CDMA Summit 2008

Your opportunity to get to know your peers before the start of the conference and set a relaxed and informal atmosphere

• Dr. Karim Taga, Managing Director, Arthur D. Little, Austria

• Tracking market growth over the past year
• Who are the most influential market players?
• Growth rates and future forecasts

• Understanding of CDMA Operators in MEA
• Introduction to leading SDR solution
• How to establish the regional roaming
• Differential services to create more value
• Share global success cases

• Identifying the key market demographic criteria for a successful network
• Understanding the competitiveness of CDMA versus other technologies
• What makes CDMA still a good investment choice?
• Understanding the revenue drivers and balance between voice and data

• Why choose CDMA as opposed to GSM & WiMAX?
• What services can CDMA offer?
• Consumer demand and expectations
• Is it really as cheap and easy to set up and operate a CDMA network?

• Can CDMA really offer a better QOS than WiMAX and competing technologies? Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of WiMAX, EV-DO, LTE & HSxPA
• Is there still a demand for UMB?
• What is the timescales for return on investments?

• How much of a risk does WiMAX represent for CDMA operators?
• Evaluating the OPEX maintaining CDMA & WiMAX networks in parallel
• From CDMA to WiMAX - how can CDMA operator ensure efficient use of network resources
• Looking to the future: Does CDMA have a long term future as part of the BNSL network

• What is the impact of the high cost of terminals on the market?
• Why does a devise cost three times more in Yemen than Morocco?
• Driving down the distribution cost - direct buying
• Co-operative buying: getting terminals for under $30

• Is there a demand for dual band devices?
• Overcoming supply and demand issues for dual frequency handsets
• Does dual banding allow operators to fulfil higher voice and data capacity demands in urban growth areas?
• What dual band devices are currently available?
• Looking to the future: Is there a demand for more dual band devices?

• Timescales: What technology when?
• CDMA REV A OR REV. B: What is the best technology for who?
• Developing the handset and economies of scale
• Is interoperability a problem for operators upgrading their networks?

Open Market Handset Overview

Summary:
The Open Market Handset (OMH) initiative is a global effort being led by CDG to create access to a wider variety of CDMA devices for consumers, greater economies of scale for manufacturers, and more flexibility and efficiency for CDMA operators to expand their voice and data services. The presenter will discuss the technical and business issues associated with this initiative and provide an update on progress that has been made to date.

• What are the benefits of migration to EV-DO Rev A?
• Is it suitable to all operators in all regions?
• What extra revenue can de derived from additional services?
• What potential problems could arise from migration? Is there enough capacity on the network?

• What is the current market demand for CDMA technologies?
• Is the majority of emerging markets ready for anything more than REV.A?
• What CDMA technology offers the best economic and service value for operators: What should they be investing in?
• What do consumers want from their handset?

• Morocco: A market overview
• Deployment and rollout strategies
• Overcoming the problems facing the market
• Adopting the model: Would it work in other African countries?

• CDMA Market Updates
• EV-DO technology evolution and strategies for emerging markets.
• Innovative solutions for cost-effective networks

• Is there a business case for deploying CDMA in urban areas?
• CDMA versus fibre and GSM
• Can CDMA deliver the services in urban areas that consumers and operators want?
• Audience will divide into groups to discuss their thoughts on CDMA in the Urban Sector. Feedback will be presented by each group at the end of the time allocated, giving every delegate a chance to make their voice heard and interact with the audience.

• Examining consumer demand
• What are the best deployment strategies?
• Regulatory overview
• Results to date & looking to the future

• Present status
• Roadmap to Rev A/B
• Role of spectrum
• Overview of planned enhancements and relative advantages for operators/users
• VAS support
• Role of the echo system

• What is the most effective means for building long-term relationships with customers?
• Increasing consumer loyalty to maximise their lifetime on the network
• What innovative tactics can operators adopt to boost consumer loyalty and inspire future growth?
• How can operators make themselves more attractive to consumers and cater for different sections of society?

• The USO problem
• CDMA 450 as cost-effective solution
• Economics of CDMA 450
• Other solutions
• Frequency availability
• Conclusions

• Tracking the evolution of CDMA450
• What makes it such a successful technology?
• Can the business model be adapted to other CDMA technologies?
• Co-existence with GSM networks - has this been achieved?
• Understanding and facing the challenges posing CDMA540

• What are the benefits of upgrading from WLL to full mobility?
• What are the main factors that need to be considered when upgrading?
• What is the business case?
• Spectrum regulation issues. How are these overcome?

• Outlining the growth of CDMA450 & WLL in low density rural populations
• How can the initial investment per subscriber be lowered?
• Is CDMA 450 & WLL the best way to achieve universal service obligations?
• What alternative technologies are being looked at to fulfil USOs and serve rural populations?

• Outlining the growth of WLL in low density rural populations
• How can the initial investment per subscriber be lowered?
• What alternative technologies are being looked at to fulfil USOs and serve rural populations?
• CDMA WLL from ITC’s (Iraq Telecom Consortium)