LTE Evolution as a next step after 42Mbps with DC-HSPA+

Share insights from LTE roll out success stories across North America, Europe and Asia

Discuss key challenges operators need to overcome in order to launch LTE services

Provide recommendations and best practices to ensure networks reach full LTE potential

Latest trends in all-inclusive network offers

Pros and cons of the all-inclusive network contract – Simplicity vs. efficiency

How to evaluate the break-even price of the of the "All you can eat" network offer?

Network has to be adaptable with more cloud services

What impact will cloud applications have on the network?

High speed data: The tale of two continents

LTE ecosystem leadership in North America

Understanding the LTE opportunity in Latin America

Common issues and obstacles in the region

The new limiting factor in the delivery of value-added mobile

The shift from trouble-shooting/ reporting to partnering to help providers monetize its networks

New technologies are providing answers to the problem, and don't look anything like the test-andmeasurement systems that have been deployed for years

Network congestion/overload control

Access control to the roaming M2M devices

Evolution of Mobile Networks to support M2M

Efficiency – Ensure the highest network performance at lower TCO

Differentiation – New Revenues, Low Churn: Unlocking the value of subscriber data

Agility – Ability to adapt to market changes and innovate quickly

What will this issue mean for LTE roaming?

The impacts of multiple bands on device and chipset manufacturers

How many bands are currently in use and which if any will become dominant?

2G / 3G dismantlement – continuing expectations for legacy network

Discover the implications of the UK's Specturm Awards
- What does the future hold for LTE in the UK
- When can we expect a live LTE network?

Tele2's LTE trial results & major achievements

1800 MHz analysis

Overcoming band interference issues

What are the implications on LTE roaming on backhaul networks?

Learning the lessons of 2G and 3G roaming

Do costs and demand mean that LTE roaming is necessary or will consumers be satisfied with 3G abroad?

How will pricing of LTE roaming vary from current 3G rates?

Security issues alignment with LTE roaming

Evaluating Cosmote's LTE trial – what is the behaviour of the network when providing LTE to island territories?

Choosing the right frequency for the geography in question

Will 1.8GHz ever be the universal frequency of choice?

What has brought us to where we are and what new drivers will take us forward

Emerging strategies to address the bandwidth crunch and why we need them

Delivering innovations to control cost and lock subscribers

A technology roadmap to 2020 and beyond

Real world case study of how leading operators validate QoS and policy control mechanisms designed to mitigate congestion and deliver differentiated services

How to guarantee multi-vendor networks can deliver high quality media-rich services

Why operators who rely solely on vendors for design and validation are putting their networks and customers at great risk

Hutchison’s experience of data growth

Demand for data roaming services

Pricing for data roaming

Enabling operators to meet new data and signaling challenges, both operationally and financially, with Diameter signaling solutions

Avoiding potential pain points and ensuring a clear understanding of what use cases lie ahead

Common operator use case scenarios such as policy and enforcement, tiered charging plans, family data plans, connectivity to legacy nodes, roaming and others

How VoLTE will impact enterprise unified communication services? And service provider business models & ecosystem?

4G and Cloud computing: Huge opportunities, but how to combine Telecom & IT models?

Metrocells will be critical for 4G takeoff: Can operators stick to traditional operational and business approach?

LTE TDD Industry viewpoint and progress on LTE

Huawei LTE TDD Progress

Analysing the strengths of each technological choice

Can and how will they be used in unison?

Views and experiences from operators who have decided to use both

Compatibility issues between the two standards

Ensuring future network flexibility is in place

A seamless migration – use cases and obstacles to overcome

Maturity of the TD-LTE ecosystem

Synchronization requirements for TD-LTE and LTE-A

GPS challenges for LTE Small-Cell deployments

Network considerations for GPS-quality network timing for LTE-A

Providing a unique service to tap into the enterprise market

LTE developments and plans for small cell architecture

SON infrastructure decisions

LTE-Advanced capabilities and challenges

How new 4G entrants can capitalise on their "greenfield" status (the pros and cons vs. legacy operators)

Marrying fiber optics with mobile networks: the benefits of being a quintuple-play operator

Financing a new entrant to the market: analysis of risk vs. reward

LTE devices within a high fragmented frequency band landscape

Roaming capabilities and carrier aggregation to address band fragmentation issues

Flexible system architectures and dedicated configurations

Vodafone experiences and plans for LTE devices

Challenges of providing a superior handset while accommodating the battery and multi-band requirements of LTE networks

FDD v TD-LTE – accommodating both variants in mobile devices

Learning the lessons from 2G and 3G chipset evolution

Solutions that scale across the device tiers

The impossible equation – more performance in a smaller form factor at lower power

The importance of global reach

Taking the next steps

Evolution and marketing of LTE (covering how does a smartphone, superphone stacks up vis-a-vis LTE device)

LTE in action across device segments (this is where the hotspot topic will be covered)

LTE on-the-go with Mobile Internet

2012 and beyond

How have the E-Services, Data Products and Pricing evolved in GCC Region?

How does Smart phone/ device market fare in GCC countries - global benchmarking?

What is the trend of Device bundles offered by major operators in the Region?