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Program
DAY 1 – DECEMBER 7, 2011
9:00 Welcome remarks from the organizer
Carole Mayhew, Managing Director, Avren Events
Chairman of the morning session:
Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, Yankee Group Research
9:05 Heterogeneous Networks, LTE and the future of network
architecture
Dr. Ahmad Armand, Vice President of LTE Systems, MetroPCS
9:35 Case studies of small cell deployment
Berge Ayvazian, Senior Consultant, Heavy Reading
10:05 Real world LTE Advanced Heterogeneous Network performance
Rasmus Hellberg, Director of Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
10:35 Coffee break
11:15 The coming Hotspot 2.0 revolution, making Wi-Fi work for mobile operators
Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, Yankee Group Research
11:45 PANEL SESSION: Strategies to address capacity and coverage challenges
Moderator:
Ken Rehbehn, Principal Analyst, Yankee Group Research
Panellists:
Robert Riordan, EVP & Director of Corporate Development, Cellcom
Dr. Ahmad Armand, Vice President of LTE Systems, MetroPCS
Caiqin Zhu, Director, Network Technology Research Division, China Telecom
12:30 Networking Lunch - kindly sponsored by
Chairman of the afternoon session:
Michael Davies, Chairman, Endeavour Partners
1:30 The role of backhaul for small cells in Heterogeneous Networks
Payam Maveddat, Chief Strategist & EVP - Product Management, Taqua
2:00 The evolution of China Telecom’s Heterogeneous Network
Caiqin Zhu, Director, Network Technology Research Division, China Telecom
2:30 The future of wireless infrastucture
Michael Davies, Chairman, Endeavour Partners
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3:00 Coffee Break
3:30 The evolving ecosystem: shifting from coverage to capacity
Joe Madden, Principal Analyst, Mobile Experts
4:00 In-building DAS design options and considerations
Heng Huang, DAS Engineering Director, AT&T
4:30 PANEL SESSION: How to manage the complexity of the Heterogeneous Network and provide best customer experience possible
Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Consultant, Heavy Reading
Panellists:
Heng Huang, DAS Engineering Director, AT&T
Caiqin Zhu, Director, Network Technology Research Division, China Telecom
Alfredo Musitani, Product Manager, Telecom Argentina
5:45 End of Day 1
6:30 Networking Drinks Reception
DAY 2 – DECEMBER 8, 2011
Chairman of the morning session:
Dr. Ahmad Armand, Vice President of LTE Systems, MetroPCS
9:00 Indoor coverage solutions to extend the network
Robert Riordan, EVP & Director of Corp Development, Cellcom
9:30 Mixed access WiFi offload: strategies for covering major events with mixed connectivity services
Alfredo Musitani, Product Manager, Telecom Argentina
10:00 Dimensioning a small cell networkfor 2015 from the ground up
Rupert Baines, Vice President of Marketing, Picochip
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Techno-economics analysis of Heterogeneous Networks
Remi Pognonec, Alcatel-Lucent
11:30 PANEL SESSION: Integrating small cells and DAS into a Heterogeneous Network
Moderator: Joe Madden, Principal Analyst, Mobile Experts
Panellists:
Dr. Ahmad Armand, Vice President of LTE Systems, MetroPCS
Alfredo Musitani, Product Manager, Telecom Argentina
Mohsen Tartibi, DAS Manager, AT&T
12:15 Networking Lunch
Chairman of the afternoon session:
Berge Ayvazian, Senior Consultant, Heavy Reading
1:30 How to adapt cell sites to handle different frequencies and standards
Oscar Aguilar, Strategic RAN Planning Manager, Telcel Mexico
2:00 PANEL SESSION: Challenges and opportunities for Heterogeneous Networks in Latin America
Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Senior Consultant, Heavy Reading
Panellists:
Remi Pognonec, Business Development Manager, Alcatel-Lucent
Alfredo Musitani, Product Manager, Telecom Argentina
Oscar Aguilar, Strategic RAN Planning Manager, Telcel Mexico
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