Agenda Day 2

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  • 08:55

    • Chairman’s Opening Remarks

  • Keith Mallinson, Founder, WiseHarbor, UK
  • 09:00

    • Can LTE Provide Low Cost Data to the Mass Market?

  • Malcolm Lorang, CTO and Founder, MetroPCS, USA

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    • MetroPCS is a tier two operator in the USA that caused a lot of excitement in the industry when they announced that they would be deploying LTE.Working with Ericsson, MetroPCS will be looking to launch the network in 2010 and have already confirmed that Samsung will provide their first LTE device!
  • 09:20

    • Always Broadband Connected: The Integration of Cable and Mobile Broadband Services

  • Stephen Bye, VP of Wireless, Cox Communications, USA

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    • 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

    • What are the Challenges Facing Mobile Operators as they Move Towards the Commercialisation of LTE?

  • Thomas Wehmeier, , Principle Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK (tbc)

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    • Developing an “always most profitably connected” model
    • Steps to mass-market LTE
    • Questioning the operator’s role in the future value chain
  • 10:05

    • Standards and IPR in Telecommunications

  • Roberto Dini,, Founder, Sisvel, Italy

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    • 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

    • Alcatel-Lucent Keynote Speech

  • Ken Wirth,, President, 4G/LTE Networks, Alcatel-Lucent

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  • 10:50

    • Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • D

    • Developing Revenue Generating Business Models

  • 11:50

    • Rolling Out LTE Through a Joint Venture

  • Speaker to be confirmed, See www.lteconference.com for more details

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    • Launching a GSM/LTE shared network and a very early LTE 2600 network
    • Enabling mobile internet connectivity for the mass market
    • Offering customers mobile services for high speed data communication and voice
    • Examining the cost savings that the partnership is expected to being to both operators
  • 12:10

    • Fundamental Operator Challenges in the Transition to LTE

  • Jorge Delrio, Head of LTE/4G Evolution & Technology Strategy, CTO Office,TELUS Mobility,Canada

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    • 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
  • 12:50

    • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:10

    • Connecting the Unconnected. Is Machine to Machine (M2M) the Next Frontier?

    Joost Fleuren, Strategy & Business Development Director, KPN, Netherlands

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    • Exploring high speed wireless M2M applications, such as video surveillance and in-vehicle camera systems
    • Impact LTE is expected to have in fostering new M2M applications
    • Potential revenue opportunities with M2M?
    • Trials with indoor LTE solutions and SON
    • Does LTE make M2M more efficient compared to legacy networks
  • 14:55

    • Bridging the Digital Divide and Delivering High Quality Broadband for Consumers and Enterprises Outside of the Cities

    Would you like to speak on this topic? Please email Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com,

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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 regulatorwill 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?
  • 14:50

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

  • John Yeomans, Director, First CapitalUK

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    • 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

  • Yesim Gurdere Erman, Head of Mobile Internet Services,Avea, Turkey

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    • Reviewing different customer demand scenarios for services and applications
    • 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?
  • 15:40

    • 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
  • Jonathan Morgan, Senior Product Manager,Starent Networks USA
  • Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Analyst,Informa Telecoms & Media UK
  • John Yeomans, Senior Analyst, First CapitalUK

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    • Examining regulations surrounding net neutrality and lawful intercept, how does this affect an operator’s approach to trafficmanagement?
    • Enhancing user experience openly with DPI and policy management
    • Assessing the readiness of the new framework for the future development of electronic communication
  • 16:20

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:50

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

  • Jonathan Morgan, Senior Product Manager, Starent Networks USA

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    • 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
  • 17:10

    • An Analyst View of Investment Opportunities in LTE

  • Would you like to speak on this topic? Please contact Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com

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    • 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, Senior Executive, Nokia Siemens Networks,
  • Jonathan Morgan, Senior Product Manager, Starent Networks USA

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    • 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
    • The difficult choice of the best frequency band
  • 17:50

    • End of Track D & End of Exhibition

  • E

    • LTE Advanced, Standardisation & Optimisation

  • 11:50

    • Mobile Access to the Future Internet: Moving Beyond LTE

  • Andrew Houghton, Deputy Head of Future Networks, EU

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    • 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

    • Update on Standardisation Progress on LTE Advanced

  • Philippe Lucas, VP International Standards & Industry Relationships, France Telecom, France

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    • Evolving LTE towards LTE advanced, what will be the additional benefits?
    • Technology components currently being considered for the evolution of LTE
    • Timelines for the standardisation process for LTE Advanced
  • 12:30

    • Advanced Network Topologies and Spectrally Efficient Air Interface Solutions for LTE-Advanced and Beyond

  • Ariela Zeira, VP, Advanced Air Interfaces, InterDigital

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    • 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 celledge performance
  • 12:50

    • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 14:10

    • Optimizing CAPEX and Ongoing OPEX Through Optimal Planning of LTE Network Roll-Out

  • Bernard Breton, COO & CSO, Mentum

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    • 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
  • 14:30

    • An End to End Green LTE Network

  • XiaoDong Zhu, CTO,Western Europe, ZTE

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    • 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
  • 14:50

    • Developing an Efficient OAM Strategy to Realize the Potential of LTE

  • Robert Froehlich, Director Test & Optimization PLM,Tektronix Communications

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    • 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 tradeoff
    • 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

  • Philippe Lucas, VP International Standards & Industry Relationships,France Telecom, France
  • Richard Kateley, CTO,Actix
  • Jorge Delrio, Head of LTE/4G Evolution & Technology Strategy, CTO Office,TELUS Mobility Canada
  • Kenny Graham, Head of New Technologies & Innovation,Vodafone, UK

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    • 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
  • 15:30

    • Conditions Needed to Deploy LTE and Evolving the Network from HSPA

  • Gustavo Marambio Lopez, CTO, Telefonica Moviles, Chile

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    • 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

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

  • Ayman El Nashar, Director – Wireless Broadband du, UAE
  • Dr Eetu Prieur, Head of Access Networks, Planning and Optimisation, Elisa Corp Finland, Finland
  • Gustavo Marambio Lopez, CTO, Telefonica Moviles, Chile

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    • 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?
  • 16:20

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:50

    • 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

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    • 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?
  • 17:10

    • HSPA+: The Foundation of LTE’s Success

  • Serge Willenegger, VP Technology, Qualcomm

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  • 17:30

    • Coverage Optimised Mobile Broadband Solutions: UMTS900 with HSPA Evolution and LTE1800

  • Awaiting Final Confirmation: Dr Eetu Prieur, Head of Access Networks, Planning and Optimisation, Elisa Corp Finland

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    • Rural area coverage with UMTS900
    • How to manage the growing HSPA traffic
    • Possibilities of LTE1800
  • 17:50

    • End of Track E & End of Exhibition

  • F

    • Transitioning to LTE – Operator Challenges

  • 11:50

    • LTE is it the Path for 3G Operators Only? An Alternative Operator Believes Otherwise

  • Mystery Operator Speaker – To Be Announced

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    • 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?
  • 12:10

    • Developing a Backhaul Strategy for Data Orientated Services

  • Ben Parker, Director of Wireless Transport Group, Verizon Wireless, USA

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    • 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
  • 12:50

    • 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

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  • 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

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    • 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

    • Converging the Legacy Backhaul Infrastructure With LTE vs. a New Transport Network for LTE

  • Would you like to speak on this topic? Please email Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com

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    • 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?
  • 14:50

    • Achieving the “Metrozone” Vision with LTE Femtocells

  • Kenny Graham, Head of New Technologies & Innovation, Vodafone, UK

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    • 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
  • 15:10

    • 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

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    • 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?
  • 15:30

    • A New LTE 'Inside Out' Deployment Model for Fixed Line Operators

  • Dr. Viraj Abhayawardhana, Principal Researcher, BT Innovate, UK

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    • 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
  • 15:50

    • Leveraging Femtocells to Manage the Cost of an LTE Rollout

  • Harbir Nat, Managing Director, Æquator Capital, UK

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    • 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
  • 16:10

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 16:40

    • Examining the Ecosystem for LTE Femtocells

  • Would you like to speak on this topic? Please email Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com

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    • Is there enough support for LTE Femtocells? Who are the key stakeholders
    • How does the ecosystem need to come together
    • What have been the developments in the 3G ecosystem?
  • 17:00

    • Deploying LTE Femtocells in Order to Achieve Coverage in Rural Areas

  • Arief Gunawan, Senior Officer, Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia Indonesia

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    • 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

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    • 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 & End of Exhibition

  • NGCN Summit

    • 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

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    • 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?
  • 12:10

    • Utilising the New EPC to Deliver a Converged Service Offering for Fixed and Mobile Networks

  • Dr. Mallik Tatipamula, VP Solution Marketing, Juniper Networks, Belgium

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    • 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
  • 12:30

    • Handling Voice over LTE,What Are the Various Options

  • Koshimizu Takashi, Director of Core Network Development Department, NTT DoCoMo, Japan

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    • 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?
  • 12:50

    • 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?

  • Would you like to speak on this topic? Please contact Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com

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    • 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
  • 14:40

    • Managing Femtocells and Untrusted Networks in the Packet Core

  • Rajat Ghai, Chairman of the Network and Interoperability Working Group, FemtoForum

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    • 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

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    • How does IP interconnection work today, and how can it work much more efficiently in future?
    • Enabling service providers to exchange IPbased traffic securely and with a guaranteed quality of service
    • Reviewing GSMA’s IP exchange recommendations
  • 15:30

    • Enabling New Business Models and the Rapid Introduction of New Services

  • Would you like to speak on this topic? Please contact Sabah.Hussain@Informa.com

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    • Introduction of new business models, such as partnering/revenue sharing with thirdparty content and application providers
    • What will be the impact of new services such as iPlayer and You Tube on mobile broadband and how will SAE along with IMS manage these bandwidth hungry services?
    • Does triple-play and multi play meet the needs of the consumer?
    • Deploying services at the edge of the network
  • 16:00

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

  • 17:00

    • 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

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    • Enabling high-speed multimedia services such as video and Internet on its 3G/UMTS networks
    • The ability to easily migrate the multimedia core platform to the 4G/LTE Evolved Packet Core
    • 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
  • 17:00

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

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    • 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
  • 17:20

    • IPv6 Transition Considerations for LTE and Evolved Packet Core

  • Latif Lalid, President, IPv6 Forum, Luxemburg

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    • 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 & End of Exhibition