Conference Programme Day 1: Tuesday 22nd April 08.00: Registration, coffee, informal discussion   08.55: Welcome and Opening Remarks   Chairman:  Peter Kenington - Linear Communications   09:00 KEYNOTE: Specifying Next Generation Networks to Enable FMC  Chris Fenton  -  Director Convergence Policy, 02 09:30 Wired for Wireless - FMC in the Enterprise  David Tansley  -  Partner, Deloitte 10:00 LTE-TDD: Key Asset for Next Generation Technology  Denis Fauconnier  -  LTE & 4G Platform Management, Alcatel-Lucent   Evolution of TDD Ecosystem Roadmap for TDD with Next Generation Networks Implementing Cost Effective TDD LTE Networks   10:30 --- coffee & tea break ---    11:00 Single RAN: Ensuring Network Modernisation and Evolution  Lars Bondelind  -  Vice President Huawei Technologies Sweden AB 11:30 New Air interfaces = New Basestation Architectures  Rupert Baines  -  VP Marketing, picoChip   Implications of the shift to OFDMA and all-IP Design & deployment models for Basestations Beyond femtocells and Home eNodeB   12:00 What’s Hot, What’s Not and What’s Definitely Not in 2008  Dean Bubley  -  Managing Director, Disruptive Analysis 12:30 --- networking lunch ---    Chairman:  Richard Kramer - Arete   13:30 KEYNOTE: Servicing the Wireless Industry with BTs 21st Century Network  Rob Thomas  -  Director of Managed Product Solutions, BT 14:00 LTE : First Performance results from LTE/SAE Trial Initiative (LSTI)  Richard Davies  -  LSTI (Alcatel-Lucent)   Introduction to LSTI (Participants, Purpose) Air interface performance in a variety of environments and configurations Initial Field results   14:30 Trends in Next Generation Networks and Implication on Processor Requirements  Tareq Bustami  -  Marketing Manager, AMCC   Trends in Wireless Infrastructure Implications on processor requirements SoC/System on chip implications Software and tools implications   15:00 Lineariser Solutions for New Multi-Carrier GSM Basestations  Tim Ryan  -  Founder and Vice President of Systems Engineering, Optichron   3GPP Changes make MC-GSM Practical Cap Ex and Op Ex Improvements with Advanced Linearisation Platform for smooth LTE transition   15:15 --- coffee & tea break ---    15:45 How to Position WiMAX as a Complimentary Service to LTE  Dr. Mehmet Unsoy  -  Partner, Cartegena Capital   Road to Wireless Broadband WiMAX and LTE Comparison Complementary Positioning in the Market Different Drivers for Technology Choices   16:15 Waking up to WiMAX:  Paul Jeffery  -  Senior Product Manager, Samsung   Why Mobile WiMAX? M-WiMAX, New Global 3G Standard Key Technology for Sprint (MIMO/BF) End-to-End Total Coverage Solutions   16:45 LTE vs Mobile WiMAX - Which Best Serves the Consumer & Why?  Moderator: David Tansley  -  Deloitte   Kerl Haslam-MWAG Eduardo Sanchez-Nortel Richard Kramer-Arete Dr Rao Yallapragada-Qualcomm Sen lin Zhang-Telefonica 02   19:00 Wine & Cheese Tasting (kindly sponsored by Texas Instruments)    20:00 Conference Banquet (kindly sponsored by AMCC)    Day 2: Wednesday 23rd April 08.30: Registration, coffee, informal discussion   Chairman:  Peter Kenington - Linear Communications   09:00 KEYNOTE: The Movement from 3G to LTE - An Operators Vision and Perspective  Seizo Onoe  -  Managing Director Radio Access Network, NTT DoCoMo 09:30 KEYNOTE: Mobile Broadband Roadmap - An Operator’s View  Trevor Gill  -  Head of Radio, Vodafone Group R & D 10:00 Why is Business FMC not Happening and What Needs to Change  Benoit Felten  -  Senior Analyst, Yankee Group   Latest figures on the penetration of business FMC Explanations for the lack of traction on the business market Operated Dual-Mode, Convergent Centrex and Parasitic FMC explained and disected Beyond product: how to market FMC   10:30 --- coffee & tea break ---    11:15 Meeting the Needs of Multi-Standard 4G Wireless with Multicore Technology  Eric Biscondi  -  SeniorTechnical Staff, Texas Instruments   Multicore: why all the excitement? How multicore enables Wireless Infrastructure Virtualization: How to make a device that looks just like your competitors? So we just slap down a bunch of cores (not)!! How to program without engineers….The rise of Linux   11:45 Next Generation Networks: Are we Swimming Against the Tide?  Richard Kramer/Brett Simpson  -  Directors, Arete   How will the industry deploy new air interfaces which remianing under intense financial pressure? What real world problems are likely to surface in the ramp of LTE? What will the supplier landscape look like given intense battles for sales and rising R&D requirements?   12:15 Economic Challenges of Active Antenna Array Deployment  Kent Heath  -  VP Marketing & Business Development, Ubidyne   Why Active Antenna Arrays? Limits to Broad Commercial Deployment Overcoming the Barriers: Antenna Embedded Radios   12:30 Using FPGAs to enable Multi-Mode Radio whilst reducing CapEx/OpEx  David Hawke  -  Radio Product Manager, Xilinx   Reducing CapEx & OpEx costs with programmable multi-modal radio cards Increasing the reliability of Remote Radio Heads Reducing the carbon footprint of networks with advanced DPD   12:45 --- networking lunch ---    Chairman:  Patrick Diamond - Semtech   14:00 KEYNOTE: A Re-evaluation of Solutions for in-Building Coverage and Capacity  Per Emanuelsson  -  Head of Access Services, Teliasonera 14:30 Femto Cells: Gateway to the Operator Network or Portal to the Digital Home?  Malcolm Latham  -  Marketing Manager, Motorola 15:00 The Interaction Between Femtocells and the Macro Network - Living in Harmony  Will Franks  -  CTO, Ubiquisys 15:30 --- coffee & tea break ---    16:00 Macro vs Pico vs Femto - Its not just a Question of Money!  Stuart Carlaw  -  Vice President, Mobile Wireless 16:30 David vs Goliath - Will Femto Triumph over Picocells & DAS for In-Building?  Moderator: Brian Modoff  -  Senior Analyst, Deutsche Bank   Per Emmanuelson-Teliasonera Stuart Carlaw - ABI Research Malcolm Latham-Motorola Colin Bryce-Andrew Chris Fenton - 02   19:00 Roman Baths Civic Reception (kindly hosted by Bath City Council)    20:15 Gala Dinner in the Pump Rooms (kindly sponsored by picoChip)    Day 3: Thursday 24th April 08.30: Registration, coffee, informal discussion   Chairman:  Tjerk Hazeveld - T-Mobile   09:00 KEYNOTE: Scalable Packet Based Backhaul Solutions for WiMAX/LTE  Roberto Micali  -  Senior Network Engineer, Telecom Italia 09:30 The Growing Problem of Mobile Backhaul Management  David Chambers  -  Solutions Manager, Amdocs   CAPEX on transmission to cellsites is forecast to grow by 50% next year (to >30% network spend) Alternative/complementary transmission technologies are being introduced to control costs How are mobile operators going to ensure they make the right choice each time, every time?   10:00 Cost-effective Backhaul Rollout for Maxis’ HSPA Networks – a Case Study   Lance Hiley  -  VP Market Strategy, Cambridge Broadband Networks   Understanding why traditional backhaul did not work for Maxis Underlying technology: selecting PMP architecture to address key planning and deployment considerations Assessing the results: an overwhelming business case for using PMP going forward   10:30 --- coffee & tea break ---    11:15 Shifting Sands - Changing Landscapes in the Mobile Wireless Industry   Brian Modoff  -  Chief Analyst, Deutsche Bank 11:45 Meeting the Challenges of Timing at the Edge of the Network  Andrew Miles  -  Business Development Manager, Rakon   Need for timing at the edge of the wireless network Quartz devices and synchronisation Low cost technologies for time-keeping and synchronisation   12:00 Efficient PAs for Flexible Networks  Julian Hildersley  -  Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Nujira   PA Challenges in Software Defined Radio Trade-off between PA efficiency and flexibility Achieving efficiency AND flexibility   12:15 Standards updates 3 in 1: 3GPP/LTE, OBSAI, WiMAX    Howard Thomas - Motorola Tero Mustala - Chairman OBSAI Doug Pulley - CTO picoChip   12:45 --- networking lunch ---    Chairman:  Vicky Griffiths - picoChip   14:00 Successful Implementation of TD-SCDMA and Deployment for the CMCC Olmypics  Liang Ming  -  International Market Director of TD-SCDMA, ZTE 14:30 Maintaining Competitiveness and Reducing Costs with Network Sharing  David Barker  -  Chief Technology Officer, Quintel   Cost reduction through outsourcing and network sharing/consolidation Co-operative radio planning Maintaining QoS per operator   15:00 KEYNOTE: Challenges and Opportunities for Operators at 900MHz and 2.6GHz  Giovanni Romano  -  Coordinator for Radio Standards, Telecom Italia 15:30 --- coffee & tea break ---    16:00 Technology Choices and Solutions for 2.6GHz in Europe  Eduardo Sánchez Fernández  -  LTE Product Marketing, Nortel 16:30 Using 900MHz to Help Optimize the 3G Network  Nicholas Waegner  -  Director, Program Management, Qualcomm   Deployment scenarios for UMTS900 Advantages of UMTS900 for delivery of 3G services in rural areas In-building coverage gains of UMTS900 Complementarities of UMTS900 and femtonodes   17:15 Drinks Reception      Day 4: Friday 25th April 08.30: Registration, coffee, informal discussion   Chairman:  Dean Bubley - Disruptive Analysis   09:00 KEYNOTE: Energy Management in Mobile Networks  Tjerk Hazeveld  -  Vice President NT Infrastructure Systems, T-Mobile 09:30 Environmental Sustainablity - Good Green Business Sense  Anne Larilahti  -  Head of Environmentally Sustainable Business, NSN   Achieving net positive impact on the environment Building environmentally friendly networks starts with energy efficiency Using renewable power in telecommunications networks   10:00 Green Base Stations - How to Minimize CO2 Emission in Operator Networks  Tomas Edler  -  Specialist Radio Access Network Effciency, Ericsson   Modelling of network energy efficiency Reducing RBS count in a Network HW and SW solutions reducing RBS power consumption Using renewable energy sources   10:30 --- coffee & tea break ----    11:00 KEYNOTE: Proven Opex Reductions with Energy Saving Mode: A Case Study  Frank Falke  -  Senior Specialist Radio Systems, Vodafone Germany 11:30 The Green Ticket - Good Business or Just Good PR?   Sharifah Amirah  -  Manager, ICT Growth Services, Frost & Sullivan   Service provider perspectives of cost imperatives driving down power consumption Vendors developments in power efficient solutions Environmental initiatives - alignment with business objectives   11:40 Round Table: Is There Really a Tangible Green Dividend and if so What?  Moderator: Sharifah Amirah  -  Frost & Sullivan   Tjerk Hazeveld-T-Mobile Anne Larilahti-NSN Andy Kowalik-Al-Lu Chris Vernon-Orange FT   12:30 --- networking lunch ---    13:30 Workshop: Spectrum for 3G and Beyond ...  Hosted by Linear Communications & MAC Ltd  -      Where in the world…? The global landscape (700MHz, White Space Initiatives, 900MHz re-farming, 2.6GHz…WiMAX, LTE, Public-safety, mobile TV…) Spectrum value: How can it be determined? What are the drivers? How can it be used more efficiently? How should it be allocated – auctions, spectrum usage rights, re-farming. New Technology – Can it add value to spectrum? Can it increase trade-ability? Can it help with interference mitigation and harmonious co-existence?   15:30 --- conference close ---