Telecom Regulation Expert

Khalilou Niane

Khalilou holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering "Electronic Option" obtained at the Dakar Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique and a Master in Legal Engineering and Judicial Expertise in ICT at the Bambey Université Alioune DIOP. Khalilou is currently preparing a PhD at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Dakar on the topic "Evolution of the regulation of space radiocommunications".

Experience & Activities

Mr. Khalilou Niane worked within the Regulatory Authority of Telecommunications and
Posts (ARTP) of Senegal, from October 2005 to June 2020.
He successively held the positions of:

  •  Head of Engineering and Spectrum Planning Department in charge of the coordination and notification of space and terrestrial services
  • Head of Radio Network Management Department;
  • Head of Universal Service Technical Studies Department;
  • Head of Frequency Management Department;
  • Head of Engineering and Planning Department in charge of the coordination and notification of space and terrestrial services;
  • Rapporteur of the National Committee for the Transition from Analogue to Digital
    Television;
  • Head of the Technical Control and Inspection Department;
  • Director of Radiocommunications until June 2020.

As a Senegal delegate, he participated in several cycles of the WRC. He has an thorough knowledge of the radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).