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Wednesday 13th December 2006
8.30 Registration and coffee
9.00 Chairman’s opening remarks
CONVERGING WIRELESS & BROADBAND SERVICES
9.10 Keynote address: assessing the threats and opportunities of wireless technologies
- Migrating to a standardised WiMAX environment
- Using WiMAX to enable a compelling product portfolio
- Fully understanding consumer demand to enable wireless services that drive robust revenues
- The potential impact of 3G technology on wireless rollout – will the wireless data market be over segmented?
Franco Grimaldi, CEO, Orascom WiMAX
9.40 Assessing the potential for wireless access technologies
- Carving out a place for WiMAX in the next genertation converged network
- Promising early applications for converged networks
- Understanding the potential of WiMAX in the consumer segment
- Economics of operating a WiMAX network
- Evaluating the place of WiMAX amongst 3G, fibre to the curb and mesh WiFi deployments
Paul Thurneysen, Vice President, technology and strategy, LCC
10.10 Positioning of wireless broadband technologies to meet operator’s needs
- Assessing the current market dynamics and available technologies
- Performance, cost and timing comparisons
- Drawing strategic top level deployment conclusions
Luigi Gasparollo, VP Business Development MENA, Qualcomm
10.40 Coffee break
THE IMPACT OF WiMAX
11.30 Enabling successfully deployment of a WiMAX network
- Combating the challenges to successfully implementing a WIMAX rollout
- Assessing the MENA demand for WiMAX networks – is there a market requirement for wireless data services?
- Fitting into the competitive landscape – the place of WiMAX for carriers, mobile operators and ISPs
Enda Hardiman, Managing Partner, Hardiman Telecommunications
12.10 Differentiating your offer and building an attractive WiMAX service
- IS WiMAX a viable solution for network access in the MENA region?
- Assessing which customer segments benefit from the rollout of WiMAX services – facilitating consumer and enterprise services
- Successfully integrating WiMAX into the broadband mix
- Enabling existing services to thrive in a WiMAX environment
Jurgen Wittkopp, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting
12.50 Lunch
EXPLOITING CONVERGED ACCESS NETWORKS
14.20 WiMAX in the real world
- Launching WiMAX to address a real need - not for technology’s sake
- Roll-out of standards-based WiMAX in Central London
- Fixed wireless as an alternative to DSL
- The small business need for “better than broadband”
Sasha Williamson, CEO, Urban Wimax
15.00 Close of briefing day | 
