Conference Day One
2 June, 2010, Wednesday |
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| 08:00 |
Registration and Morning Coffee |
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| 08:45 |
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Address - MC: Zhao Mizhuang, Vice Secretary-General, CIC
Perry M. LaForge, Executive Director, CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Zhang Ji-Ping, Executive Director and EVP, CHINA TELECOM
Leng Rongquan, Vice Chairman, CIC
Li Zhenkun, Deputy Director of Shanghai Authority of Communications, MIIT |
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CDMA World Forum 2010 Keynotes – CDMA Futures
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| 09:00 |
Opening Remarks from Chair
Paul Edwards, Chairman, STARCOMMS |
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| 09:05 |
China Telecom: Enabling the Wireless Society - Mobile Broadband and Beyond
Ma Ming, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Telecom, CHINA TELECOM SHANGHAI |
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| 09:25 |
Creating the Wireless Lifestyle: Technology Choices, Strategies and Blends
Matthew Oommen, Vice President, Technology Development and Strategy, SPRINT NEXTEL |
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| 09:50 |
Growth Opportunities for CDMA Operators and Challenges Ahead for the Mobile Broadband Era
Dr Hideo Okinaka, VP & GM, Emerging Technologies and Spectrum, KDDI |
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| 10:15 |
Creating Vibrant Ecosystems to Enable the Wireless Future
Mike Finley, Vice President Carrier Relations, QUALCOMM
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| 10:40 |
Morning Refreshments and Networking |
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| 11:00 |
Technological Innovations and Business Models to Harness the Power of Mobile Broadband
Tang Xinhong, President of CDMA, WiMAX & TD Business Group, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES |
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| 11:25 |
Commercializing EV-DO Rev. B: Delivering High-Speed Mobile Broadband
Li Jian, General Manager of CDMA Products, ZTE |
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| 11:50 |
CDMA2000 Evolution: EV-DO Rev. B, LTE and the All-Connected Future
Ken Zhang, CTO, ERICSSON CHINA |
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| 12:15 |
Panel Discussion: CDMA Futures |
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- How will the wireless market look in five years?
- Pathways to 4G – Rev.B vs. straight to LTE
- Building an ecosystem for 3G/4G interoperability
- Strategies to maximize data revenues – Where are the next half a billion subscribers?
Speakers include:
Dr. Francis E. O’Brien, Senior Director – Wireless Standards, ALCATEL-LUCENT
Ken Zhang, CTO, ERICSSON CHINA
Mike Finley, Vice President Carrier Relations, QUALCOMM
Dr. Chul Heum Yon, Vice President, LG TELECOM
Ruby Hermanto, Head of Multimedia Products, PT SMART TELECOM
Li Jian, General Manager of CDMA Products, ZTE
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| 12:45 |
Lunch and Networking |
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Operator Business Models Showcase: Asia & Africa
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| 14:00 |
MTS India: Driving Growth in a Highly Competitive Market |
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- Key challenges for a newcomer in the Indian market: How we overcame these
- Leveraging network efficiencies and innovative business strategies to deliver a competitive and profitable service
- Perspectives on future network expansion and evolution
Ashwani Khillan, Director Networks, SISTEMA SHYAM TELESERVICES
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| 14:25 |
Driving Growth in Nigeria: Key Success Factors |
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- Customer needs and market challenges in Nigeria
- Leveraging CDMA2000 technologies to meet customer needs profitably
- Strategies for sustaining growth in a maturing market
R. Balachandran, Managing Director and CEO, VISAFONE
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| 14:50 |
Experiences of a Greenfield CDMA Operator in a Competitive Africa Market |
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- Why we chose CDMA vs Actual experience
- What we see as our main competitive advantages
- Exploring our products and services offerings
- Some challenges we faced
- The future
Peter Chitamu, Founder, Chairman and Technical Director DOVETEL
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| 15:15 |
Business Models to Address Emerging Consumer Segments in Asia |
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- Emerging needs of telecom customers in Asia
- Messaging & Communities driving the data roadmap for the Mobile 3.0 story
- Pricing & packaging innovations for snowball effect
- Device - service bundles for integrated play
- Moving from 1x to EVDO for enhanced experience
Eric Meijer, Deputy President Director, BAKRIE TELECOM
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| 15:40 |
Building an Africa-wide Telecom Business with CDMA2000
Nazar Sahal, IT Director, EXPRESSO TELECOM |
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| 1615 |
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking |
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Topic Focus: Creating Compelling Devices for Productivity and Pleasure
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| 16:30 |
Trends and Rivalries in Mobile OS: Impact in the CDMA Ecosystem |
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- Assessing the progress of rival OS platforms: Android, Apple, RIM, Symbian, LiMo and "none of the above"
- Opportunities and challenges for the CDMA device ecosystem
- How to pick the best OS mix for the CDMA operator?
Jonathan Goldberg, Analyst, DB EQUITY RESEARCH
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| 16:55 |
Device Innovations Showcase |
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- Smartphones, Dongles, Netbooks, Consumer Devices, etc.
- Affordable devices that are expanding the wireless world
Speakers include:
Dennis Fu, Director China, CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP
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| 17:15 |
Panel Discussion: OMH Update: Widening the CDMA2000 Device Ecosystem |
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- Impact of OMH initiative on the cost and availability of CDMA2000-enabled devices
- OMH impact on testing, support and inventory costs
- How operators can best benefit from the OMH initiative
Speakers include:
James Person, COO, CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Richard Tan, Deputy CEO, PT SMART TELECOM
Victor Xu, CMO Devices, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
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| 18:00 |
Close of Day One |
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| 18:30 |
Cocktail Reception and 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards |
