LTE Focus Day

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    • Monday 8th March 2010

  • 08:40

    • Conference Welcome & Speed Networking Session

  • Helen Ponsford, Conference Manager, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK

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      A chance to get to know your peers before the start of the conference and set a relaxed, informal and friendly atmosphere.

  • 08:50

    • Chairperson's Welcome & Introduction

  • Adrian Scrase, Head of Mobile Competence Centre, 3GPP, France
  • 09:00

    • Special Opening Address: Etisalat

  • Khalifa Al Shamsi, Senior Vice President Consumer Marketing, Etisalat, UAE

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    • Etisalat's success story started in UAE in 1976. Since then it has built up a state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure and taken a leadership position of innovation and reliability among regional and international operators. Etisalat will be outlining their current LTE plans and trials to date.
  • 09:25

    • How important is HSPA+ for Operators Migration Strategy to LTE?

  • Kai Sahala, Head of Mobile Broadband Marketing,Network Systems, Nokia Siemens Networks

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    • Do operators need to deploy HSPA+ before they can migrate to LTE?
    • What is the performance gap between HSPA+ and LTE?
    • When should operators consider upgrading?
    • What are the different migration strategies?
    • Migration lessons learnt to date
  • 9.50

    • CASE STUDY Du: Driving Broadband Innovation in Dubai

  • Ayman Al Nashar, Director, Broadband Wireless Technology, Du, UAE

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    • Migration to HSPA+
    • Dubai Metro: A case study
    • Possible routes to LTE
  • 10:15

    • Morning Refreshments & Networking Break

  • 10.45

    • Addressing the Return on Investment (ROI) of LTE

  • Ali Amer, Senior Expert/Consultant, STC, Saudi Arabia

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    • Identifying the main revenue opportunities that LTE enables
    • Identifying key opportunities for optimised ROI for Greenfield or existing carriers
    • New business models enabled by LTE
  • 11.10

    • Understanding the Need for LTE and Mastering the Evolution Towards it

  • Olivier de Rocquigny, LTE Business Development Director EMEA, Alcatel Lucent
  • 11:30

    • 3GPP Standards Update

  • Adrian Scrase, Head of Mobile Competence Centre, 3GPP, France

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    • Specification Group reaction to the early roll-outs of LTE (Release 8) systems
    • What does Release 9 deliver?
    • Progress report on Release 10 and IMT-Advanced work
    • A spotlight on some key Features now being studied
    • Industrial commitment to 3GPP, as all roads lead to LTE
  • 12:00

    • Keynote Panel: Developing Successful Strategies for Migrating Towards LTE & Staying Competitive in a Challenging Economic Environment

  • Ayman Al Nashar, Director, Broadband Wireless Technology, Du, UAE
  • Ali Amer, Senior Expert/Consultant, STC, Saudi Arabia
  • Hasan Sharif, Senior Manager Spectrum Strategy, TRA, UAE
  • Elio Fiorina, ICT Industry Analyst, Telecom Italia, Italy
  • Kai Sahala, Head of Mobile Broadband Marketing, Network Systems, Nokia Siemens Networks

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    • What is the impact of the global economic downturn on the rollout and deployment of next generation broadband networks?
    • Are there any untapped market opportunities for LTE in the economic downturn?
    • What strategies can be implemented to cut costs of trials and deployments yet increase probability?
    • Is there a successful, universal successful strategy for LTE?
    • When will deployments take place?
  • 12:45

    • Networking Lunch

  • 14:00

    • Spectrum Challenges and Availability for LTE in the Middle East

  • Hasan Sharif, Senior Manager Spectrum Strategy, TRA, UAE

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    • What bands will likely be used for LTE in the Middle East?
    • Can LTE be deployed in the 900MHz band alongside GSM?
    • Challenges of coverage in different bands?
  • 14:30

    • Understanding the LTE Market in the Middle East and African Region

  • Noel Kirkaldy, Solutions Marketing Director for MEA, Motorola
  • 15:00

    • Market Analysis: Overview of the LTE Landscape

  • Julian Bright, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media

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    • Outlining the LTE landscape
    • What is the expected mobile data growth rates globally?
    • Successful trials and planned deployments
    • Where do planned LTE Deployments in the Middle East fit with the rest of the globe?
  • 15:30

    • Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break

  • 16:00

    • Migration Strategies, Economic Sustainability and Future Perspectives

  • Elio Fiorina, ICT Industry Analyst, Telecom Italia, Italy
    • 16:30

      • LTE Deployment Scenarios in the Gulf

    • Alan Carr, Consultant, PA Consulting, UK

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      • What spectrum to use?
      • What type of deployment - indoor, hotspot, wide area, etc?
      • What to use it for - voice, data, fixed access, etc?
      • What sort of tariffing structure?
      • When to deploy?
      • How will LTE disrupt the market?
    • 17:00

      • Special Closing Presentation

    • Charles Brookson, Chairman of the ETSI Security Group, of the UK Government Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS), UK
    • 17:45

      • End of LTE Focus Day