Agenda Day 2

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  • TOPIC
  • LTE World Summit Keynote Plenary Session

  • 08:55
  • Chairman’s Opening Remarks

  • Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor, UK
  • 09:00
  • What are the Challenges Facing Mobile Operators as they Move Towards the Commercialisation of LTE?

  • Thomas Wehmeier, , Principle Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK
    • Developing an “always most profitably connected” model
    • Steps to mass-market LTE
    • Questioning the operator’s role in the future value chain
  • 09:20
  • Always Broadband Connected: The Integration of Cable and Mobile Broadband Services

  • Stephen Bye, VP of Wireless, Cox Communications, USA
    • Cox Communications is a leading cable operator in the USA. Cox successfully completed a trial in both the AWS and 700MHz spectrum band this year. The trial included high definition video streaming, leading analysts to speculate that as a cable operator, Cox could differentiate their wireless offerings from traditional operators
  • 09:40
  • The Value of 4G in the Broadband Explosion Scenario

  • Mathew Oommen, VP Device & Technology Development, Sprint, USA
    • Why is 4G important as a price pressure point?
    • Growth with pain or growth with profitability?
    • Examining the various 4G ecosystems and how they will play out?
  • 10:05
  • Standards and IPR in Telecommunications

  • Roberto Dini,, Founder, Sisvel, Italy
    • The importance of IPR in the telecommunications industry - Lessons learned fromthe past
    • Enabling competition by fostering the creation of a fair and reasonable market price
    • Patent pool and standard – how do they work together
  • 10:25
  • Redefining the Wireless Quality of Experience with LTE

  • Ken Wirth,, President, 4G/LTE Networks, Alcatel-Lucent
  • 10:50
  • Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • D
  • Revenue Generating Business Models

  • 11:50
  • Examining the Economics of Rolling Out LTE

  • Kim Kyllesbech Larsen, EVP Technology Service & International Network Economics, T-Mobile International, The Netherlands
    • Can LTE help to increase the ARPU from data services?
    • Examining over the top (OTT) applications, including third-party VoIP services, which threaten to further commoditize the network
    • Creating partnerships with content and application providers that expose LTE's value-added network capabilities to third-party application and content developers for a fee
    • Market timing of advanced integrated offerings versus LTE rollout
  • 12:10
  • Fundamental Operator Challenges in the Transition to LTE

  • Jorge Delrio, Head of LTE/4G Evolution & Technology Strategy, CTO Office,TELUS Mobility, Canada
    • Surging traffic demand and congestion
    • Increasing usage indoors and the need for more spectrum
    • The need to significantly reduce network costs, CAPEX and OPEX
    • Improving network performance and enhancing the subscriber's Quality of Experience
  • 12:30
  • Embracing the Open Culture with Network API's to Introduce Innovative New Third Party Services

    Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media,UK
    • Breaking free from the dump-pipe paradigm to create new high margin revenue opportunities and competing against web based application and content providers
    • Exploring revenue opportunities, key trends in open network APIs and the challenges that are facing operators in implementing them
    • What new services can LTE enable?
  • 12:50
  • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:10
  • New Business Models and Tools to Monetize LTE

    Jean-Marie Calmel, Senior Global Architect,Oracle, France
    • - Creating new business models to create New sources of indirect ARPU to compliment the ever decreasing direct ARPU
    • Technical, regulatory and organizational challenges
    • Landscape of successful architectures and technologies used in the Web 2.0 Realm and their applicability to LTE
    • Revenue potential (direct and indirect ARPU) for those new business models
    • Technological impacts and implications within the LTE network itself
  • 14:30
  • Bridging the Digital Divide and Delivering High Quality Broadband for Consumers and Enterprises Outside of the Cities

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    • Economic development in rural areas with mobile broadband, how can rural areas be best served?
    • Can LTE deliver affordable mobile broadband in rural areas?
    • Assessing the impact that a coverage requirement by the regulator will have on LTE deployments
    • Examining proposals such as the ones made in the Digital Britain report, can Operators afford to spend money on achieving 99% coverage?
  • Future Pricing & Business Models for LTE

  • 14:50
  • What is the Impact of Moving Away From Flat Rate Plans Expected to be?

  • John Yeomans, Director,First Capital, UK
    • Getting the balance right between value and bit pricing
    • Paying for service not just capacity
    • Keeping the balance right: not too many options to confuse customers, but enough to meet the increasing diversity of applications
    • Impact of implementing usage based pricing models
  • 15:10
  • Analysing Different LTE Mobile Broadband Uptake Scenarios - An Operator Perspective

  • Ceren Ozbilgen, Mobile Broadband Product Manager,Avea, Turkey
    • Reviewing different customer demand scenarios for services and applications and the impact on the network
    • Can mobile broadband offerings be device specific- Kindle, Netbooks, Smartphones etc?
    • Do pricing models need to be changed, so that operators are not simply competing on who has the cheapest flat rate package?
    • Can LTE compete with the broadcast/multicast market?
  • 15:30
  • How Will the LTE Vision Affect Operator Network Capacity and Subscriber Experience Strategies?

  • Mike Morash, Director, Product Line Management,Bridgewater Systems, USA
    • Will a bigger pipe be enough to manage the consumer's hunger for bandwidth intensive services?
    • Examining the "preserving resources" strategy including policy control, data offload, and multi-access approaches
    • Ensuring a seamless subscriber service experience across 3G and LTE networks
  • 15:50
  • PANEL DISCUSSION: Open Networks and Net Neutrality - Does it Prevent Operators from Developing a Subscriber Centric Pricing and Service Strategy?

  • Kim Kyllesbech Larsen, EVP Technology Service & International Network Economics, T-Mobile International, The Netherlands
  • Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK
  • John Yeomans, Director, First Capital, UK
  • Jon Linden, VP Global Marketing, Procera Networks,
  • Jean-Claude Perrin, VP, Director of Programs, Gemalto
    • Examining regulations surrounding net neutrality and lawful intercept, how does this affect an operator's approach to traffic management?
    • Enhancing user experience openly with DPI and policy management
    • Assessing the readiness of the new framework for the future development of electronic communication
    • Is net neutrality a concern for US operators only?
  • 16:20
  • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:50
  • How User Experience and Differentiated Services will Drive the Adoption of LTE

  • Jonathan Morgan, Senior Director, Product Marketing,Starent Networks, USA
    • Moving from providing a best effort service to providing a differ-entiated customer service model where customers pay for QoS
    • Exploring the PCRF based approach towards managing traffic and customer service as a potential revenue generator
    • Is there a commercial risk involved in shifting to a bandwidth based pricing model?
    • Which users could be offered access to a "fast lane" for certain application and be charged more for it?
    • Examining established customer service differentiation models in the fixed line space and prioritisation services for businesses
  • 17:10
  • An Analyst View of Investment Opportunities in LTE

  • Matthew Bloxham, Vice President, Telecoms Research, Deutsche Bank, UK
    • How do public investors look at opportunities in the telecoms industry?
    • Assessing the incremental revenue potential of LTE
    • What business models will work for mobile operators and what won't?
  • 17:30
  • PANEL DISCUSSION: How Will Customers Connecting Multiple Numbers of Devices Over the Network Affect the Operator's Business Model?

  • Moderator: Frederic Astier, Director, Nokia Siemens Networks,
  • Jonathan Morgan, Senior Director, Product Marketing,Starent Networks, USA
  • Pierre Lynch, Technical Product Manager (Voice/ Wireless), Ixia,
  • Sanket S. Nesargi, Senior Marketing Manager, Aricent, India
  • Frederic Bastien, VP Products, Blueslice Networks ,
    • Examining the explosion of the number of devices that are expected to be connected wirelessly as CE manufacturers enable wireless connectivity to their products
    • What will be the effect of more and more services being pushed into the cloud be on the number of connected devices?
    • Possible pricing models for a customer owning multiple numbers of devices with wireless connectivity
  • 17:50
  • End of Track D

  • E
  • LTE Advanced, Standardisation & Optimisation

  • 11:50
  • Mobile Access to the Future Internet: Moving Beyond LTE

  • Andrew Houghton, Deputy Head of Future Networks, EU, Belgium
    • How does the EU envisage the future of the internet?
    • Expectation with LTE-Advanced
    • Examining EU R&D investments in the technologies beyond LTE
  • 12:10
  • LTE/LTE-A: The Solutions for Broadening Mobile Data Markets

  • Xiaobao Chen, Head of Mobile Systems Standardisation, Orange, France Telecom, France
    • LTE is part of FT Mobile broadband strategy
    • LTE main characteristics
    • France Telecom timeline for LTE
    • LTE-Advanced: Additional benefits of LTE
  • 12:30
  • Advanced Network Topologies and Spectrally Efficient Air Interface Solutions for LTE-Advanced and Beyond

  • Ariela Zeira, VP, Advanced Air Interfaces, InterDigital,
    • It's about average performance, not peak rates
    • Adding more spectrum is only part of the solution
    • Addressing growing gap between peak and average efficiency
    • Previewing elements of " Next Generation Cellular"
    • How "Fuzzy Cell" techniques improve cell-edge performance
  • 12:50
  • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:10
  • An End to End Green LTE Network

  • XiaoDong Zhu, CTO, Western Europe, ZTE,
    • How the whole network optimization for mobile data communication is changing
    • Reducing CO2 emissions with a green end to end LTE network
    • Improving customer experience for the end user
  • 14:30
  • Optimizing CAPEX and Ongoing OPEX Through Optimal Planning of LTE Network Roll-Out

  • Bernard Breton, COO & CSO, Mentum,
    • Estimating capacity of networks
    • Understanding the impact of sub-optimal planning
    • Improving initial network capacity through better planning
    • Minimizing initial roll-out cost and leveraging new LTE technologies
  • 14:50
  • Developing an Efficient OAM Strategy to Realize the Potential of LTE

  • Robert Froehlich, Director Test & Optimization PLM, Tektronix Communications
    • Understanding the potential "network intelligence" gaps introduced by LTE architecture
    • Identifying the right RAN diagnostics strategy based on Data Acquisition Cost/time vs. Depth of Insight trade off
    • Making the right choices in the LTE OAM strategies: Top Down versus Bottom Up approach
  • 15:10
  • PANEL DISCUSSION: Interoperability and OAM Challenges for LTE

  • Dr Xiaobao Chen, Head of Mobile Systems Standardisation, Orange, France Telecom, France
  • Richard Kateley, CTO, Actix
  • Jorge Delrio, Head of LTE/4G Evolution & Technology Strategy, CTO Office, TELUS Mobility, Canada
  • Paul Steinberg, Fellow and Chief Architect, Motorola, USA
    • Challenges with managing multiple networks and different technologies
    • How will optimisation of the LTE network be different to 2G and 3G?
    • Assessing the Reality and Readiness of SON
  • C
  • Migration to HSPA+ & Future Evolution to LTE

  • Mike Thelander, CEO, Signals Research Group, USA
  • 15:30
  • Conditions Needed to Deploy LTE and Evolving the Network from HSPA

  • Gustavo Marambio Lopez, CTO, Telefonica Moviles, Chile
    • Experience gained in building 3G networks and services
    • Is there a cost-effective way of evolving the network to LTE?
    • Evolution challenges for the 3G operators. How future proof are current networks?
    • Is LTE complimentary to current 3G networks?
  • 15:50
  • The Stock Market Perspective on European Operators' Move to LTE - Why Rush?

  • Antoine Pradayrol, Investment Analyst, Telecom Operators Team, Exane BNP Paribas, UK
    • Mobile data traffic explosion: looking at the drivers now and for the coming years - smartphone penetration, mobile broadband penetration, traffic per customer
    • HSPA+ versus LTE: is a LTE rollout justified from an economic perspective, when compared to what HSPA upgrades can provide? Under which conditions?
    • LTE rollout: when and how will it impact operators' CAPEX and free cash-flows?
  • 16:10
  • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:40
  • PANEL DISCUSSION: PANEL DISCUSSION: When Should Operators Break Away from HSPA/HSPA+?

  • Ayman El Nashar, Director - Wireless Broadband, Du UAE
  • Gustavo Marambio Lopez, CTO, Telefonica Moviles, Chile
  • Dr Shahram G Niri, Director of Global LTE/SAE Strategy & Solution, NEC Europe
  • Senior Executive, Motorola UK
    • When should operators switch from HSPA+ to LTE?
    • The role of 3G femtocells in meeting the capacity crunch head on
    • Is there a wait and watch strategy going on with operators?
    • How long will operators run multiple networks?
    • Comparing early LTE performance and with HSPA+, which will provide a higher level of QoE?
  • 17:10
  • Preparing for LTE with HSPA+. How Long Will HSPA+ Suffice Before Operators Need to Migrate to LTE?

  • Ayman El Nashar, Director - Wireless Broadband, Du UAE
    • How far does HSPA+ go towards meeting mid-term data requirements?
    • Examining the speed enhancements that can be achieved with HSPA+
    • When will the spectrum flexibility of LTE be needed to increase capacity that HSPA+ will not be able to provide?
  • 17:30
  • HSPA+: The Foundation of LTE's Success

  • Serge Willenegger, VP Technology, Qualcomm, Switzerland
  • 17:50
  • End of Track E

  • F
  • Transitioning to LTE - Operator Challenges

  • Stéphane Téral, Directing Analyst, Infonetics Research, UK
  • 11:50
  • LTE is it the Path for 3G Operators Only? An Alternative Operator Believes Otherwise

  • Mystery Operator Speaker - To Be Announced
    • What are the expected challenges for alternative operators to migrate to LTE?
    • What are the limitations of current non-3GPP networks?
    • Duplicating coverage - should the legacy network just be switched off?

    LTE Backhaul & Capacity Management

  • 12:10
  • Developing a Backhaul Strategy for Data Orientated Services

  • Ben Parker, Director of Wireless Transport Group, Verizon Wireless,USA
    • Bridging the gap between customer applications and the transport networks
    • Overview of current transport networks, what can current backhaul networks handle and what is essential to upgrade
    • Examining average subscriber footprints and forecasting data usage in the next ten years
    • Responding to the bandwidth bottleneck at the backhaul level
  • 12:30
  • INDUSTRY DEBATE: The Future of Backhaul is Fixed, Discuss…

  • Ben Parker, Director of Wireless Transport Group, Verizon Wireless,USA
  • Dr. Viraj Abhayawardhana, Principal Researcher, BT Innovate, UK
  • Ronen Guri, Director of Business Development, RAD Data
  • Bill Balmer, VP Business DevelopmentAccedian Networks
  • 12:50
  • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:10
  • Managing New Traffic Volumes and New Traffic Types in the LTE Backhaul Network

  • Rehan Jalil, Senior Vice President, Mobile IP, WiChorus, a Tellabs Company
    • Understanding how cellular users are generating a widening array of different applications and increasing volumes of data traffic
    • Distinguishing between different types of traffic and prioritising higher value customers or delay sensitive traffic
    • Quantifying the cost per bit optimisation that can be achieved with adaptive coding and modulation
  • 14:30
  • Strategies In, Around & After LTE… When a lot Becomes not Enough!

  • Bill Payne, CTO - Networks Division, Motorola, USA
    • Mobile data explosion - when and what is the tipping point to a more manageable growth?
    • Will LTE be sufficient to handle that growth and until when?
    • What are the best strategies for after the initial LTE coverage deployment?
    • TD-LTE as a tool in the operators' arsenal for additional capacity
    • Is a paradigm shift in wireless topologies necessary?
    • Maximizing the pipes…
  • 14:50
  • Converging the Legacy Backhaul Infrastructure With LTE vs. a New Transport Network for LTE

  • Speaker TBC,
    • Should the LTE transport network be converged with current legacy infrastructure?
    • Examining the pros and cons of converging the backhaul infrastructure
    • Examining the technology choices that could be appropriate for this move
    • What is the most cost effective way of managing the backhaul?

    LTE Femtocells

  • 15:10
  • Achieving the "Metrozone" Vision with LTE Femtocells

  • Kenny Graham, Head of New Technologies & Innovation, Vodafone, UK
    • How the LTE Femtocell has the capability of bringing together mesh, software-defined radio and self-organized networks
    • How would an operator backhaul traffic from all the femto basestations?
    • Examining how operators can achieve high quality, localised coverage at a low cost with LTE Femtocells that are self optimising and self configuring
  • 15:30
  • The Role of Femtocells in the LTE Strategy. Is an Early Deployment of LTE Femtocells Likely?

  • Jaime Lluch, New New Access Networks Technology Manager, Telefónica, Spain
    • Could a single mode LTE Femtocell be deployed as a fixed access solution early on before multi mode devices become available?
    • Examining the OPEX and CAPEX savings compared to a mass macrocell rollout
    • What new application/services opportunities does this bring specifically for the home zone that could be used to drive people to femtos?
  • 15:50
  • A New LTE 'Inside Out' Deployment Model for Fixed Line Operators

  • Dr. Viraj Abhayawardhana, Principal Researcher, BT Innovate, UK
    • Assets a fixed line operator has for and LTE deployment
    • Examining the BT Fon model which uses WiFi
    • Comparing different frequency bands and an unlicensed spectrum model using the TV white spaces
    • How will fibre to the cabinet/home change the requirements for LTE backhaul?
    • Issues with 3G femtocells over DSL and how it would change with LTE femtocells and fibre
  • 16:10
  • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:40
  • Leveraging Femtocells to Manage the Cost of an LTE Rollout

  • Harbir Nat, Manging Director, Æquator Capital, UK
    • What are the key challenges of financing technologies such as LTE?
    • What is the impact cost from having Femtocells in the network?
    • Offloading network traffic onto the fixed line network using Femtocells
  • 17:00
  • Deploying LTE Femtocells in Order to Achieve Coverage in Rural Areas

  • Arief Gunawan, Senior Officer, Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia
    • Are LTE Femtocells the quickest and cheapest way in which to achieve coverage in rural areas?
    • How the capacity of mobile networks is increased much more dramatically through a smaller cell radius rather than any other techniques
    • How will a LTE Femtocell deployment compare with a macrocell deployment at 700MHz in rural areas?
  • 17:20
  • Analysing the Business Case for Smaller Cells - Why the Femtocell?

  • Simon Saunders, Chairman, FemtoForum, UK
    • Are Femtocells a win-win situation for the operator and the consumer?
    • Challenges with standards, security and radio interference
    • Analysing the cost of LTE Femtocells and comparing the cost to pico and marcocells by looking at deployment costs and costs that can be offloaded to the subscriber
  • 17:40
  • End of Track F

  • TOPIC
  • Providing New & Legacy Services With SAE

  • 11:50
  • How Can Operators Offer Legacy-IN Services Within LTE/SAE?

  • Dietmar Kohnenmergen, Master Expert, System Architecture Network, E-Plus Mobilfunk,Germany
    • Why is there a need to offer legacy services such as pre-paid and VPN over the LTE network?
    • What are the options from system architecture point of view?
    • What are the challenges and potential problems with each option from operator point of view?
    • 3GPP standard solution in R8 and R9
  • 12:15
  • Utilising the New EPC to Deliver a Converged Service Offering for Fixed and Mobile Networks

  • Vince Spinelli, VP Mobile Service Provider Segment, Juniper Networks, Belgium
    • How will mobile operators with a fixed and mobile network deploy SAE?
    • Creating a better value quadplay service offering with an integrated core network
    • Business models for fully monetise bundled services including offering such as IPTV
    • 3GPP standard solution in R8 and R9
  • 12:40
  • Handling Voice over LTE, What Are the Various Options

  • Koshimizu Takashi, Director of Core Network Development Department, NTT DoCoMo, Japan
    • How will the EPC handle voice services?
    • Understanding the increased complexity of VoLGA
    • Should operators be concerned with providing a voice service for initial LTE rollouts?
  • 13:05
  • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:15
  • Are the Findings of All IP Transformation in the Fixed Domain Applicable to the Transformation in the Mobile Domain?

  • Manfred Schmitz, Head of Mobile Architecture and Services, Detecon International, Germany
    • The role of QoE (Quality of Experience) in defining the framework
    • Enabling an end to end view from the service down to the network as key to success
    • Enabling the network consolidation by providing one network for different type of services
    • Interoperabilty / communication with the legacy part of the world
    • Examples for converged multi play services
  • TOPIC
  • Interoperability & Interconnection

  • 14:40
  • Managing Femtocells and Untrusted Networks in the Packet Core

  • Jonathan Morgan, Member of the LTE Special Interest Group, FemtoForum, USA
    • Architecture challenges for the core network to accommodate Femtocells
    • Managing end to end QoS for femtocells how is it different?
    • How can operators manage untrusted networks – examining the role of EPDG’s
  • 15:05
  • Opportunities for IPX Internetworking in the Transition to All-IP

  • Sybren van Bentum, Director Portfolio Management, Mobile Services,iBasis/KPN Global Carrier Services, The Netherlands
    • How does IP interconnection work today, and how can it work much more efficiently in future?
    • Enabling service providers to exchange IP-based traffic securely and with a guaranteed quality of service
    • Reviewing GSMA’s IP exchange recommendations
  • TOPIC
  • SAE Deployment Roadmaps – Planning a Cost Efficient Migration

  • 15:40
  • Deploying a Next Generation Core Network for 3G – What Are the Challenges With the Current 3G Architecture?

  • Thomas Magedanz, Head of NGN Division, Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, Germany
    • Enabling high-speed multimedia services such as video and Internet on its 3G/UMTS networks
    • What elements required for 4G can be included in todays core network?
    • Having a single platform for 2G, 3G and LTE and supporting multiple functions in a single node
    • Eliminating the need for forklift upgrades
  • 16:05
  • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:50
  • Audience Think Tank: Flexible Deployment Models for the EPC - Centralized vs. Distributed Network Architecture for MME, SGW and PGW Deployment

    • The centralized model, in which PDN GWs, SGWs, and possibly other elements such as the MMEs are located in a few central sites
    • The distributed model, in which PDN GWs, SGWs, are located in a relatively large number of sites
    • The regionalized model, where PDN GWs, SGWs, and so on located in a limited number of regional sites
  • 17:15
  • IPv6 Transition Considerations for LTE and Evolved Packet Core/h2>
  • Latif Lalid, President, IPv6 Forum, Luxemburg
    • Examining IPv6 specifications
    • What progress is being made to implement IPv6 and what is the impact on NGMNs?
    • Is IPv6 an candidate to EPC?
  • 17:40
  • End of Conference