WiMAX Forum - Congress Asia

Conference agenda

Focus Day - 8 April 2008

Registration

8.00

EMPOWERING MOBILE BROADBAND

Speed Networking

8.45

A chance to get to know your peers before the start of the conference and set a relaxed and informal atmosphere

Adrena Chia Conference Research Director, Informa Telecoms & Media, Singapore

Welcome Address By Chairman

9.00

Dr Graeme King, Chair, Asia Pacific Regulatory Task Group, WiMAX Forum, Australia

WiMAX & Global Developments in the Broadband Marketplace - Fixed/Portable/Mobile

9.05

How will advances in WiMAX technology enable broadband wireless to compete with fixed broadband services?
Where are the threats, opportunities and potential revenue streams for mobile operators entering the broadband space?
What are the applications and market segments driving the demand for WiMAX?
What are the challenges still ahead and how big will the pie become?
How can WiMAX be leveraged to generate broadband service revenue from unserved rural markets?

Mike Roberts, Principal Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, USA

WiMAX Forum Spectrum Policy &The Regulator Outreach Initiative

9.30

New culture in spectrum management
Facilitating rapid technological changes
WiMAX Forum’s spectrum recommendations
Partnering with regulators - how can the WiMAX Forum help?
WiMAX in IMT-2000 - initial opportunities & launch pad for IMTAdvanced

Tim Hewitt, Chair, Regulatory Working Group, WiMAX Forum UK

Spectrum Requirements For Mobile WiMAX Equipment To Support Wireless Personal Broadband Services

9.55

Customer expectations
Industry Solutions
New ways of assessing spectrum requirements

Dr Joonho (Juno) Park, Vice President, Head of Global Standards & Research, Telecommunication Networks Business, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, Korea

Morning Refreshments

10.15

REGIONAL COUNTRY UPDATES & DEVELOPMENTS -GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES

Bridging The Digital Divide Through Infocomm

10.45

Lessons Learnt from Malaysia’s WiMAX Licensing & Developments

11.15

Datuk Dr Halim Shafie, Chairman, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Malaysia

Regulations Of The Digital Convergence

11.45

The New Policy Of 700MHZ
The Standard of WiMAX Procedure of WiMAX Operation License

Chin-Nan Hsieh, Commissioner, National Communications Commission (NCC), Taiwan

India's Broadband Policy, Licensing & Spectrum Allocation For WiMAX

12.15

P. K. Garg, Wireless Advisor, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, India*

Networking luncheon for Speakers & Delegates

12.45

OPERATOR EXPERIENCES ON WIMAX - UPDATES & CASE STUDIES

Joint Presentation with Indian Operator - Capturing The Growth Potential In Emerging Markets

2.00

Mobile Broadband & Digital Divide
Spectrum & Rural Connectivity
Ecosystem - Empowering Broadband Adoption

Patrick Veron, CEO, C-DOT Alcatel-Lucent Research Center, India

Business WiMAX in Australia

2.30

How to attack the business market
Good decisions/not so good decisions
What next in the business market?

David Waldie, Managing Director, Allegro Networks, Australia

Challenges In WiMAX Rollout

3.00

Infrastructure
Dealings with Government Bodies
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)

Datuk Abdul Ghani Abdullah , Chairman, Asiaspace Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Afternoon Refreshments

3.30

Korea’s Experience on WiMAX/WiBro

4.00

Current status of Korean WiBro services
TTA WFDCL certification service plan
Prospect of Korean Mobile WiMAX Evolution

Dr Youngwha Kim, General Manager, Telecommunications and Technology Association (TTA), Korea

Overview of WiMAX Developments In Europe

4.30

Descriptions of Europe’s experience so far with auctioning/beauty contest of Fixed Wireless Access frequencies around Europe
National versus regional licences
National versus regional licences WiMAX and frequency trading
The application of the service and technology neutrality principles in WiMAX bands
Descriptions of upcoming auctioning/beauty
Assessment of the opportunities for deploying WiMAX below 1 GHz in Europe
WiMAX and IMT-2000 expansion band (2.6 GHZ) in Europe