected solution providers who can support them in their growth and development.
20+ Summits
A rich tapestry of summits bringing together innovators and decision-makers
1000+ Leading Companies
Collaborating with top-tier firms, driving sector-wide advancements
5000+ Attendees
An engaged audience dedicated to fostering progress and innovation
Our winning capabilities to help your business succeed
Empowering your enterprise with strategic solutions, insightful events and personalised support, your journey towards transformation starts here!

Business Development
Fortifying your growth with targeted solutions. Our services span strategic planning, disruptive innovation, cloud strategy, IoT, AI, digital transformation, and more, crafting a roadmap for your success.

Leadership Summits
Catalysing industry advancement through authoritative summits. Join the discourse with policymakers, service providers, and key stakeholders, driving growth in the telecom and ICT ecosystem.

Ecosystem Building
We help you map and scale your innovation ecosystem by showcasing startups and business creativity, and bringing together incubators, accelerators, investors, R&D, and large tech firms for international collaboration.

Connectivity Solutions
Enabling universal connectivity to bridge gaps. From TV White Space and solar to rural GSM and urban densification, we present a suite of solutions that revolutionises your connectivity landscape.
Empowering Africa's Telecoms & IT Growth Through Diverse Events & Transformative Digital Solutions
Since 2004 Extensia has been committed to supporting the sustainable growth of the African ICT and Telecoms Industry. Through hosting Extensia events and with our ongoing support, many governments have benefited from very positive outcomes and official announcements, including:
- Launch of the 2nd national operator license in south Africa
- Announcement of Microsoft setting up a manufacturing plant in Addis Ababa
- Helped Vodafone with market entry into Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa it park progress including development of ZTE and Tecno telecom incubation centres
- Official announcement to the international community of the ICT park in Ethiopia
- Landing of the lion, teams and ace under-sea cables
- Creation and development of the ace consortium
- First public presentation by the minister of Africa's newest nation, south Sudan
- Launch of the Enhava education platform in Zimbabwe
- Microsoft’s cooperation agreement with iHub Kenya
- Promotion of the Kenyan ICT park and many more important national initiatives
- Opening of MTN office in Ethiopia
- MTN young women awards
- Announcement of completion of 3rd phase of the national backbone in Tanzania
- ZTE Smartpipe solution debut
Latest News
Dive into our News section for recent developments, insights and updates. Here's where you will find the cutting-edge advancements and latest happenings in our dynamic ecosystem
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Mobile operators in South Africa – MTN beats Telkom and Vodacom
2 April 2026
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Telecoms: Former Orange boss Stéphane Richard joins MTN’s board of directors
2 April 2026
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Ethiopia Unveils teleSign Digital Signature Platform for Secure, Borderless Services
2 April 2026
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Helios Towers Announces $100M Telecom Expansion Across DR Congo
2 April 2026
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Nigeria satellite revenue soars to $2 billion
2 April 2026
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North Africa 5G landscape split by ‘early adopter’ gap
2 April 2026
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Masiyiwa’s InfraCo lands on VFEX in record $1bn listing
1 April 2026
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Cameroon to unlock stalled mobile phone tax revenue
1 April 2026
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Wingu Africa Launches Cloud Exchange Platform in Ethiopia to Boost Local Digital Infrastructure
1 April 2026
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Orange Money Launches Mastercard in Sierra Leone with Zenith Bank and Mastercard Partnership
1 April 2026
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Equinix Races to Lock Up Africa’s AI Switchboard
1 April 2026
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SA finally has a broadband map – and it reveals where the gaps are
1 April 2026
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Upcoming Summits
Dive into a world of digital transformation. Explore new horizons and foster impactful collaborations at our upcoming event. Your next discovery awaits!
Our Foundational Principles

Connection
Extensia Events have assisted hundreds of international solution providers to enter the African market, improving their footprint in the region and developing personal connections with Ministers, Regulators, CXOs from Fixed and Mobile Network Operators, ISPs and Major End Users.

Transformation
Innovative programme structures and pre-qualification at our ‘invitation-only business summits’ ensures solution providers enjoy the highest levels of access to the most senior decision makers on the continent

Innovation
Extensia Consulting is an innovative service to address clients’ needs and challenges with the best solution options in the marketplace.

Trust
Extensia has been a trusted advisor to governments, regulators, service providers and major end users of ICT across Africa.