12.10.2010

Pre-Conference Workshop:

The road to 4G
(Workshop language is English)

To meet the rapidly growing IP data traffic in wireless networks, wireless service providers have started planning to deploy the next generation wireless networks. In parallel, wireless and wireline networks operations are merging to create an IP converged “Quad Play” network to deploy multimedia communications services as well as the “App Store.” These wireless networks need to contain the cost of delivering lots of traffic as the ARPU is not expected to increase at the same rate as the amount of data exchanged over these wireless networks. So, service providers are considering efficient air interface (LTE, WiMAX, and HSPA+), backhaul and transport technologies (Carrier Ethernet, MPLS) as well as multimedia application framework (IMS) solutions. This course provides an overview of the 4G wireless systems and related technologies as we pave the road to 4G.

13.10.2010 - Mobile Broadband Forum - Stream "LTE"

08h30 | 09h00>>
Reception & Welcome coffee

09h00 | 09h10>>
Welcome Message & Opening of the Mobile Broadband Forum 2010
Hassan M. Claussen, Managing Director, HanseCom Media & Communication

09h10 | 09h40>>
How LTE will strengthen the user experience
Alan Hadden, President, GSA

09h40 | 10h05>>
Key Note Address
Alfredo Baptista, CTO, Portugal Telecom

10h05 | 10h30>>
Key Note Address
José Ferrari Careto, Member of the Board, Anacom

10h30 | 10h50>>
Coffee-Break

10h50 | 11h20>>
LTE, continued evolution of Mobile Broadband
Martin Ljungberg, Director Product Management - Mobile Broadband, Ericsson

11h20 | 11h50>>
Deploying LTE in Western Europe: Challenges and Strategies
Valérie Layan, Vice-President for EMEA Wireless Solutions, Alcatel-Lucent.

11h50 | 12h20>>
Mobile Broadband Profitability via Smart Network Evolution
Sampsa Laamanen, Principal Consultant, Omnitele Ltd.

12h20 | 12h50>>
How to install Remote Radio Systems
Dr. Martin M. Strasser, Product Unit Manager, Huber + Suhner

12h50 | 14h05>>
Lunch

14h05 | 14h25>>
HSPA / LTE Business Case - Modeling approach to UK broadband spectrum options
David Brown, Ventura Team

14h25 | 16h00>> Panel Session: Business Models

Chairman: Claus Hetting, Associate Consultant, Ventura Team

Panelists:

Mothilal De Silva, Group Chief Corporate Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC - Sri Lanka

Rémi Thomas, Director of the LTE EPC Programme, Orange/FT

Sasa Lekovic, CTO, Telekom Srbija

16h00 | 16h20>>
Coffee-Break

16h20 | 18h20>> Panel Session: Analysts

Panelists:

Caroline Gabriel, Co-Founder, Rethink Research
Stéphane Jacquelin, LTE Product Marketing Manager, Alcatel-Lucent
Stéphane Téral, Principal Analyst, Mobile and FMC Infrastructure, Infonetics
Jean-Claude Perrin, LTE Workgroup Chairman, SIM Allianceance

14.10.2010 - Mobile Broadband Forum - Stream "IMS/RCS"

08h30 | 09h00>>
Reception & Welcome coffee

09h00 | 09h10>>
Welcome Message
Hassan M. Claussen, Managing Director, HanseCom Media & Communication

09h10 | 09h40>>
Key Note Address
Why the timing is right for RCS
John Darnbrough, GSM Association

09h40 | 10h10>>
RCS – insights from the operator community
Guy Redmill, Managing Director, Redmill Communications

10h10 | 10h40>>
IMS Open Innovation
Luis Angel Galindo, Founder and Chairman of WIMS 2.0 inititive at Telefonica Moviles, Telefónica

10h40 | 11h00>>
Coffee-Break

11h00 | 11h30>>
RCS: Next Generation Communication Services
Nuno Saraiva, Senior Solution Architect, IMS Consumer & Business Applications, Ericsson

11h30 | 12h00>>
Rich Media for a Poor Country
Albert Pereira, Director Mobile – VivaKi India / Director India – Phonevalley

12h00 | 12h30>>
Next Generation Mobile Messaging – the relevance of RCS
Louis Corrigan, VP Technology, CTO Office, Acision

12h30 | 13h00>>
Q&A Session

13h00 | 14h30>>
Lunch

14h30 | 16h15>> Panel Session: Business Models

Chairman: Guy Redmill, Managing Director, Redmill Communications

What experiences have operators had so far with RCS and what are their expectations of the future? What will be the commercial impact of RCS?

Panel members:

Antonella Napolitano, Business Innovation Director, Telecom Italia
Nuno Silva, PT Inovação
Paulo Simões, TMN

16h15 | 16h30>>
Coffee-Break

16h30 | 18h15>> Panel Session: Solutions

Panelists:

RCS - A Telco bridge to Web-based Social Networks
Christoph Aktas, Sr. Director, Nokia Siemens Networks

RCS, the carriers weapon, the killer enabler
Juan Mateu Mullor, CEO, Solaiemes

What a long, strange trip it's been - What we learned doing RCS IOT around the world
Marcelo Manta, Solutions Manager, Genaker

15.10.2010 (09h30-17h00)

Post-Conference Workshop:

IMS is here – How Will RCS Bring it to the Masses?
(Workshop language is English)

RCS has the potential to deliver critical success to mobile operators by replacing traditional, separate means of communication with a new model. In this workshop, we will explore the background to RCS, examine where it is going, learn directly from the opinions of a range of mobile operators and review new application possibilities for its future evolution. Will the emergence of new services, such as are enabled by the Rich Communications Suite provide the boost IMS needs to provide ROI for consumer applications?

Will RCS succeed in as a global initiative and what kind of applications will it enable? Who will be the most likely adopters of RCS services? Who will benefit the most from the RCS initiative?

This informative and interactive day-long workshop will draw upon original research from RCL and the Moriana Group, and is intended for:

    * Mobile network operators wishing to learn more about RCS
    * Telecoms vendors and application developers seeking to understand opportunities within the RCS industry
    * Journalists, press and industry analysts who need to understand the potential of this key mobile initiative