LTE World Summit 2013 has proved to be another huge success, with 2,600+ attendees (representing an increase of 30% on last year), representing 98 of the World's top 100 operator companies from 124 countries, descending on Amsterdam for this week's LTE blockbuster!
The audience featured an extremely high number of operator representatives, with 142 different operator companies in attendance across both days!
There wasn't a spare seat in the house during all of the keynote sessions, with cutting-edge presentations from KPN, Orange, SK Telecom, Vodafone & Korea Telecom amongst many other top operator names proving extremely popular with event delegates.
Our world-class exhibition floor was also abuzz with excitement as attendees found out more about all the latest LTE products on the market, generating hundreds of new business prospects for our exhibitors. Exhibitors also used the event as an ideal platform to host back-to-back meetings with senior-level decision makers, making use of the private meeting rooms and and multiple networking areas on the show floor.
2013 Agenda At A Glance
Monday 24th June 2013
HANDLING THE SURGE IN SIGNALING TRAFFIC FOCUS DAY
What is Diameter Signaling and how will it inevitably affect your network?
When is the right time to deploy Diameter signaling solutions?
Analysing the marriage between IMS and LTE
Roaming in the LTE World – the role of Diameter signaling
Effectively handling the increased data with load balancing
Smart phone growth implications
Tracking and preparing a network for the oncoming surge in signaling traffic
LTE OPERATOR MINDSHARE
A series of interactive roundtables encouraging open debate being led by leading Operator Executives. Four themes of discussion:
Monetising LTE
Small Cells & HetNets
Optimising LTE networks
Voice over LTE and Service Innovation
Tuesday 25th June 2013
> Analyst Breakfast Briefing Session
> Morning Keynote Presentations
Track 1: Service Innovation
Leveraging CEM
Improving the customer experience with RCS
Maximising the M2M Opportunity
Identifying the Cloud Impact
Accommodating Mobile Video
Value Added Security
Track 2: LTE Roaming; Spectrum Management
End User Expectations/Requirements from Roaming
Testing LTE Roaming
Monetising LTE Roaming Innovatively
Impact of Spectrum Fragmentation on Roaming
Economics of Spectrum Acquisition
450Mhz band for LTE?
TV White Space: A disruptive technology?
Track 3: HetNets
Maximising Capacity with a Comprehensive HetNet
Scaling LTE with Small Cells & HetNets
Different Deployment Options
Small Cell Upgrades – from 3G to LTE
Smart Cells
WiFi Integration & Offloading
Role of SON within Small Cells
Track 4: Handling the Mobile Data Explosion
Monetising Policy Control and Charging
Diameter Protocol
Maximising Enterprise Offering with Policy Control
Big data and analytics
Cost and Traffic Considerations of Network Sharing
EPC Developments
Mobile Backhaul Summit - Day One
Backhaul Evolution – what does the future hold?
Leasing vs own builds
Financial considerations for backhaul investment
Role of backhaul in optimum QoS
Evaluation of different backhaul technologies
Implementing the right mix of technologies
Wednesday 26th June 2013
> Analyst Breakfast Briefing Session
> Morning Keynote Presentations
Track 5: Monetising LTE
Value Proposition of Network Sharing
Wholesale Business Models
Partnerships Opportunities between Operators and Content Providers
LTE as a substitute to Fixed Broadband?
Boosting LTE adoption with the right charging approach
TD LTE in Emerging Markets
Track 6: Voice & Device Developments
Evaluating the different voice options
Enabling advanced features through VoLTE
Raising VoLTE limitations
Integrating VoLTE into the device
Ensuring a Seamless Multi-Device Experience
Low-end Device Availability
Track 7: LTE-Advanced; The Future of LTE
3GPP LTE-A Updates
Carrier Aggregation
What is achievable with a LTE-A network?
Antenna Developments on the road to LTE-A
Device and Chipset Requirements for LTE-A Speeds
LTE-B / LTE-Hi and beyond:
Combining a TD-LTE, FD-LTE Network
Track 8: Network Optimisation
Overlay vs Single RAN Deployment
SDN to increase Network Flexibility
Comprehensive OSS strategies
LTE Network Security
T&M
Energy Efficient LTE Networks
SON in the Macro Network
Precise Timing & Synchronisation
Mobile Backhaul Summit - Day Two
HetNet implications on Backhaul rollout
Testing LTE Backhaul networks in multi-vendor environments
Role of public agencies / city authorities
Wifi offloading strategies and the impact on backhaul
Step-by-step best practice backhaul roll-out
Securing the backhaul connection
Environmental / situation specific backhaul considerations
