12:30
Registration and networking with lunch
13:30
Introduction to Virtual Networks SIG from Phil Bridge, EE
13:40
Welcome from event supporter, Bird & Bird
13:50
Placing content intelligence at the 5G mobile network edge;Ning Wang, Reader in Networks, University of Surrey
This talk will address how mobile edge computing (MEC) is used as a key enabler for supporting smart content-oriented network functions in the 5G network design carried out at the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) hosted at the University of Surrey.
14:10
Q&A
14:15
MEC: Bit pipe to smart pipe; Matt Stagg, Senior Manager of Network Strategy, EE
Not if but when: Industry collaboration to grow the ecosystem to ready the MEC platform
How to broker cooperation with OTT providers
Supporting network capacity demands from 2016
Tackling the challenge of interoperability and ensuring a truly vendor-agnostic platform
Ensuring an effective interface for technical & commercial teams to drive adoption of MEC
14:35
Q&A
14:40
Refreshments and networking
15:10
MEC: A presentation and discussion on status and strategies in the industry; Julian Roldan Ramos, Telco Solutions Architect, Intel
Fixed and Mobile Networks are in the process of being transformed, just as the IT industry was transformed in the last 10 years. Mobile Edge Computing and Network Function Virtualization are not just buzz words, they are right at the centre of this transformation. Where are we, as an industry, in this transformation? Are there any synergies between NFV and MEC?
15:30
Q&A
15:35
The role of user analytics in edge caching: Lessons from BBC iPlayer; Nishanth Sastry, Senior Lecturer, King's College London
It is nearly always 'good' to cache, but storage is typically limited at the edge, so deciding what gets cached can make or break edge-caching. Using traces of 1.2 Billion accesses to BBC iPlayer, the second largest application on UK's Internet, this talk will demonstrate how understanding user access patterns is crucial to realising the benefits of edge caching. This is based on two papers in IEEE INFOCOM 2015, a paper to appear in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and ongoing work.
15:55
Q&A
16:00
Panel session with all speakers chaired by SIG Champion, Phil Bridge, EE
16:30
Complete evaluation forms
16:35
Event closes