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Building Future-Proof Nations

Bocar BA Moderates Strategic Investment Dialogue at GSMA M360 Eurasia
2025 in Tashkent

Bocar BA, CEO of SAMENA Telecommunications Council and “We are not just building faster networks;
Chair of the ITU’s IAGDI-CRO, moderated a high-level session at
GSMA M360 Eurasia 2025, held at the Intercontinental Tashkent. we are building future-proof nations.
The session, titled “Igniting Mobile Investment: Strategies for Investment must follow purpose, and
Energizing the Digital Economy,” convened regional telecom
leaders and regulators to explore investment strategies essential that purpose is equity, resilience, and
to driving inclusive digital transformation across the CIS region. shared digital prosperity.”

In his opening remarks, BA emphasized the urgency of resilient,
inclusive infrastructure investment to unlock the region’s digital trajectory through 2025. With mobile data traffic expected to triple
potential. “Digital infrastructure may be technical in nature, but by 2030, BA steered a timely discussion on aligning policy, public-
the real outcome we’re pursuing is human: inclusion, dignity, and private collaboration, and digital skills development to meet rising
opportunity,” he noted. connectivity demands.

The session spotlighted Uzbekistan’s accelerating digital progress Featuring senior executives from Kazakhtelecom, Beeline
and the broader CIS region’s $26 billion mobile investment Kazakhstan, Noctelecom, and Georgia’s ComCom, the dialogue
explored:
• Regulatory frameworks that foster investor confidence and
innovation
• The role of national operators in rural and frontier market
expansion
• Public-private models advancing infrastructure and digital equity
• Operator-led transformation beyond connectivity into full-stack
digital enablement

In his closing remarks, BA reinforced a call to action: “We are not
just building faster networks; we are building future-proof nations.
Investment must follow purpose, and that purpose is equity,
resilience, and shared digital prosperity.”

The session echoed GSMA M360 Eurasia’s broader mission:
fostering collaboration between mobile operators, governments,
and innovators to unlock the region’s digital future.

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