| 08:30 |
Welcome coffee |
| 09:00 |
Opening remarks and welcome address from chair
Joey Khoo, Metro Ethernet Forum
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| 09:10 |
Examining regional policy and regulation driving mobile backhaul upgrades
- Reviewing government regulation and policy impacting backhaul investment
- What impact will the regulatory environment have on your backhaul upgrade decisions?
- What are the opportunities and challenges relating to backhaul arising from new policy and regulation for incumbents and second/third tier operators?
- How will cross-national operator partnerships and/or consolidations impact backhaul?
Maurie Dobbin, MD, TeleResources (Australia)
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| 09:30 |
Deploying Carrier Ethernet in the backhaul – challenges and solutions
- Examining an operator’s experience deploying Carrier Ethernet in the backhaul
- Overcoming technical and other hurdles implementing Carrier Ethernet in the backhaul
- How can Carrier Ethernet backhaul increase revenue?
- Equipping backhaul with Carrier Ethernet grade infrastructure to achieve margin targets
- What are the potential new services and revenues that can be enabled by extending Carrier Ethernet into the backhaul?
- Pros and cons of locking into Carrier Ethernet backhaul service contracts
TC Juan, Vice President New Technology, Taiwan Mobile
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| 10:00 |
Telecom Italia’s experience in backhauling for UMTS/HSPA
- Recognising the need to upgrade the backhaul - examining current and future data demands at Telecom Italia
- Overcoming technical challenges in upgrading the backhaul
- What outcomes were achieved and what did this mean for end users?
- Key learnings for future backhaul upgrades
Roberto Micali, Senior Network Engineer, Telecom Italia Lab
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| 10:30 |
Morning tea
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| 11:00 |
Staying ahead in mobile broadband – investing in intelligent mobile transport networks
- Why invest in inteklligent mobile transport networks?
- Examining how network operators can improve business profitability by offering new value added services
- Examining how an operator can control escalating RAN backhaul networks costs with the same intelligent network investment.
Remus Tan, Market Development Manager, Mobile Network Solutions, Tellabs
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| 11:30 |
Backhaul – an essential element for offering new 3G services
- What are the smart choices an operator has to make in order to be effective in 3G?
- Examining architectural options considered and ROI
- What was considered when deciding on pricing plans for 3G services?
- Reviewing results to date and lessons learnt
Hazim Ahmadi, Senior Wireless Engineer, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
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| 12:00 |
Protecting the service experience for mobile backhaul
- Pain points and challenges for mobile operators when managing services and customer experience across a mobile backhaul
- How to apply industry standards and best practices to mobile backhaul OSS frameworks: TeleManagement Forum (TMF), eTOM and NGOSS
- Leading strategies for service and network management for IP Next Generation Mobile Backhaul
Tom Caldwell, Director, Network Mgmt Tech Group, CISCO
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| 12:30 |
Networking lunch |
| 14:00 |
Satellite backhaul for rural communities and disaster recovery
Gary Hatch, CEO, ATCi
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| 14:30 |
IP Transport Infrastructure for Multi-play Experience\
- Addressing multi-play convergence needs
- Any media backhaul with reduced cost and increased revenue
- Revenue opportunities from deploying an Intelligent Backhaul
- Enabling the backhaul to develop content provider relationships
- Share experiences from reference mobile backhaul developments
Bian Mingang,Chief Engineer, Global Network Solution Dept, Huawei
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| 15:00 |
Afternoon tea
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| 15:30 |
Evolution of backhaul for the network beyond 2012
Data Sharan Mishra, Network Architecture Expert, QTel
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| 16:00 |
Q&A Panel discussion
Why robust backhaul is essential in protecting legacy and future revenue and maintaining customer satisfaction
- How can backhaul help to enhance customer experience, reduce churn and drive adoption of new services
- Discussing how mobile backhaul can help meet the demand from increased usage of iPhones and iPhone clones
- How will new mobile applications impact on mobile backhaul network architecture?
- Monitoring backhaul performance - what to measure and what are the criteria?
Hazim Ahmadi, Senior Wireless Engineer, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
Data Sharan Mishra, Network Architecture Expert, QTel
Akter Ul Alam, Head of Transport Planning, GrameenPhone
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| 16:40 |
Chairman’s closing remarks |
| 16:50 |
Close of conference |
