Welcome to the African Roaming Alliance face-to-face meeting! We are pleased to have you here with us. On this page, you will find useful information about the meetings and Abidjan.

ARA#20 Agenda
Event Venue
Transport in Abidjan
Contact the team
Emergency Contacts
IO Membership

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ARA #20 Agenda
Event Venue
  • Pullman Abidjan Hotel

    Rue Abdoulaye Fadiga, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

    https://all.accor.com

    This 5-star hotel is located in the heart of the business district and within walking distance of tourist attractions. It is very close to the Grand Mosque of Abidjan, a 10-minute walk away, and other sites such as St. Paul’s Cathedral and the National Museum are a 20-minute walk away.

Transport in Abidjan
Contact the team
Emergency Contacts
  • Police: 170

  • Gendarmerie: 27.20.21.97.58 (police outside the cities)

  • SAMU: 22.44.53.53 (Cocody) /  185

  • Fire brigade: 180

IO Membership

Yes, all MNOs/Full MVNOs are welcome to be part of IO. It is important that all operators across the world, large and small, have a space where their voices are heard. Mobile operators help each other launch services to make Roaming possible.

Members will attend conference calls and face to face meetings at convenient times and locations globally. The agenda will be fully controlled by MNOs. All work item related decisions will only be taken by MNOs.

IO is a not-for-profit organisation. There is a membership fee to cover the costs of running the organisation. Full members of IO have access to the Lab documentation and can take part in the IO community platform, IO Mobilize.

Founding members of IO have a pre-selected seat on the Executive Board. IO’s Executive Board must represent diversity globally. Meet the Executive Board members here.

Yes, members can propose and vote for work streams to create new Labs, under the supervision of the Executive Board, and the Lab leadership team.

No, IO is not a Standards body. It is an Accelerator Programme that feeds back into the existing standard bodies and associations to support their work.

The membership documents will be shared with the organisation’s contact person. Once the Membership Agreement has been completed and signed and the membership fee has been processed, team members of the organisation will be given access to IO Mobilize and will be able to attend Lab meetings and Plenaries (online and in person).

Thank you for coming!

See you in IO Plenary #07 in Dubai from 19th to 21st November 2024