Ciena Sponsors the GLF Lounge at ITW Africa 2025
Ciena will sponsor and host the GLF Lounge at ITW Africa 2025, taking place from 9–11 September 2025 at the Radisson Blu in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. This partnership reflects Ciena’s continued commitment to advancing connectivity, collaboration, and supporting the digital infrastructure leaders shaping Africa’s growing telecoms ecosystem.
As one of the world’s leading providers of networking systems, services, and software, Ciena helps operators and enterprises build adaptive, high-capacity networks that can respond to the increasing demands of cloud, content, and data traffic. With Africa emerging as a dynamic hub of digital innovation and investment, Ciena is playing a key role in enabling resilient, intelligent, and scalable connectivity across the region.
ITW Africa 2025
ITW Africa is the continent’s leading connectivity event, uniting carriers, data centres, content providers, cloud players, satellite operators, investors, and technology vendors. As a platform for industry-shaping dialogue and deal-making, ITW Africa drives infrastructure consolidation, investment, and partnerships across Africa’s fast-growing digital economy.
The GLF Lounge
At the heart of ITW Africa will be the GLF Lounge, sponsored by Ciena - an exclusive space for GLF Members, partners, and invited guests to hold strategic meetings, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
The Lounge will host a series of curated activities for the GLF Community, providing a unique environment for purposeful networking among senior executives and decision-makers. With Ciena as sponsor, the GLF Lounge will also highlight how innovative networking technologies are supporting Africa’s digital transformation and enabling sustainable growth across the global telecoms landscape.
A Shared Commitment
The collaboration between GLF and Ciena underscores a shared vision: building the networks that keep the world connected, resilient, and prepared for the future.
The GLF extends its thanks to Ciena for sponsoring the GLF Lounge at ITW Africa 2025 and for their ongoing leadership in advancing global connectivity.
GLF Membership
As part of membership, GLF Members receive four complimentary delegate passes each year to Techoraco flagship events, including ITW Africa, ITW (International Telecoms Week), Capacity Europe, and other key gatherings across the global connectivity calendar. This exclusive benefit ensures members have access to the most important industry platforms for networking, deal-making, and strategic dialogue. Become a Member.