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Enrique Blanco Faizan Khan Robert Joyce Zarrar Khan CTO Group VP for Roaming Director - Radio Access Chief Technology Officer Telefónica, Group Etisalat, Group Technology, Ooredoo, Group Viva, Kuwait
Saleem Alblooshi Tom Allen Alaa Zaher Marc Zirka EVP Network Development Chief Operating Officer Head of Strategy & Innovation Head of Corporate Strategy & Operation Smile Communications, Group Vodafone, Egypt Bakcell, Azerbaijan Du, UAE
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Enrique Blanco Yasser Abouelenein Sybren Van Bentum Wassim Jarkas CTO Chief Technical Officer Commercial Lead - OTT Network Director Telefónica, Group Uganda Telecom Limited Communication Viva, Bahrain Uganda Ooredoo, Group Faizan Khan Vishwas Dharmadhikari Adnan Salkic Group VP for Roaming Mohamed Nadder Hamdy Director/Business Marketing - Head of Capex Investment Etisalat, Group Director Mobile Network- Mobile Services Zain, KSA Strategy, Etisalat, UAE Etisalat, UAE Marc Zirka Alaa Zaher Head of Corporate Strategy Ayman Irshaid Head of Strategy & Innovation Elrashid Ibrahim Bakcell, Azerbaijan CEO Vodafone, Egypt Director - PS Core Operations AreebaAreeba, UAE Saleem Alblooshi Sakar Mohammed Du, UAE EVP Network Development & Ayman Elnashar Acting Manager of Customer Operation, Du, UAE Senior Director - Wireless Loyalty & Retention Dr. Amr Abu-Suleiman Broadband, Terminals & Fanoos Telecom, Iraq Strategy Director Zarrar Khan Performance Operations Orange, Jordan Aslam Hasan Chief Technology Officer Du, UAE Viva, Kuwait Senior Manager/Mobility E2E Hesham Herzalla Imad Hoballah Strategy Architect Director/Core Technology Richard Tan Chairman & CEO AT&T USA, North America Strategy Deputy CEO Telecom Regulatory Paul Berriman Etisalat, UAE PT Smartfren, Singapore Authority, Lebanon CTO Abdullah Iqbal Hani ELKukhun PCCW, HK Khurrum Shahzad Engineer, Core Network - Chief Operating Officer Chaudhry Cody Postier Operation and Maintenance Ooredoo, Kuwait Manager Technology Strategy Senior Manager of 4G Mobile Roshan, Afghanistan Etisalat, UAE Data Tom Allen Qatar Ooredoo, Bartosz Dobrzynski Chief Operating Officer Robert Joyce CMO Smile Communications Director - Radio Access Imran Malik Play, Poland Group Technology Director Enterprise Project Ooredoo, Group Management Commercial Jayhun Mollazade Du, UAE Michal Paschalis- CEO Jakubowicz Andreas Frandevi Khalid Siddique Azqtel, Azerbaijan Executive Director - B2C Director, Corporate Strategy Senior Manager Consumer Marketing & Planning Launch Management Philippe Andrès Etisalat, Group Orange, Poland Group Marketing North Commercial Du, UAE America Vice President Mutaz Elbadawi Sandro Dionisi Orange, North America Chief Technical & Information Mohamed Jamoussi Director of Engineering & Officer, Expresso Telecom Senior Advisor Telecom Italia Lab Rana Hajir Group, Senegal STC, KSA Telecom Italia, Italy Senior Director of Commercial Planning and For Speaking Opportunities Please Contact: Suzanne Rankine, Senior Conference Researcher Informa Telecoms & Media Governance, Du, UAE [email protected] Direct Tel: +44 (0) 20 3377 3896 AGENDA AT A GLANCE:
09:00 - 17:00 18:00 - 20:00 LTE LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2015 11 MAY
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 DAY 1: 12 MAY Driving Revenue Technical Rollout Monetising LTE Business OTT New Service from New LTE Hetnets Role of WiFi in Emerging LTE Models Partnership Deployment Services Markets
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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 DAY 2: 13 MAY Roaming and Emerging Markets Public Enterprise Future SDN LTE Spectrum – Why upgrade to 5G Safety LTE of LTE & NFV Evolution Management LTE?
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Monday 11th May 2015: 9.00am – 5.30pm
The 3rd Annual Signaling Focus Day returns to MENA for an in-depth FOR SPEAKING SUZANNE RANKINE analysis of the signaling challenges affecting the region. Case studies from OPPORTUNITIES E: [email protected] both operators and leading solution providers will form the basis of the day’s PLEASE CONTACT: T: +44 (0)20 3377 3896 discussions giving practical advice on how you can optimize signaling in your networks and maximise quality of experience for your subscribers.
FOR SPONSORSHIP STEPHANIE BRINDLEY This free to attend event for operators is a must for technical experts looking to AND EXHIBITION E: [email protected] build more robust networks that can handle the large data growth the region is OPPORTUNITIES: T: +44 (0)20 7017 5829 experiencing. AGENDA AT A GLANCE:
Signaling in MENA: The most important innovations of the last 12 months Assimilating New Signaling Technologies into Network Infrastructure
PANEL DISCUSSION: Discussing the Exponential Growth Rates of LTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Key Considerations for Network Expansion and new Diameter Signaling Signaling Technologies • What is causing this signaling surge? • How will operators signaling requirements change over the next year? • How significant the increase in mobile data usage has on the network • Maintaining quality of service throughout network expansion • What other factors cause the increase in signaling traffic • New cloud, M2M and OTT business models and how they will impact the user • Future of signaling experience and network and signaling optimization • The Impact of VoLTE and IMS on Signaling • Evolution of signaling to support LTE, VoLTE and IMS Unlocking New Value in the Diameter Signaling Path • How to manage the increased use of mobile data
Signaling Strategies to Enable International Roaming Signaling in a Virtualized Network
The Impact of VoLTE Signaling on LTE and IMS Network Signaling Mindshare: A series of interactive brainstorming sessions debating the regions key Aslam Hasan, Consulting Senior Manager/Solutions Architect – VoLTE, Mobile Integration Workgroup (MIW) signaling challenges. Led by industry leaders; this session is a chance to find solutions to your most pressing signaling challenges and benefit from the combined experience of the whole industry.
WHO CAN YOU MEET? LTE LEADERS’ 800+ SUMMIT 2015 ATTENDEES 100+ By invitation only… OVER 3 EXPERT ACTION PACKED SPEAKERS 11th of May 2015, 6.00pm – 8.00pm DAYS The evening of the 11th of May will see C-level operators from across the Middle East and North Africa meet for a behind closed doors discussion on the future of LTE in the region.
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50% 170+ DIRECTOR COMPANIES LEVEL OR REPRESENTED ABOVE LTE RADIO AND SYSTEM TRAINING COURSES RUNNING ALONGSIDE LTE MENA 2015 Informa Certified LTE Radio Planning and Optimisation Professional 10 – 14 May 2015 Dubai Informa Certified Small Cells Radio Planning and Optimisation Professional 50+ 12 – 15 May 2015 Dubai 50+ INFLUENTIAL Voice over LTE (VoLTE) COUNTRIES ANALYSTS, PRESS 13 – 14 May 2015 Dubai REPRESENTED AND INDUSTRY BLOGGERS For more information contact Informa Telecoms Academy Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 4144 Email: [email protected] Web: www.telecomsacademy.com
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08:00 Informal and interactive roundtables led by the industry’s leading Operator Executives
OPENING KEYNOTES
08:50 Chair’s Welcome 09:30 PANEL DISCUSSION CXO’S DISCUSS: 09:50 LTE for Better Connected World-Coverage Karim Taga, Managing Partner, Global Practice Leader TIME, Lessons Learnt from the Global LTE Extension Arthur D. Little Market • Improved User Experience O Enrique Blanco, CTO, Telefónica, Group • Monetization 09:00 The Role of LTE and WiFi in Dubai’s Smart City O Paul Berriman, CTO, PCCW, HK Ihab Ghattas, Assistant President, Middle East Region, Initiative Bartosz Dobrzynski, CMO, Play, Poland Huawei • Dubai’s Smart City vision O Michal Paschalis-Jakubowicz, Executive • Achieving seamless connectivity for consumers over different Director B2C Marketing, Orange, Poland 10:10 PANEL DISCUSSION CXO’S DISCUSS: The access networksAnalysing the new revenue streams for O Evolution of the LTE Business Model in MENA Sandro Dionisi, Director of Engineering & O operators in a Smart City O Telecom Italia Lab, Telecom Italia Hani ELKukhun, Chief Operating Officer, Ooredoo, Kuwait • The importance of third party partnerships O Zarrar Khan, Chief Technology Officer, Viva, Kuwait • The role of WiFi in the smart city connectivity Saleem Alblooshi, EVP Network Development & Operation, Du, • The smart city applications for government and private sectors O UAE Saleem Alblooshi, EVP Network Development & Operation, O Marc Zirka, Head of Corporate Strategy, Bakcell O Du, UAE
10.30 Morning Break and Speed Networking Track Sponsor STRATEGIC TRACK TECHNICAL TRACK LTE Business Models Monetising LTE Network Optimisation HetNets
11:50 4G: More Than Just a Number? Imran Malik, Director Enterprise Project 11:50 Technical Case Study: Analysing New Service Deployment • What does 4G mean to the consumer? O Management Commercial, Du, UAE the Impact Du’s Wi-Fi Network • Analysing the LTE experience: more than O Hani ELKukhun, Chief Operating Officer, • Assessing the cost: impact ratio of 15:10 Advanced Uses of Geo-located just speeds? Ooredoo, Kuwait deploying Wi-Fi Subscriber Data • Increasing LTE subscriptions: Why • Benefits and challenges of using Wi-Fi for • Using subscriber data to personalise should consumers upgrade? 15:10 VoLTE and the Consumer: data offload your network to your customers’ needs • Communicating what 4G can offer to Strategies to successfully • Achieving seamless Wi-Fi/LTE experience • Focussing resources to drive real different subscriber groups monetize VoLTE services • Monetization of Wi-Fi? customer experience improvements • 4G significantly reducing the time to • Are consumers willing to pay more for Ayman Elnashar, Senior Director Wireless Barry Graham, Senior Vice President of content (TTC) VoLTE Services? O Broadband, Terminals & Performance Marketing, Arieso (a JDSU company) • How 4G enriches the customer experience • VoLTE vs. Free OTT Services Operations, Du, UAE Senior Representative Huawei • Monetizing VoLTE within low data ARPU / 15:30 Examining the Drivers and 12:10 O feature phone market in KSA PANEL DISCUSSION: The Role Challenges for VoLTE in the 12:10 How to Sell LTE • How can VoLTE help monetize the of Small Cells and Wi-Fi in LTE • Pricing Strategies: Offers and bundles network? Middle East Networks • When can we expect to see deployments that appeal to the consumer • Is VoLTE friend or foe for calling card • Small cell strategies for expanding LTE of VoLTE in the Middle East? • Monetizing LTE: How can revenue market in KSA? networks • How can MNO’s generate revenue from ambitions be achieved through data? • Analysing the economies of VoLTE • Small Cells vs. Wi-Fi for indoor coverage VoLTE when OTT players offer the same • Analysing voice and data margins Adnan Salkic, Head of Capex Investment, in high density hotspots? services for free? O • Business case behind free Wi-Fi can this Zain, KSA • Assessing which areaswould benefit • What new services/features can be monetized? from Wi-Fi deployment vs. Small Cells Rana Hajir, Senior Director of Commercial 15:30 Afternoon Refreshments Break differentiate from OTT services? • Revenue streams from WiFi; offloading, Ian Pattison, International Chief Technology Planning and Governance, Du, UAE advertising, LBS services 16:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Designing the Officer, Mavenir Systems Moderator: Nima PourNejatian, Regional 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Pricing, Telco/OTT partnership Director, Salience Consulting Packages and Partnerships: • OTT’s still a threat to operators? Ayman Elnashar, Senior Director Wireless 15:50 Afternoon Refreshments Break Innovative ways to increase LTE • The new LTE ecosystem: what is the OTT O Broadband, Terminals & Performance 16:30 Technical Case Study: VoLTE subscriptions role? Operations, Du, UAE • What is your LTE network worth? • How can OTT services complement Art King, Director of Enterprise, Rollout in the MENA Region • The effect of VoLTE deployment on the Appropriate pricing to encourage operator’s offerings? SpiderCloud Wireless network. Is VoLTE for everyone? subscribers to upgrade • Successful OTT/Telco partnerships Senior Representative Huawei • Services and value bundling as a key examined: revenue increases? • Compatible VoLTE devices – building differentiator rather than price Moderator: Richard Windsor, Owner, 12:40 Solutions to Manage Traffic in pressure for operators to launch VoLTE • Partnering with enterprise and OTT to Radio Free Mobile High Density Venues services in the region? • New calling features: VoLTE and RCS offer subscribers a unique, personalised T Ayman Irshaid, CEO, AreebaAreeba, UAE • From DAS to 4G and MIMO challenge O combination service Sybren Van Bentum, Commercial Lead OTT • Role of Wi-Fi for data offload • Expanding scope: Adding VoWifi and • VoLTE and VoWIFI; new revenue streams O Communication, Ooredoo, Group • Extending voice and data solutions to VoLTE • Lessons learnt from 3G Moustapha Bekheet, Head of Mazika, where they are most needed • Best HD call experience measures. Cody Postier, Senior Manager of 4G Mobile T ARPUPLUS • How in-building solutions can mirror up • Seamless voice handover from 4G to 3G O Data, Ooredoo, Qatar Alaa Zaher, Head of Strategy & Innovation, with the RAN O Vodafone, Egypt and 2G, eSRVCC Sakar Mohammed, Acting Manager of O Wassim Jarkas, Network Director, Viva, O Customer Loyalty & Retention, Fanoos Roque Solabarrieta, Group VP Strategy & Bahrain • The interoperability challenge: Mixing Telecom, Iraq O Business Development / Board Member of IMS, HSS and AS vendors. Etisalat Nigeria Operations, Etisalat, Group 13:00 Lunch Mohamed Nadder Hamdy, Director Mobile 13:00 Lunch Network-Strategy, Etisalat, UAE 17:00 Operators and the IOT Movement: 14:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Performance 14:20 Monetizing LTE and Generating More than just a “dumb pipe”? Optimization in Mobile Networks Technical Rollout New Revenue Streams • The need for strategic partnerships with James Zik, Director of Product Management in Emerging Markets • Leveraging on high speed access to the IOT providers O & Marketing, PCTEL SIM and continuously measuring QoE • Opportunities for operators in health, Michael Carlberg Lax, Product Manager, 16:50 Case Study: First Mover Insight – • Turnkey solution for On-demand-connectivity retail, banking, government and moreà Ascom Network Testing AB LTE Network Rollout & multiple subscription management • Opportunities in mobile money O Aslam Hasan, Senior Manager/Mobility E2E • Overcoming pre-deployment challenges: (Roaming, M2M, Mobile TV, NFC, etc..) • How do IOT opportunities fit into the LTE Strategy Architect, AT&T, North America making the business case, gaining • Deploying your Apps for the best service business mode? Elrashid Ibrahim, Director PS Core approval and spectrum allocation uptake through enhanced push app solutions Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for O Operations, Du, UAE • Infrastructure challenges: Physical • Balance network load, reduce congestion speaker updates barriers to a cost effective LTE with WiFi Offload solutions 14:50 4G and the need for Small deployment Shaheryar Zameer, VP Solution Sales, 17:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging CellsCommscope examine the • Partnering to increase pace of LTE Middle East & Africa, Gemalto the Potential of Big Data to optimum use of small cells rollout Increase Operator Revenues in both indoor and outdoor • Deploying LTE in the most cost effective Driving Revenue from New LTE • Analysing consumer patterns to deliver a way environments better QoS Tom Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Services Indoor: • Exploring big data opportunities with O • DAS & IBS increasing Demand (Market Communications Group third parties 14:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Realising the Study) • Location based services and advertising 17:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Technical Revenue Potentials of New LTE • Current and Future IBS design using subscriber data Services challenges Challenges of Cost Effective LTE • Privacy concerns: Who owns consumer • Which LTE services have the highest • DCCS Products & Solutions Rollout data? revenue potential? • Small Cells & oDAS Mohamed Jamoussi, Senior Advisor, STC, Moderator: Toni Eid, CEO, Trace Media O • How can we further monetize LTE data? Anis Khoury, Project Manager Distributed KSA International, UAE • Voice and video: Analysing QoS Coverage & Capacity Solutions (DCCS), Abdullah Iqbal, Engineer, Core Network Khalid Siddique, Senior Manager • Analysing why video calling never truly Commscope O - Operation and Maintenance, Roshan, O Consumer Launch Management Commercial, took off Outdoor: Afghanistan Du, UAE • Personalized service bundling to • Emerging Metro Cell Requirements. Ian Pattison, International Chief Technology Dr. Amr Abu-Suleiman, Strategy Director, maximise data usage • Wireless Capacity & Spectral Efficiency Officer, Mavenir Systems O Orange, Jordan Moderator: Allan McLennan, President • Challenges Ayman Al Bannaw, Chairman & CEO, Noor and Chief Analyst, PADEM Group Raed Aoude, Technical Marketing Manager Telecom, Kuwait 17:50 End of Day One O Ayan Sen, Analytics Practice Lead, Peppers – Middle East & Africa, Commscope & Rogers Group 17:50 End of Day One
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08:00 Informal and interactive roundtables led by the industry’s leading Operator Executives
OPENING KEYNOTES
09:00 Strategies for a Successful • More than just a “dumb pipe”? 10:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: LTE in Emerging Markets Commercial LTE Launch • Service innovation: VoLTE, Video and Broadcast • Assessing the current LTE coverage in emerging markets • Case study: Bakcell LTE launch in Azerbaijan • Ensuring network compatibility with the most • How does LTE technology benefit the economy • Why upgrade to LTE? O desirable devices on the market • What can countries with limited resources do to achieve • Determining when a market is ready for LTE Richard Tan, Deputy CEO, PT Smartfren, Singapore successful LTE rollout? • How to addressing the challenges of cost • LTE blanket coverage versus LTE small cells deployment effective rollout 09:40 Roaming Monetization Path from 3G to LTE: • How can you determine when a market is mature enough for Challenges and Opportunities additional services O Marc Zirka, Head of Corporate Strategy, Bakcell • Roaming Opportunity Tom Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Communications • Customer Needs for Roaming O Group 09:20 International Perspective (Asia): • LTE Roaming Status & Challenges O Jayhun Mollazade, CEO, Azqtel, Azerbaijan • Opportunities - Retail roaming packages personalised Analysing and Capitalising on LTE O Yasser Abouelenein, Chief Technical Officer, Uganda Telecom Opportunity O to the consumer Limited, Uganda • The technical challenges of launching a Faizan Khan, Group VP for Roaming, Etisalat, Group commercially successful LTE network 10.30 Morning Break and Speed Networking TRACK 1 TRACK 2 LTE Globalization Roaming and Spectrum Management Future of LTE SDN & NFV
11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Achieving 14:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to 11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: NFV and SDN: LTE Evolution International LTE Roaming Determine when a Market is Hype vs. reality • Upgrading to IPX to allow international Ready for LTE Deployment? • NFV in enabling the launch of new 14:50 The Device Ecosystem and the roaming • What benefits LTE can bring to an services faster Impact on the LTE Network • Making LTE Roaming affordable: The economy? • NFV and SDN what can carriers • How far away are we from mass market financial challenges of LTE Roaming • What lessons can we learn from first realistically expect from these new devices? • How long before LTE Roaming becomes movers in emerging markets across the technologies • How operators and device a mature technology globe? • Risks of NFV and SDN manufacturers can work together to Faizan Khan, Group VP for Roaming, • Opportunities to provide all internet • Case studies: NFV and SDN in practise increase LTE subscriptions Etisalat, Group services over the wireless network O Khurrum Shahzad, Manager Technology • Analysis of devices soon to be released Imad Hoballah, Chairman & CEO, Telecom • What can be done to bring LTE to the Strategy, Etisalat, UAE in MENA Regulatory Authority, Lebanon mass market? High demand for wireless O Aslam Hasan, Senior Manager/Mobility E2E • B2B device opportunities Additional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit services; limited by affordability Strategy Architect, AT&T, North America O Vishwas Dharmadhikari, Director/Business www.lteconference.com/mena for Mutaz Elbadawi, Chief Technical & Marketing - Mobile Services, Etisalat, UAE speaker updates O Information Officer, Expresso Telecom 12:20 The Next Evolution of Network Group, Senegal Transformation – Virtualization 15:10 International Perspective: 12:20 Debating the Spectrum Additional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit (NFV) Advanced markets vision for LTE Challenges in the MENA region www.lteconference.com/mena for • NFV Challenges, Promise and evolution • Spectrum harmonization and roaming speaker updates Opportunities • Building a network to handle the huge • Technology to optimize spectrum • NFV Use cases and Proof of Concept data increases utilization and efficiency 15:10 Case Study: Moving from 2G to • SDN, NFV and Cloud • Upgrading and expanding the network • Managing internal and external LTE O Hesham Herzalla, Director/Core sustainably R interference • Developing the business case for Technology Strategy, Etisalat, UAE • Cost: Benefit analysis of upgrading to • Carrier aggregation to boost the capacity skipping 3G completely LTE-A • Lower frequency bands (700MHz & • CAPEX savings associated with moving 12:40 Analysing the Key Components of • Partnerships to lower costs of LTE 800MHz) versus higher frequency bands from 2G to LTE an LTE-A Network evolution (2.6GHz & 3.5GHz) • Handset penetration of LTE devices • Carrier aggregation Additional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit • Frequency challenges looking ahead to • Preparing for LTE rollout in Kampala • MIMO 4x4 and multiuser MIMO www.lteconference.com/mena for 5G Yasser Abouelenein, Chief Technical • Higher Order Sectorisation speaker updates Imad Hoballah, Chairman & CEO, Telecom O Officer, Uganda Telecom Limited, Uganda • HetNet and self-organizing networks Regulatory Authority, Lebanon • Active Antenna Systems (AAS),and 15:30 Afternoon Refreshments Break 15:30 Afternoon Refreshments Break Small Cells 12:40 Global Roaming in LTE: Challenges 5G Summit Public Safety and Enterprise LTE Robert Joyce, Director - Radio Access of Voice Calls and Other Services O Technology, Ooredoo, Group over LTE 16:30 MARKET MINDSHARE: 16:30 MARKET MINDSHARE: • Interconnecting worldwide on a roaming 13:00 Orange’s Way for Embarking on network Key Features of a Public Designing the 5G Network the LTE-Advanced Migration Path An interactive brainstorming session • LTE quality of service challenges - speed, Safety Network • LTE-A trials in Bordeaux; challenges, analysing what the 5G network will look HD voice, messaging, Apps • What’s needed for public safety opportunities and consumer feedback like in MENA • How to ensure quality grade connectivity? High data availability, • Adding VoLTE to the LTE-A network Additional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit resilience, geographic coverage, Key questions to answer include: • Other services enabled by LTE-A • How can we make the 5G network www.lteconference.com/mena for coverage reliability, low cost equipment, Philippe Andrès, Group Marketing North speaker updates power resilience, mission critical voice, O dynamically scalable? Video, Push-to-talk America Vice President, Orange, North • Spectrum for 5G what are our options? 13:00 Lunch • Can a commercial network ever be America • What we need to consider to make the the perfect choice for public safety 5G network user centric? Strategic Rational for LTE applications? 13:20 Lunch • How can we ensure a secure 5G network • Regulatory support for managing the Deployment in Emerging Markets • How can Operators, Enterprise and Public Safety Operators Work Together? 14:30 CARRIER AGGREGATION: What it overall spectrum
• How might partnerships with enterprise, promises to achieve and when • Planning now for 5G 14:20 When Should Emerging Markets operators and public safety work in • Analysing key performance Invest in LTE? practise? enhancements enabled by CA (e.g. 17:30 End of LTE MENA 2015 • When is there a business case to invest? downlink, network capacity and • What are the current barriers to 17:50 End of LTE MENA 2015 spectrum) investment? • CA to solve spectrum challenges THE EVENT IS • Learnings from mature markets to • Where is the industry currently? What consider when deploying LTE needs to be achieved before CA is a VERY GOOD, • Measuring return on investment network standard? Andreas Frandevi, Director, Corporate • CA timelines O Strategy & Planning, Etisalat, Group ESPECIALLY FOR • CA with FDD & TDD NETWORKING & ORGANISATION” L.N, Marketing Manager, Huawei
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Due largely to the launch of commercial LTE services in China, but also to a lesser degree in Australia, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and India, there Examples of operators deploying LTE in both FDD and TDD bands has been a significant rise in the market share for the major TDD bands – Bands 38 (2600MHz), 39 (1900MHz), and 40 (2300MHz). Operator FDD band(s) TDD band(s) China Telecom Band 3 Band 38, Band 40 Industry expectations are that LTE FDD and TD-LTE will ultimately converge into a single LTE network, and work is ongoing in the China Unicom Band 3 Band 38, Band 40 standards arena and among device and equipment suppliers to achieve China Mobile Hong Kong Band 3, Band 7 Band 40 this. A number of operators already hold spectrum in both the FDD and TDD bands, and plan to deploy services using both (see Table). Hi3G Sweden Band 7, Band 20 Band 38 Hutchison HK Band 3, Band 7 Band 40 One possibility being considered is for FDD to provide broader coverage for more general voice and data services, while TD-LTE, with its flexible Optus Band 3, Band 7, Band 28 Band 40 configuration between the uplink and downlink, would support the SoftBank Band 1, Band 8 Band 40, Band 41 higher and more asymmetrical data traffic demands of hotspots, or even small cells. One operator already implementing such a solution is China Sprint Nextel USA Band 25, Band 26 Band 40, Band 41 Mobile Hong Kong, which is using its 20MHz of TD-LTE spectrum in Band STC Band 3 Band 40 40 for hotspot capacity, while using its FDD spectrum for coverage. Source: Ovum
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