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Agenda

 
Day One: 18th May, 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Registration and Coffee
9.00
Speed Networking Session

Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!

9.05
Chair's opening address
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
9.10
Wireless/mobile broadband in Australia: current and future status
  • Industry forecasts
  • Fixed to wireless broadband substitution
  • LTE timelines
  • NBN and wireless
Nathan Burley, Analyst, Ovum
4G TECHNOLOGIES
9.50
Keynote Address: Case Study: Vivid Wireless 4G Network – an Australian first
  • Launching 4G WiMAX in Perth – an overview of the deployment
  • Vivid’s business philosophy – wireless, data, voice
  • Roadmap toward simultaneous operations of WiMAX and LTE
Martin Mercer, Chief Executive Officer, Vivid Wireless
10.30
Morning Tea
10.50
Telstra – Roadmap toward 4G:
  • Investing in Long Term Evolution
  • What technology decisions need to be made
  • Implications for Telstra’s HSPA network
  • CSL Hong Kong trials – a technological trial
Dr. Hugh Bradlow, Chief Technology Officer, Telstra
11.30
Panel Discussion
Exploring the merits of mobile broadband in Australia’s broadband future
  • What are the competitive advantages of WiMAX/LTE in the Australian broadband market?
  • How can WiMAX/LTE maximise its position in a protracted NBN process?
  • Is spectrum availability really an issue with WiMAX/LTE?
  • Can WiMAX compete with LTE and vice versa?
Jason Ashton, Chief Executive Officer, BigAir Group Limited
Martin Mercer, Chief Executive Officer, Vivid Wireless
Dr. Hugh Bradlow, Chief Technology Officer, Telstra
12.20
Lunch
BROADBAND POLICY
1.30
Mobile Broadband: a critical enabler of the digital economy
  • Demand for 50 billion connections
  • Future spectrum requirements
  • International experience
Mikael Halen, Director, Government & Industry Relations, Ericsson, Sweden
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
2.10
International Case Study: New Zealand’s switch to 4G mobile technology
  • Exploring a single shared 4G network
  • Spectrum availability and usage
  • Challenges associated with cell sites and towers
Rob Spray, Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Industry Group, New Zealand
2.50
Afternoon tea
DIGITAL DIVIDEND AND SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY
3.10
Spectrum availability and the digital dividend
  • Making more efficient use of limited spectrum
  • 2.5GHz – the ideal frequency for next generation mobile services
  • International trends in spectrum use
Chris Althaus, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
3.50
Spectrum Licensing: Legal and Regulatory Issues
  • An examination of the key legal and regulatory issues around licensing of 4G spectrum including reservation of spectrum, auction processes, licensing and competition issues
James North, Partner and Thomas Jones, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
4.30
Closing remarks from the Chair
4.40
Close of day one
 
Day Two: 19th May, 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Networking and Coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
MARKET DYNAMICS
9.10
Mobile internet – The next boom in the technology cycle
  • Future growth drivers of the mobile internet
  • 4G and its impact on mobile internet
  • Opportunities and threats for telcos
Mark Blackwell, Vice President - Research, Morgan Stanley
9.50
An overview: the past, present and future
  • Uptake, usage and implementation of 3G, LTE and WiMAX technologies
  • A snapshot – predicting Australia’s wireless situation in 2020
Shara Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Market Clarity
10.30
Panel Discussion
Wireless broadband’s impact on the telco sector – analysts perspective
  • Using radio spectrum to structurally separate Telstra - your thoughts
  • The long term impact of wireless broadband on the fixed market
  • Will the likes of Google and Apple have an impact?
  • 4G growth projections
Mark Blackwell, Analyst, Morgan Stanley
Nathan Burkley, Analyst, Ovum
Shara Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Market Clarity
11.20
Morning tea
4G NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
11.40
The evolutionary impact of 4G on network infrastructure, handsets and content
  • The evolution of 4G and its impact on infrastructure, handsets and content
  • Research and development – the next generation of wireless technology innovation
  • Australian collaboration – working with local partners to deliver local solutions
Robert Hart, Country Manager, Qualcomm International
12.20
Consolidating the WiMAX platform in Australia
  • WiMAX – a technical overview
  • Investing in WiMAX technology and utilising synergies in existing infrastructure
  • International case study examples of benefits to the end user
Peter Rossi, CTO, Huawei
1.00
Lunch
MOBILE CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT
2.10
Delivering engaging content for mobile platforms
  • The age of the smart phone – capitalising on this emerging market
  • Developing mobile friendly content – opportunities and challenges
  • 4G and its impact on content
Manuela Davidson, Mobile Content Manager, ABC
2.50
Capitalising on mobile platform technologies
  • Extending business models to mobile platforms
  • The significance of mobile services in an increasingly growing mobile market
  • Impact of improved access, data transmission and internet speed on development – ie. 4G
Hanno Blankenstein, Former Head of Innovation, Vodafone and CEO, Pocketweb
3.30
Closing remarks from the Chair
3.40
Close of Conference
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