Conference Day Two
3 June, 2010, Thursday |
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| 08:30 |
Morning Coffee |
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| 09:00 |
Keynote: Delivering Superior Services to Under-served Communities |
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- Finding and winning key niche market opportunities with CDMA2000
- Creating successful business models for rural areas
- Why customer service is at the heart of our business model
- Impact of technological advances on the marketplace: What we need from the vendors
Patrick D. Riordan, President and CEO, CELLCOM
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Topic Focus: Evolving and Optimizing CDMA2000 Networks for Future Growth
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| 09:30 |
Unlocking New Business Opportunities with CDMA450 |
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- Delivering services to rural and underserved areas: Business models and technical solutions
- Using cost-efficient mobile broadband to open up the market for machine-to-machine applications
Speakers include:
Aleksander Jakubczak, Network Architect and Technology Specialist Agency Manager, CENTERTEL
Steve Shevell, Head of Portfolio Marketing, ERICSSON CDMA MOBILE SYSTEMS
Sun Yiyong, Vice President of Global CDMA Solution Sales Department, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
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| 10:35 |
Morning Refreshments and Networking |
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| 11:05 |
LG: CDMA2000 Evolution Strategies to Maximise Opportunities in a Wireless Future |
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- Exploring how LG plans to evolve its networks towards 4G
- Creating a healthy ecosystem to drive the growth of mobile broadband: Lessons from Korea
- Designing network architectures to meet the needs of end-users beyond 4G
Dr. Chul Heum Yon, Vice President, LG TELECOM
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| 11:30 |
Leveraging 1X Advanced and DO Advanced for Enhanced Profitability |
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- Update on the development of 1x Advanced and DO Advanced
- Assessing the benefits for a CSP’s business model
- Deployment timelines, technical challenges and costs
Jean Au, Senior Manager, Technical Marketing, QUALCOMM |
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Topic Focus: M2M and Embedded Wireless
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| 11:55 |
Delivering Higher-Speed Mobile Broadband EV-DO Rev. B |
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- Update on the roll out of Rev. B – Assessing real-world performance
- Developing a service portfolio to maximize the business potential of Rev. B
- Examining the device ecosystem for Rev. B
Dr. Kelvin Ho, VP, CDMA Competence Center, ALCATEL-LUCENT SHANGHAI BELL
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| 12:10 |
The Next 50 Billion Connections – Opportunities in Embedded Wireless Solutions |
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- Opportunities for M2M Applications via CDMA Networks
- Exploring Wireless Opportunities in Industry Verticals: Utilities, Fleet and Asset Management, Healthcare, etc.
- How M2M fits into a telecom operator’s portfolio
- Implications for networks and service provider IT
Speakers include:
Sanjay Srivastava, Vice President - Smart Services, TATA TELESERVICES
James Person, COO, CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP
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| 13:00 |
Lunch and Networking |
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Topic Focus: Testing and Certification
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| 14:15 |
Streamlining certification to meet CDMA2000 market demands
Thomas Erickson, President and CEO, CCF |
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Topic Focus: Roaming – Optimizing the Customer Experience and Revenue Potential
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| 14:40 |
CDG International Roaming Team 2010 Initiatives Update
Federico Nienstadt, CDG Representative, INTERNATIONAL ROAMING TEAM |
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| 15:10 |
CDMA2000 to 4G Roaming: Future-Proofing your Roaming Capabilities |
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- Understanding the challenges of 3G to 4G roaming
- Network and Multimode devices initiatives to enable 3G to 4G roaming
- Pricing and costing: Getting it right
Nars Haran, Network Architect, US CELLULAR
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| 15:30 |
Case Study: Roaming Solutions for Start-up CDMA Operators |
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- What are the key roaming challenges for a start-up operator?
- Assessing the implementation and operation of roaming hubs and vendor roaming solutions
- Introducing a low cost travel solution for CDMA operators
- Enabling VAS roaming with an in-house solution
Sharif Abdullah Faisal, Manager, Product Marketing, PACIFIC BANGLADESH TELECOM
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| 15:50 |
Roaming Panel Q&A
- Put your questions to our panel of roaming experts
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| 16:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
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| 16:30 |
Mobile Money: Creating Growth Opportunities for CDMA Operators |
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- Introducing Citycell’s plans for a Mobile Commerce Ecosystem
- Opportunities in mobile remittance and banking services for the unbanked in Bangladesh
- Regulatory challenges and how they are being overcome
- Meeting the challenges of implementing a Mobile Commerce Platform
Mohammad Jakirul Islam
Business Development & Strategic Initiatives
PACIFIC BANGLADESH TELECOM LIMITED - CITYCELL
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| 17:00 |
Panel Discussion: CDMA2000 Network Optimization Solutions – Delivering QoS and Network Enhancements
Speaker include:
Tang Xinhong, President, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
Dr. Shantigram Jagannath, Vice President and Managing Director of Airvana Networks India, AIRVANA
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| 17:30 |
Close of Forum |
