Agenda
Day One - Tuesday October 28th 2008
Registration & Refreshments
8.30
Conference Welcome & Speed Networking
8.50
Your opportunity to get to know your peers before the start of the conference and set a relaxed and informal atmosphere
- Aaron R.E. Boasman, Conference Producer, Informa Telecoms & Media UK
Chairman’s Welcome and Opening Address
9.00
- Vicki Livingston, Head of Communications and Analyst Relations, 3G Americas USA
LTE for One and All
9:10
- Success with GSM Evolutionary Path
- Progress of LTE
- Market drivers
- Benefits of evolution to LTE
- Understanding alternative technologies
- The future of LTE
- Vicki Livingston, Head of Communications and Analyst Relations, 3G Americas USA
Driving the LTE Evolution
9:30
- What is the evolution path and how will the ecosystem develop?
- What are the new business models that will help fund the evolution?
- Vision of the future wireless market and the importance of the next-gen ecosystem
- Derek Kuhn, VP Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent Americas Region
Benefits and Impacts of Migrating to an LTE Network
10:00
- What is the vision for mobile broadband? New services & applications
- How does a carrier choose which technology to invest in? Can they all achieve the same end result?
- What kind of end-user benefits will we see when upgrading to an LTE network?
- How will carriers benefit from investing in LTE?
- Hank Kafka, VP Architecture, AT&T USA
The LTE Ecosystem
10:30
100X Traffic growth - the disconnet between Demand and capacity Radio evolution and the End to End approach - 4G will require a system of elements in order to deliver on the promise of Mobile Broadband Technology functions and an approach for solving the looming bottleneck
- Matthias Reiss, COO of Radio Access Product Line and LTE Management, Nokia Siemens Networks
Networking and Morning Refreshments
11:00
Market overview of Next Generation Mobile Networks and the Vision behind LTE?
11:30
- Identifying the key players in the market around the work. Where does LTE fit amongst all the mobile networks?
- Will deploying LTE improve the operator’s business case?
- Can LTE generate more revenue than current 3G technologies have?
- What is the forecast role of subscription migration from CDMA to LTE?
- Examining the potential savings in the delivery cost
- Ted Bissell, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting Group
Will lessons be learnt from 3G to enable successful LTE deployments?
12:00
- What are the most successful 3G services?
- What factors led to the poor take up of 3G services?
- How can these mistakes be avoided for LTE to ensure its success?
- Erik Ekkuden, Vice-President, Head of Standardization and Industry Initiatives, Ericsson USA
Highlighting the Technical and Strategic Challenges of LTE
12:30
- LTE benefits, technical and strategic challenges
- Deployments and migration scenarios - maximising re-use of existing assets/deployments
- Market dynamic towards next generation mobile networks
- When can deployments take place?
- Bill Payne, Vice President of Networks Advanced Technologies Motorola Home & NetworksMobility Business
Networking & Lunch
1:00
An Update from LTE/SAE Trial Initiative
2:30
- What is needed to take LTE from specification to commercial deployment?
- Latest results from the Proof of Concept group. What is LTE capable of today?
- Roadmap for interoperability testing and field trials
- Julius Robson, Nortel, Chairman of LSTI Proof of Concept (PoC) group
Telco Industry Trends in the US: The emergence of carrier-independent "open models" for distribution of content and applications
3:00
- What is the evolution of the Telecom wallet in the US, across fixed/mobile and voice/data/video: What are the key industry trends?
- What do iPhone, Google Android, 700MHz spectrum auction, Amazon Kindle, Nokia Ovi have in common? Is the emergence of "open models" one of the most important industry trends?
- Why are carriers being pressured to "open" their walled gardens?
- What are the potential and emergent "open models"? Who are the main players?
- What is the impact to carriers, content and application providers, and device OEMss
- Hamilton Sekino, Partner, DiamondManagement & Technology Consultants USA
Defining Long Term Evolution (LTE)
3:30
- What are the targets for LTE?
- What is the current status of LTE standardization in 3GPP?
- Is LTE 3G or 4G?
- When will the LTE standard be completed and ready for deployment?
- Adrian Scrase, CTO 3GPP
Networking & Afternoon Refreshments
4:00
Panel Discussion: Different Technologies for Different markets? Is LTE a Better Solution for Developed Markets and WiMAX for emerging ones?
4.30
- Why has LTE been preferred in developed markets?
- Does LTE stand a chance in emerging markets, or has WiMAX taken the market lead?
- Is it the CDMA V’s GSM challenge all over again?
- Ricky Watts, Aircom, UK
- John Graybeal, Americas Region CTO Organization, Alcatel-Lucent
- Ariel Pablo Topasso, Core Network Architecture, Technology Strategy, TELUS, Canada
- Kris Rinne, Senior Vice President, Architecture & Planning, AT&T, USA
- Christopher Collins, Head of Studies and Technological Evolution, Entel PCS Chile
Spectrum for IMT - status and outlook until 2020
5:15
- Results of RA-07 / WRC-07
- Spectrum for IMT / IMT-2000 / IMT-Advanced (e.g. digital dividend in the band 470-862 MHz)
- Impact on the existing 2G / 3G bands (e.g. 850/1900 MHz & 900/1800 MHz) and its technology usage
- Spectrum implications of WiMax (IEEE 802.16e) after approval as the 6th radio interface for IMT-2000
- Uwe Löewebstein, Manager, SpectrumTechnology, Telefonica 02, Germany
End of Day One & Networking Drinks
5:45
Day Two - Wednesday October 29th 2008
Registration & Refreshments
8.30
Chairman’s Welcome and Opening Address
9.00
- Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor, USA
Case Study: A Path for Mobile WiMAX: Understanding Sprint's Xohm Business
9.10
- Sprint's WiMAX rationale and strategy
- Eco-system activity
- Xohm deployment update
- Opportunities for wireless broadband in America
- Barry West, President, Sprint XOHM, USA
Deploying Next Generation Technologies in the Americas
9.40
- Background on the wireless status of the South American Region
- What will LTE and "4G" mean for the region and how will this differ from the US and Europe?
- Scope of the South American frequencies for 3G, LTE and WiMAX
- Commercial service deployment strategies
- Christopher Collins, Head of Studies and Technological Evolution, Entel PCS Chile
Can LTE Really Compete with Fixed Line Broadband/Cable Offerings?
10.10
- Under what conditions can 4G technologies really compete with fixed broadband services?
- Understanding the urban challenge: Can wireless solutions keep up with fixed broadband in urban areas?
- What do consumers want from wireless broadband? Will all services need to be offered?
- Carriers success with competing with fixed broadband services
Networking & Morning Refreshments
10.40
LTE Beyond Access: The Backhaul Solutions for an LTE Network
11.15
- Can carriers optimise their existing backhaul solution without investing in an entirely new backhaul infrastructure?
- Efficient backhaul solutions for cost-effective broadband delivery & evolution strategies
- Success depends on an end-to-end approach combining IP best-practices
- The process of IP transformation
- Steve Dyck Director, Mobile Solutions - IP Division, Alcatel-Lucent
How Can Femtocells Compliment an LTE Deployment?
11.45
- How important are Femtocells to the success of LTE deployments?
- Increasing capacity and coverage
- Are Femtocells the best solution for indoor coverage?
- What are the alternatives?
- What is the best management strategy?
- Prof. Simon Saunders, Chairman, Femtoforum UK
Migrating to LTE: What Additional Services & Revenues can it Offer?
12.15
- What extra revenue can be derived from additional services?
- What potential problems could arise from migration? Is there enough capacity on the network?
- Is it suitable for all carriers to migrate?
- Is interoperability a problem for carriers upgrading their networks
- Vish Nandlall, Chief Architect, Nortel
Networking & Lunch
12.45
What Services & Software Are Going to Drive the Market in the Next 5 Years?
2.00
- What will be the most important services for "4G"?
- What are the implications with services & handsets?
- Devise evolution: How will they evolve over time?
- Adapting internet applications for mobile internet
- Dave Marutiak, Emerging Technologies, Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft, USA
Delegate Roundtable
2.30
- Format: Delegates will listen to three presentations seated around a table before breaking for twenty minutes to discuss the content and feeding back to the panel and the rest of the audience.
LTE and Mobile TV - Paving the Way for Additional Services and Revenue
3.00
- Mobile Video as a key revenue and capacity driver in 4G networks
- Standards and solutions for live TV in WiMAX, HSxPA and LTE
- Legacy DVB-H/FLO/TDMB systems and 4G wireless
- Business models: Unicast video pay-per-view versus broadcast and multicast advertising-driven ecosystems
- Case study: TV service in a Mobile WiMAX network
- Roland Schaller, VP Product Management, Udcast France
Audience Think Tank: Identifying the Main Revenue Drivers and Opportunities with LTE
3.30
- What is driving LTE: Applications, technology or cost reduction?
- What commercially viable applications will LTE be able to deliver that HSPA and other technologies can not?
- What is the potential revenue that can be generated with LTE?
- Is LTE worth the investment?
Networking & Afternoon Refreshments
4.00
What is the impact of LTE on IMS?
4.30
- Understanding how LTE will provide interoperability and support legacy services
- Understanding IMS as an overlay platform
- Assessing whether there will be a need for IMS when LTE is deployed
- Assessing how common IMS will prevent fragmentation in standards for fixed, mobile and cable operators and enable LTE to benefit from economies of scale.
- Ariel Pablo Topasso, Core Network Architecture, Technology Strategy, TELUS Canada
Panel Discussion: Breaking down the "Walled Garden" and the Business Opportunities for LTE
5.00
- How will customers benefit from breaking down the "walled garden" effect in telecoms?
- Do operators need to change the way they provide services to customers?
- What do businesses customers want and what is the best way to provide services to this particular group?
- Ricky Watts, Aircom UK
Close of Conference
5.45
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