Extremely good mix of presentations and panel, and high-quality delegates
UMA enables operators to provide high speed indoor coverage in the home and the workplace, while at the same time diverting calls away from the more expensive GSM network.
What you Will Learn
- Hear the latest operator strategies in this area
- Gain perspectives on the profit potential of UMA technology in different markets
- Assess the technical impact of implementing UMA on existing networks
- Evaluate the role of UMA in the convergence to IMS
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of UMA compared to competing technologies, such as SIP & IMS?
- Listen to leading industry experts on handset costs, performance and availability
- Learn how to sell and market convergence services to the consumer
- Ensuring technical transparency to focus on service and support considerations
- What are the security and billing implications of UMA?
- Evaluate the strategic implications of UMA: Possibilities for MVNOs, long term service opportunities, enterprise applications and roaming implications
Who You Will Hear
- Claus Lindholt Hansen, General Manager, UMA product development, Ericsson (Denmark)
- Dr Pawel Grochowicz, Head of NZ Market Strategy, Telecom New Zealand
- Jan Karmakar, VP Network Manager, Norway, Denmark and Baltic Countries, Teliasonera
- Steve Plunkett, Solutions Architect, Converged Networks Group, Motorola Networks, EMEA (UK)
- Andrea Lagana, Project Manager, Home Networks and Terminals, Telecom Italia (Italy)
- Frank Seifert, Program Manager Avenir Swisscom, Swisscom Mobile (Switzerland)
- Panu Lehti, COO, Saunalahti Group (Finland)
- Mohamed Masoud, VAS Development Sr. Manager, Orascom Telecom (Egypt)
- Mikko Seppalainen, Head of Mobile Voice Services, Nokia Networks (Finland)
- Steve Shaw, Director of Marketing, Kineto Wireless (USA)
- Dr Jinsung Choi, VP and Head of Mobile Telecommunication R&D
