Post-Conference Focus Day Agenda
THURSDAY 20TH MAY 2010
Modernising Networks to Achieve Lower OPEX and Higher EfficiencyModernising Your Broadband Strategy
- 09:00
- Walter Tuttelbee, CEO, Mobile VCE, UK
- Preparing for the impact of next generation technology on power consumption
- The role of SON in network management and increasing network efficiency
- Introducing LTE and maintaining the bottom line
Chairman Welcome and Opening Presentation: Deploying and Maintaining a High Quality Lower Cost Network
- 09:30
- Ed Candy, CTO, 3, UK
- Business models for an outsourced network can network quality still be maintained?
- How does the fixed fee per subscriber model ensure that vendors also limit their costs, but continue to guarantee a minimum level of customer care?
- Potential cost savings from implementing this model
- Can operators continue to manage the network, the services, customers and continue to reduce their costs?
CASE STUDY: Moving to a Low Cost Outsourced Network to Focus on Customer Service and Product Differentiation
- 10:00
- Andreas Neubacher, International Standardization & IPR Management, T-Mobile , Germany
- Objectives of the open interface
- Overview of the NGMN OBRI project
- OBRI specification for WCDMA/LTE base stations
- What are the next steps
Open Radio Equipment Control (REC) and Radio Equipment (RE) Interface for Efficient Basestation Deployment
- 10:30
Morning Refreshments
Implementing Green Strategies to Lower Network Costs
- 11:15
- Cristobal Alonso, , Group CTO, Bite Group, Latvia
- Promoting the telecoms industry as an enabler for sustainability
- Reducing the wastage created in the industry, not just in the network
- How will smart technology reduce the power consumption of the next generation of networks?
- Reporting current achievements to date in reducing power consumption and wastage
Developing a Green Strategy is a Win-Win Situation
- 11:45
- Luis Neves,, VP Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom and GeSI, Germany
- Examining the use of alternative off grid energy sources for smaller, more remote cell sites
- Challenges with roll out and integrating renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power into the network
- The benefits to alternative to diesel in emerging markets
Utilising Renewable Energy Sources to Reduce CO2 Emissions in the Network
- 12:15
- Dr. Alex Vukovic, VP, Terrestrial Wireless Systems, Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada
- Overview of current cost reduction strategies in the network
- What parts of the network consume the most energy and what efficiency savings can be made?
- Reducing power consumption through intelligent networks
- Translating the benefits of greener networks into OPEX savings for the operator
Implementing Greener Strategies in the LTE Network to Reduce Costs
- 12:45
- Pradeep de Almeida, Group CTO, Dialog Telecom,, Sri Lanka
- Validating the use of wind and solar power as a feasible source of energy to power basestations
- Are renewable sources of energy cost effective, what is the ROI?
Using Wind and Solar to Power Basestation Sites, Looking at a Successful Case Study
- 13:15
Networking Lunch
- 14:30
- Pradeep de Almeida, Group CTO, Dialog Telecom,, Sri Lanka
- Dr. Alex Vukovic, VP, Terrestrial Wireless Systems, Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada
- Luis Neves,, VP Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom and GeSI, Germany
- Implementing Hybrid Systems to Reach Untapped Rural Areas More Cost-Effectively
- Providing an efficient and reliable alternative to roll-out of mains grid electricity
- Minimising time taken for implementation in off-grid locations
- Drastically reducing cost of power and maintenance
PANEL DISCUSSION: Will Alternative Power be Considered Reliable Enough to be Anything More Than a Back-up?
Network Optimisation for Increased Efficiencies
- 15:00
- Gabriel Bonilha, Network Transformation Manager, Telefonica R+D, Spain (tbc)
- Designing the network so that less air conditioning is required for basestations
- Intelligent temperature controls and remote monitoring for winding down the power output of the network when coverage and capacity is not
- Results from operator trials relating to network efficiency with RRH
- Examining the best deployment options for operators
Energy Efficiency in Telefonica Group – A Pragmatic Approach to Save Money, Increase Quality and Reduce CO2 Emissions
- 15:30
- Mike Thelander, CEO, Signals Research Group, USA
- Learn why smartphones can have such a dramatic impact on network performance
- See how various smartphone applications and social networking services use disproportionate amounts of network signaling resources
- Understand what can and is being done to combat the problem
Planning and Optimizing the Network for Smartphones and Reducing Signalling Cost
- 16:00
- Erik Fledderus, Head of Strategy, TNO, Netherlands
- Separating out the myths from the reality, what is realistically possible with SON
- Results from SON tests and trials
- Quantifying the cost savings, how does SON cut engineering and technical costs and reacts at a quicker rate to solve problems?
- Rolling out SON through the network
Developing Strategies for Self Organising Networks (SON)
- 16:30
- Erik Fledderus, Head of Strategy, TNO, Netherlands
- Chris Larmour, Chief Marketing Officer, Actix,
- Dr Thomas Neubauer, Founder and Managing Director, Symena, Austria
- Senior Executive, Motorola,
- Examining IPv6 specifications
- What progress is being made to implement IPv6 and what is the impact on NGMNs?
- Is IPv6 an candidate to EPC?
PANEL DISCUSSION: Will SON Deliver Improved Power and Operating Efficiencies?
- 17:00
