- Topic
Day 2 - 3rd June 2009 | Network Planning For Wimax Engineers: Technical Symposium
- Chairwoman
- Emmy Johnson, Principal Analyst & Founder, Skylight Research (USA)
- 08.00
Registration & Refreshments
- 9.30
- Andrew Wishart, Director Business & Partnership Development, Motorola (USA)
- What are the barriers to ISV engagement and how can these be overcome?
- Educating ISVs about how to develop applications for a 4G environment
- How will applications evolve from 3G to 4G?
Creating A 4G Developer Community And Engaging ISVs: Minimising Barriers To Technology Adoption And Migrating Applications To A 4G Environment
- 10.00
- Shoeb Ahmed, Senior Engineer, Orascom Telecom Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
- How to raise operator revenues through voice services over WiMAX
- Bundling data and voice services for more attractive residential communications
- How to improve time-to-market by using solutions that have pre-integrated provisioning and billing applications
- How to raise service profitability through the addition of messaging services (IM/Presence and SMS over VoIP)
Engineering Voice Services Over WiMAX Networks: What Are The Fundamental QoS Management Issues To Overcome?
- 10.30
- Simon Saunders, Chair, Femto Forum (UK)
- The triple roles of femtocells for coverage, capacity and services
- Comparing femtocells and Wi-Fi
- The status of WiMAX femtocell technology and standards
- Femto Forum work on enabling WiMAX femtocells
The Role of The Femtocell for WiMAX
- 11.00
Networking & Refreshments Break
- 12.00
- Adrian Garcia Munoz, WiMAX Product Manager, AT4 wireless (Spain)
- Protocol conformance in the context of the overall WiMAX certification process
- Developments in TTCN standardization and the benefits this brings to the PCT solution
- How a PCT system can be used throughout the phases of the WiMAX R&D lifecycle
WiMAX Protocol Conformance Test: A Requirement for Certification
- 12.30
- Joos Louw, Senior Technology Strategist, MTN Group (South Africa)
- Will WiMAX perform at the edge? How does a WiMAX link budget compare to other technologies
- Link budget analysis for WiMAX: Determining equipment parameters and defining system requirements
Planning A Link Budget For A WiMAX Network: Calculating The Cost Of Signal Degradation At The Cell Edge
- 13.00
Networking & Lunch Break
- 14.00
- Vasil Dimitrov, Head of WiMAX Network, Nexcom (Bulgaria)
- Cell site control and monitoring: what are the most effective methods?
- What tools do engineers have at their disposal to resolve routine performance degradation?
- Understanding the consequences of cell site interference upon customer satisfaction and service quality
Site Selection Criteria: What Makes A Good Cell Site And How Can Interference Issues Be Eliminated From The Deployment Equation?
- 14.30
- Yan Zheng Wei, EU Wireless Marketing Senior Manager, Huawei (China)
- Performance considerations for multi-sector communication systems
- The importance of knowing how a sector will serve a particular geographic area when planning or designing a network
- Accurate use of planning tools to model the operation of the network to enhance smooth handoff performance
Exploring the Physical Network Modelling Challenges for Mobile WiMAX E
- 15.00
- Speaker to be confirmed – please visit www.wimax-vision.com/global for updates
- How do network design decisions impact WiMAX infrastructure cost and flexibility?
- What decisions carry the most consequences in the short term and long term for an operator?
Understanding The Fundamentals Of RF Network Planning: What Are The Most Critical Decisions Associated With WiMAX Network Design?
- 15.30
