4G and Beyond: The Mobile Landscape in the UK after the LTE Auction

Brought to you by The Enhanced Mobile Broadband Group

The auction for 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum concluded in early 2013, putting an end to a period of uncertainty in the UK mobile sector. The introduction of 4G, and what this means from both a business perspective and a technical perspective.

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About the event

Observations from a business perspective will be based principally on the experience of 4G in the UK with EE and from international markets, with the technical perspective focusing on future technology upgrades for LTE and what they might mean. The session will also look to the latter end of the decade and consider the next major release of spectrum, 700MHz.

 
This Mobile Broadband SIG will look at what the introduction of 4G means from a business perspective and from a technical perspective. The session will also look to the longer term and consider the next major release of spectrum, 700MHz, sometime later in the decade.

 

A collective of industry experts, representing different perspectives, who each shall give an insight to what the introduction of 4G means for business and technology.

This popular SIG event, ‘4G and beyond: The mobile landscape in the UK after the LTE auction’will focus on:

  • The experience of 4G so far in the UK: What we have learned since EE launched 4G in November 2012
  • Lessons from international markets: What pricing models have been used, what new services introduced
  • Future upgrades of LTE: The expected timing and capabilities of LTE Advanced and further developments to the LTE standard
  • Spectrum requirements beyond the 800MHz and 2.6GHz auction

Presentations will be heard from:

Cambridge Wireless and Intellect would like to invite you to join them for networking over lunch and to discuss the UK mobile landscape.
 
This event is FREE to members of Cambridge Wireless and to Intellect members. Tickets for non-members are £180 + VAT. 

You can follow @cambwireless on Twitter and tweet about this event using #CWMBb.

Agenda

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The information supplied below may be subject to change before the event.

12:00

Registration & Networking Lunch kindly provided by Intellect

13:00

Introduction to the Cambridge Wireless Mobile Broadband SIG by Peter Montgomery of GSMA

13:10

Welcome from our Host, Raj Sivalingham of Intellect

13:15

4G Operator Strategies & the Key Lessons Learned; Omar Al Janabi, Head of Customer Marketing & Communications, Nokia Siemens Networks UK Ltd

A summary of the key lessons learned from the different 4G (LTE) launches in mature and emerging markets with insight into the Key Success Factors.

13:35

Q&A

13:40

The Role of 4G in Mobile Data Monetisation; Ronan de Renesse, Lead Analyst, Analysys Mason

4G price premiums are difficult to sustain in the face of competition and limited customer uptake.
Operators in countries that were among the first to introduce LTE have stopped differentiating between 3G and 4G on their tariff tiers.
This presentation explores various scenarios where 4G retains the ability to help drive mobile data
revenue growth but without the heavy price tag.

14:00

Q&A

14:05

Networking over Tea/Coffee

14:40

Capacity for Ultrafast Mobile; Phil Sheppard, Director of Network Strategy, 3UK

The past 10 years have seen a phenomenal growth in data traffic over mobile. How have mobile networks been able to meet this capacity demand so far and what are the challenges for the future?

15:00

Q&A

15:05

Spectrum Release – What Next? Erika Forsberg, Principal Policy Advisor, Spectrum Policy Group, Ofcom

This talk will focus on the next potential major release of spectrum, the 700MHz band

15:25

Q&A

15:30

Panel Session with all speakers, chaired by George Grayland of Nokia Siemens Networks

16:30

Closing Remarks and fill in Evaluation Forms

16:35

Event closes

SIG Champions

Iris Barcia - Pr. Mng. MPN Architecture, Vodafone

Iris Barcia is a multidisciplinary professional with entrepreneurial experience in the telecommunication industry. She is an innovator and forward-looking technologist that has worked directly with international executive teams and engineers at Tier 1 network operators, network infrastructure vendors, neutral-host vendors, government organizations, and services companies. She has been involved in the proposal and assessment of novel HetNet strategies for nation-wide 4G, 5G, IoT and public-safety networks, with a focus on future capacity provision and multi-technology evolution. More recently she’s focusing on Open RAN and MPNs. Prior to Vodafone, Iris has been the co-owner and COO of Keima, and has worked on RAN design, optimization and deployment projects at Telefonica and European rural broadband wireless initiatives. She has a BSc and MSc in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Vigo (Spain) and an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK).

Roberto Kompany - Principal Analyst, Omdia

Roberto is a member of Analysys Mason’s Telecoms Software and Networks research team and is the lead analyst for the Next-Generation Wireless Networks programme focusing on strategy and market research. He is also a Cambridge Wireless Special Interest Group (SIG) mobile broadband champion. Prior to joining Analysys Mason, Roberto worked for Dixons Carphone, where he analysed the effect on the business of shifts in the telecoms market – for example, in terms of mergers, operator KPIs and technology – in Europe and the UK. Previous positions included consultancy, where he helped a variety of clients worldwide with mobile-related projects, such as a capex reduction and developing a 5-year strategy for an incumbent’s wireless infrastructure. He started his career at a leading network equipment vendor, where he served in several different capacities, such as R&D, and deployment and optimisation of mobile infrastructures across multiple continents. Roberto holds an MSc in Mobile & Satellite Communications from University of Surrey and an MBA from IE Business School.

Peter Love - Techno/economic business consultant & programme manager, Independent

I am an experienced leader of diverse sales teams and a trusted advisor for Cx0/CxO-1 leaders. Educated with Six Sigma Yellow Belt, ITIL v3, and with a PMP certification, my skillset lies in my ability to excel in global project delivery, demystify complexities, and handle challenges with tenacity and good humour. I am committed to fostering industry dialogue and have chaired telecoms forums and acted as Special Interest Group champion to drive collaboration and impact. My career has spanned global strategy, operational development, geographic management, and consumer electronics, maintaining an 80:20 balance between sales and operations

Andy Sutton - BT Fellow & Principal Network Architect, BT

Andy Sutton is a BT Fellow and Principal Network Architect for Wireless Access. The wireless access domain includes 4G/5G RAN architecture and mobile backhaul/xhaul, along with microwave and millimetre wave radio systems, and satellite communications. Andy holds an MSc in Mobile Communications from the University of Salford and has over 35 years of experience within the telecommunications industry. Andy’s current research interests include advanced RAN coordination techniques, including C-RAN and OpenRAN, optical fibre and radio based backhaul/xhaul, along with LEO satellite communications and High-altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), all in the context of building resilient heterogeneous networks. Andy holds the post of Visiting Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Liverpool and the University of Salford, he is a Chartered Engineer and holds Fellowships from the IET, ITP and BCS. Andy sits on the editorial board of the ITP Journal and is a CW SIG Champion for eMBB and Wireless Heritage.

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Intellect, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EE

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