Regions Served > Africa and Middle East
Kalba International and its consultants have work experience in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates. This region represents the firm’s fastest growing market with current and recent engagements concentrated in the mobile, broadband and international connectivity segments.
Our clients, employers and sponsors have included mobile operators, telecommunications regulators, and professional services firms as well as a Ministry of Finance, a Privatization Commission, a Ministry of Information and Communication, the Swedish International Development Agency and the World Bank.
Examples of the consulting, advisory and operational roles we have played recently in Africa and the Middle East include:
- Transaction Advisor to promote, tender, negotiate and monitor a World Bank-supported fiber backbone and international gateway Public Private Partnership
- Development of strategy for near-universal deployment of ultra-fast broadband to households and business
- Financial Advisor for restructuring of a mobile operator’s balance sheet and financing package in South Africa
- Principal Consultant on establishment of Universal Communications Access Fund in Tanzania, including Fund strategy, organizational and HR plan, assessment of rural demand, and preparation of tender for reverse auction subsidies for rural mobile coverage ventures
- Industry Expert on due diligence and valuation of Orascom Telecom Algeria, mobile operator with very high market share and EBIDTA in Algeria
- Commercial Director of mobile operator in Congo (DRC), managing a team of 115 staff with responsibility for company revenue and subscriber targets, while working under tight budgets and harsh working conditions
- Financial Advisor on privatization of a cable landing station and international gateway, also World Bank-supported
- Valuation Advisor on two cable TV companies, taking into account growing DBS service competition and opportunity to develop cable Internet and telephony services
- Market studies for several satellite system development programs and financings
Overall, our group has helped a wide range of entities prepare for and execute telecommunications operations and ventures in all the principal parts of this burgeoning region. In the process we have conducted in-depth research on mobile phone adoption, broadband and ICT development strategies, and regulatory frameworks.