Conference agenda
16th June: Special Focus Day
EMERGING MARKETS AND GREENFIELD OPERATORS
- Chairman: Peter Elliott, Partner, Communications, Media & Entertainment, PA Consulting , UK
Profiting from the Promise of the WiMAX Opportunity in Emerging Markets
9.00
WiMAX vs DSL – Which Is The Best Choice For Addressing The Digital Divide? To What Extent Has DSL Already Taken The Lion’s Share Of The Rural Broadband Opportunity?
Welcome Address By Chairman
9.00
WiMAX Global Developments in the Broadband Marketplace -Fixed/Mobile/WiBro
9.05
- Will WiMAX solve the world’s mobile internet ‘hunger problem’?
- What are the key benefits of broadband in addressing the digital divide and which technology is most appropriate?
- Shri Consul, Administrator, USO Fund, Dept of Telecommunications, India
Making Broadband Mobile: How Can WLL Operators Benefit From Migrating To WiMAX?
9.25
- Last Mile connectivity options in emerging markets such as Pakistan
- Why Wateen chose WiMAX to realize it’s vision of ‘Broadband Pakistan’
- Service Delivery capabilities of WiMAX
- Wateen’s Converged Multi-Service Network
- Shahid Miah, CTO, Wateen Telecom (Pakistan)
PANEL DISCUSSION What Are the Key Features of an Operator’s Business Model in Emerging Markets?
9.50
- Critical Success Factors and Strategies for Achieving Deployment Objectives
- How viable is a “Build-as-you-go” WiMAX deployment?
- Brand strategy – developing trust, ensuring integrity
- Pricing – value of discount strategy
- Site acquisition – acquiring the right sites and building quickly
- Retail and distribution – getting the products to the customers
- Phil Ridley, GM Technical Operations, Unwired (Australia)
- Lee Sparkman, President & Co-Founder, Enforta (Russia)
- Mauricio Coutino, CEO, Neovia (Brazil)
- Emil Nikolov, President & CEO, Nexcom Telecommunications (Bulgaria)
- Dr Alok Sharma, CEO Telsima (India)
What is the Payback Time for a Typical Greenfield WiMAX Deployment Starting From Scratch in an Emerging Market?
10.40
- Countering competitive response to market entry from incumbents
- What is the best strategy to attract new customers from established broadband players?
- Overlays vs. new infrastructure
- Tushar Maheshwari, Chief Commercial Officer, Afghan Wireless (Afghanistan)
Greenfield Operator Deployment Case Studies
Networking Break
11.05
Connecting a Continent with 802.16d: The Indian Example
11.35
- Why is 802.16d an appropriate solution for this market?
- How and where 16d will be used in India
- Current deployment plans and status
- Prateek Pashine, VP Marketing & Technology, Broadband & Retail Business, VSNL (India)
CASE STUDY: TransTelecom – Positioning WiMAX in Bulgaria through a two-pronged strategy of competition and cooperation with local incumbents
12.00
- Nearly every WiMAX Business case is different – even within the same country
- WiMAX alone is not enough to ensure success (at least in our environment)
- Opportunities offered by access to multiple licences
- Our vision – a broad front strategy
- Wholesale and Retail require separation
- Our Compete/Cooperate approach
- John Munnery, CEO, TransTelecom (Bulgaria)
CASE STUDY Digicel: Eroding Monopolies in the Caribbean; One Service at a Time
12.25
- Mobile WiMAX in the Caribbean - The Right Technology At The Right Time In The Right Place
- “iDNA” the New Open Network Business Model
- Best Practices in Utilizing WiMAX To Compete With Old Monopolies in Emerging Markets
- Migrating from 802.16d to 802.16e is About Service Flexibility
- Results & Lessons Learned From Commercial Deployments of both Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Networks
- Magnus Johansson, Director Wireless Broadband, Digicel (Jamaica)
Networking & Lunch Break
13.00
How Can The WiMAX Industry Achieve Volume And Economies Of Scale To Drive Down The Cost Of CPEs? Sustaining Early Momentum to Get CPE Prices Below $100
14.00
- Greenfield operators, pool orders to achieve volume
- Studying volume economics and predicting payback time
- Plotting the price point roadmap for CPEs
- Burcak Beser, CTO, Telsima (India)
A Filipino Operator Experience of Deploying WiMAX for Providing Underserved Communities with Internet and Electronic Remittance
14.25
- Building ubiquitous broadband wireless networks to connect urban and rural communities to the Internet
- Helping previously un-served rural communities link to the world through:
- voice over internet protocol
- electronic remittance facilities for the poor families of the millions of overseas Filipino workers across the globe
- Raul V. E. Ocampo Jr, CTO, Happy Communications Inc. (Phillipines)
CASE STUDY: Infoseti: Surviving In A Highly Competitive Market With WiMAX
14.45
- Does wireless open new markets for operators?
- The experience of an emerging market and future vision
- Ivan Schmelev, Director Strategy & Business Operations, Infoseti (Russia)
CASE STUDY: UJet: Exploring Real-World Deployment Issues for Standalone Greenfield WiMAX Operators
15.05
- How to finance a Greenfield deployment
- Regulatory aspects of launching a new WiMAX service
- Understanding the importance of partnerships for Greenfield operators to maintain competitive advantage
- Availability of affordable CPEs
- Ensuring good quality execution – enacting a successful go-to-market strategy
- Paul Coerkamp, CEO, UJet Holding (Amsterdam)
CASE STUDY: Nucleo’s Hippu Service – Personal Broadband Arrives In Paraguay – Early Deployment Experiences And Lessons Learned
15.30
- Why WiMAX 16d?
- How and where it will be used
- Current deployment plans and status
- Marcelo Prudencio, General Manager, Personal (Paraguay) Carlos Barroso, CTO & Operations Director, Neovia (Brazil)
Networking & Refreshments Break
16.00
CASE STUDY Umniah: Lessons learnt from experience of WiMAX deployment 8 months after 802.16e
16.30
- Why WiMAX and why now?
- Does it really compliment a GSM offering?
- WiMAX and ADSL
- Wireless mobility vs. fixed wireless? Does it really matter?
- Lessons to remember!
- Joseph Hanania, CEO, Umniah (Jordan)
Case Study: Understanding the Value of 802.16d in the Context of Public Safety: How is WiMAX Meeting Requirements?
16.55
- Public safety requirements
- How 802.16d is moving to meet these requirements
- Speaker name to be confirmed, Egypt Ministry of the Interior (Egypt)
Hearing from RailTel: Taking steps towards eradicating poverty in remote regions of India with WiMAX
17.20
- Examining economic development issues associated with the digital divide: education, regulation, income and infrastructure
- Improving the transfer of information about new advanced wireless technologies to developing economies
- Bridging the digital divide with WiMAX: cost effective network rollout strategies
- Infrastructure investments to improve social welfare
- Anshul Gupta, General Manager of Marketing, RailTel, Ministry of Indian Railways (India)
WiMAX
17.45
- Network integration challenges and synergies
- Marcelo Abreu, Director of Transport Networks, Antel (Uruguay)
Close of Conference Special Focus Day
18.15
