04 August 2020

The following is a statement from World Telecom Labs following the death of MD, Leigh Smith.

“We are sad to report the passing of Leigh Smith, MD of World Telecoms Labs, who died in Lagos in May.
Leigh was known throughout the industry for his generous and kind nature supporting numerous charities in Nigeria - as well as his work helping to develop the country’s telecoms infrastructure. 

He built World Telecom Labs into a multi-award-winning vendor of VoIP and rural telephony systems which are deployed across Africa.
He had been unwell for some time and his death has been greeted with dismay by friends, colleagues, partners and customers.

World Telecom Labs was Leigh’s passion and he made clear that he wanted the company to continue on its mission to Connect the Unconnected.
Leigh loved the people and places of Nigeria so ending his days in Lagos was very fitting.”