Conference Programme (Provisional*)

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Day1: Wednesday 3rd December (from 2.00pm)
KEYNOTE: Opportunities for Growth in the Wireless Industry
  LTE - Progress, Performance, Applications
 
  • Applications and Services Driving LTE Roll-out
 
 
  • LTE SAE Trial Initiative (LSTI) Update - Field Performance and Commercialization Checkpoint
 
 
  • Integration of Next Generation (LTE) Infrastructure with Existing Networks
 
Panel:
  • Identifying the Main Drivers and Revenue Opportunities with LTE
 
     
Day2: Thursday 4th December
KEYNOTE: Benefits of an Integrated Wireless and Wireline Network
  Mobile WiMAX - Niche or MainStream

KEYNOTE: Building a Profitable 4G Network  
 
  • Mobile WiMAX- Global Traction and Target Applications
 
 
  • The role of WiMAX in the Ongoing Standards Evolution
 
 
  • TDD vs FDD for 4G Networks
 
 
  Reducing OPEX & CAPEX - What's New
 
  • Solutions for Remote Locations and Low ARPU Communities
 
 
  • Tower Sharing, Merging Outsourcing, Infrastructure Outsourcing, Operation Outsourcing
 
 
  • Remote Radio Heads/ Integrated Antennas
 
     
  Backhaul - Transporting the 3G/4G Data Boom
  KEYNOTE: 2G/3G/4G Common Backhaul Infrastructure Options  
 
  • Strategies for Combining Backhaul Traffic to Exploit Multiplexing Gain
 
 
  • All-IP Mobile Backhaul Business Cases and Timeframes
 
 
  • Backhauling Mobile WiMAX
 
  Services - VoIP, IMS, Mobile TV, Location
  KEYNOTE: IMS for Wireless Carriers – What Does it Mean in Practise  
 
  • State of the art for VoIP for Mobile Networks
 
 
  • Mobile TV Experiences
 
 
  • A-GPS and Location Technologies - Advantages and Limitations
 
 
  • Extending broadband services to law enforcement and emergency first responders
 
  In-Building Solutions
  KEYNOTE: Choosing the Right Strategy for In-Building Coverage And Services  
 
  • Femtocells: the Vision, the Promise, the Future
 
 
  • DAS, Femto, Pico - Towards and Integrated in-Building Solution
 
 
  • Home Zone Mobile Services
 
Day3: Friday 5th December
  Spectrum - The Digital Dividend
  KEYNOTE: The Promise of New & Cheaper Services with New Spectrum  
 
  • New Spectrum - New Services or More of the Same?
 
 
  • Spectrum Allocation Trends in the US Market
 
 
  • The market opportunity for LTE at 700MHz
 
 
  • White Space Initiatives
 
 
  Green Basestations & Networks
  KEYNOTE: The Operator Business Case for "Going Green"  
 
  • Renewable Energy Sources (Wind, Solar, Fuel Cells, Water)
 
 
  • Reduce Supply and Demand of Energy to the Base Stations
 
 
  • Strategies for More Efficient Power Backup at Cell Sites
 
     
     
* Avren Events reserves the right to change the programme as neccesary without prior notice



Mark McDiarmid, Director Network Evolution - T-Mobile speaking on " The Real Fixed Mobile Convergence - Defining Communications Experience for the Next Decade" NGN & Basestations, Dallas 2007


Gordon Mansfield, Director CTO - RAN Planning and Strategy - AT&T speaking on "Challenges Supporting FMC on the Macro Scale for Cellular Networks" NGN & Basestations, Dallas 2007


Tjerk Hazeveld - Vice President NT Infrastructure Systems, T-Mobile speaking on "Energy Management in Mobile Networks" NGN & Basestations Conf, April '08


Frank Falke - Senior Specialist Radio Systems, Vodafone Germany speaking on "Proven Opex Reductions with Energy Saving Mode" NGN & Basestations Conf, April '08