Mark Rotter
Consultant
Access to relevant and affordable services over high speed internet is the key equalizer for the emerging world… Enabling innovative and affordable technology solutions that reach this goal is what inspires me.
Working with fantastic teams at Adaptrum, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, Microsoft and in consulting engagements with operators, investors, companies, regulators and multinationals across Africa and globally, we deliver to the commercial goals of organizations while making an impact on society. This involves developing new business and financing models, conducting market assessments, and building technology solutions as well as partnering on innovation initiatives for scale. In projects across countries in Africa for example, I seek out African innovation to help shape Africa’s future on projects that combine enabling regulations, strong commercial management, and taking advantage of interesting value chain opportunities such as smart manufacturing. TVWS (TV Whitespace) in particular has been an area that holds tremendous potential for the unreached in Africa, has privileged me over the last 5 years to make a humble contribution to bringing affordable connectivity to rural areas.
Mark holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from University of Pretoria, and BSc Computer Science and Mathematics fom University of Stellenbosch.