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5TH ANNUAL

11th – 13th May 2015Conrad Dubai, UAE

800+ ATTENDEES

50+ COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

50% DIRECTOR LEVEL OR ABOVE

Diamond Sponsor:

Gold Sponsor: Bronze Sponsors:

Strategic Partner: Featuring:

POSITIONING THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CONNECTED WORLD

50+ OPERATOR SPEAKERS INCLUDING:

Saleem Alblooshi EVP Network Development

& Operation Du, UAE

Tom Allen Chief Operating Officer

Smile Communications, Group

Marc Zirka Head of Corporate Strategy

Bakcell, Azerbaijan

Enrique Blanco CTO

Telefónica, Group

Alaa Zaher Head of Strategy & Innovation

Vodafone, Egypt

Robert Joyce Director - Radio Access

Technology, Ooredoo, Group

Zarrar Khan Chief Technology Officer

Viva, Kuwait

Faizan Khan Group VP for Roaming

Etisalat, Group

65% OPERATOR ATTENDANCE

FREE FOR

OPERATORS

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AGENDA AT A GLANCE:

Enrique Blanco CTO Telefónica, Group

Faizan Khan Group VP for Roaming Etisalat, Group

Marc Zirka Head of Corporate Strategy Bakcell, Azerbaijan

Saleem Alblooshi EVP Network Development & Operation, Du, UAE

Zarrar Khan Chief Technology Officer Viva, Kuwait

Richard Tan Deputy CEO PT Smartfren, Singapore

Hani ELKukhun Chief Operating Officer Ooredoo, Kuwait

Tom Allen Chief Operating Officer Smile Communications Group

Jayhun Mollazade CEO Azqtel, Azerbaijan

Philippe Andrès Group Marketing North America Vice President Orange, North America

Rana Hajir Senior Director of Commercial Planning and Governance, Du, UAE

Yasser Abouelenein Chief Technical Officer Uganda Telecom Limited Uganda

Mohamed Nadder Hamdy Director Mobile Network-Strategy, Etisalat, UAE

Ayman Irshaid CEO AreebaAreeba, UAE

Ayman Elnashar Senior Director - Wireless Broadband, Terminals & Performance Operations Du, UAE

Imad Hoballah Chairman & CEO Telecom Regulatory Authority, Lebanon

Khurrum Shahzad Chaudhry Manager Technology Strategy Etisalat, UAE

Robert Joyce Director - Radio Access Technology Ooredoo, Group

Andreas Frandevi Director, Corporate Strategy & Planning Etisalat, Group

Mutaz Elbadawi Chief Technical & Information Officer, Expresso Telecom Group, Senegal

Sybren Van Bentum Commercial Lead - OTT Communication Ooredoo, Group

Adnan Salkic Head of Capex Investment Zain, KSA

Alaa Zaher Head of Strategy & Innovation Vodafone, Egypt

Sakar Mohammed Acting Manager of Customer Loyalty & Retention Fanoos Telecom, Iraq

Aslam Hasan Senior Manager/Mobility E2E Strategy Architect AT&T USA, North America

Paul Berriman CTO PCCW, HK

Cody Postier Senior Manager of 4G Mobile Data Ooredoo, Qatar

Imran Malik Director Enterprise Project Management Commercial Du, UAE

Khalid Siddique Senior Manager Consumer Launch Management Commercial Du, UAE

Mohamed Jamoussi Senior Advisor STC, KSA

Wassim Jarkas Network Director Viva, Bahrain

Vishwas Dharmadhikari Director/Business Marketing - Mobile Services Etisalat, UAE

Elrashid Ibrahim Director - PS Core Operations Du, UAE

Dr. Amr Abu-Suleiman Strategy Director Orange, Jordan

Hesham Herzalla Director/Core Technology Strategy Etisalat, UAE

Abdullah Iqbal Engineer, Core Network - Operation and Maintenance Roshan, Afghanistan

Bartosz Dobrzynski CMO Play, Poland

Michal Paschalis-Jakubowicz Executive Director - B2C Marketing Orange, Poland

Sandro Dionisi Director of Engineering & Telecom Italia Lab Telecom Italia, Italy

NETWORK WITH THE LEADING AUTHORITIES ON LTE IN THE REGION AND BEYOND

DAY

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TRACK 1

TRACK 1

TRACK 2

TRACK 2

Roaming and Spectrum

Management

Future of LTE

Public Safety

LTE Evolution

Emerging Markets – Why upgrade to

LTE?

SDN & NFV

Enterprise LTE 5G

KEYNOTES

KEYNOTES

Monetising LTE HetnetsLTE Business

ModelsNew Service Deployment

Driving Revenue from New LTE

ServicesRole of WiFiOTT

Partnership

Technical Rollout in Emerging

Markets

09:00 - 17:00 18:00 - 20:00 LTE LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2015

For Speaking Opportunities Please Contact: Suzanne Rankine, Senior Conference Researcher Informa Telecoms & Media [email protected] Direct Tel: +44 (0) 20 3377 3896

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AGENDA AT A GLANCE:

WHO CAN YOU MEET?

800+ ATTENDEES OVER 3 ACTION PACKED

DAYS

LTE LEADERS’ SUMMIT 2015

50% DIRECTOR LEVEL OR

ABOVE

170+ COMPANIES REPRESENTED

Monday 11th May 2015: 9.00am – 5.30pm

The 3rd Annual Signaling Focus Day returns to MENA for an in-depth analysis of the signaling challenges affecting the region. Case studies from both operators and leading solution providers will form the basis of the day’s discussions giving practical advice on how you can optimize signaling in your networks and maximise quality of experience for your subscribers.

This free to attend event for operators is a must for technical experts looking to build more robust networks that can handle the large data growth the region is experiencing.

STEPHANIE BRINDLEY E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 7017 5829

SUZANNE RANKINE E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 3377 3896

FOR SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CONTACT:

FOR SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES:

Signaling in MENA: The most important innovations of the last 12 months

PANEL DISCUSSION: Discussing the Exponential Growth Rates of LTE Diameter Signaling• What is causing this signaling surge?• How significant the increase in mobile data usage has on the network• What other factors cause the increase in signaling traffic• Future of signaling

Unlocking New Value in the Diameter Signaling Path

Signaling Strategies to Enable International Roaming

The Impact of VoLTE Signaling on LTE and IMS NetworkAslam Hasan, Consulting Senior Manager/Solutions Architect – VoLTE, Mobile Integration Workgroup (MIW)

Assimilating New Signaling Technologies into Network Infrastructure

PANEL DISCUSSION: Key Considerations for Network Expansion and new Signaling Technologies • How will operators signaling requirements change over the next year?• Maintaining quality of service throughout network expansion• New cloud, M2M and OTT business models and how they will impact the user

experience and network and signaling optimization• The Impact of VoLTE and IMS on Signaling • Evolution of signaling to support LTE, VoLTE and IMS• How to manage the increased use of mobile data

Signaling in a Virtualized Network

Signaling Mindshare: A series of interactive brainstorming sessions debating the regions key signaling challenges. Led by industry leaders; this session is a chance to find solutions to your most pressing signaling challenges and benefit from the combined experience of the whole industry.

2014 SIGNALING DAY SPONSORS

By invitation only…

11th of May 2015, 6.00pm – 8.00pm

The evening of the 11th of May will see C-level operators from across the Middle East and North Africa meet for a behind closed doors discussion on the future of LTE in the region.

Tackling the biggest industry challenges this executive summit aims to define best practise for LTE rollout, expansion and evolution.

If you’re an operator and are interested in joining this exclusive summit, please contact our Head of VIP Relations, Sofia Marti at [email protected]

3RD ANNUAL

50+ COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

50+ INFLUENTIAL

ANALYSTS, PRESS AND INDUSTRY

BLOGGERS

65% OPERATOR ATTENDEES

100+ EXPERT SPEAKERS

60+ LEADING OPERATORS

FREE TO ATTEND FOR ALL OPERATORS IN MENA

LTE RADIO AND SYSTEM TRAINING COURSES RUNNING ALONGSIDE LTE MENA 2015

For more information contact Informa Telecoms AcademyTel: +44 (0)20 7017 4144

Email: [email protected]: www.telecomsacademy.com

Informa Certified LTE Radio Planning and Optimisation Professional10 – 14 May 2015 Dubai

Informa Certified Small Cells Radio Planning and Optimisation Professional

12 – 15 May 2015 Dubai

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)13 – 14 May 2015 Dubai


OPERATOR OTT12TH MAY 2015: CONFERENCE DAY 1

08:50 Chair’s WelcomeKarim Taga, Managing Partner, Global Practice Leader TIME, Arthur D. Little

09:00 The Role of LTE and WiFi in Dubai’s Smart City Initiative •Dubai’s Smart City vision •Achieving seamless connectivity for consumers over different

access networksAnalysing the new revenue streams for operators in a Smart City

•The importance of third party partnerships•The role of WiFi in the smart city connectivity•The smart city applications for government and private sectorsSaleem Alblooshi, EVP Network Development & Operation, Du, UAE

09:30 PANEL DISCUSSION CXO’S DISCUSS: Lessons Learnt from the Global LTE MarketEnrique Blanco, CTO, Telefónica, GroupPaul Berriman, CTO, PCCW, HKBartosz Dobrzynski, CMO, Play, PolandMichal Paschalis-Jakubowicz, Executive Director B2C Marketing, Orange, PolandSandro Dionisi, Director of Engineering & Telecom Italia Lab, Telecom Italia

09:50 LTE for Better Connected World-Coverage Extension•Improved User Experience•MonetizationIhab Ghattas, Assistant President, Middle East Region, Huawei

10:10 PANEL DISCUSSION CXO’S DISCUSS: The Evolution of the LTE Business Model in MENAHani ELKukhun, Chief Operating Officer, Ooredoo, KuwaitZarrar Khan, Chief Technology Officer, Viva, KuwaitSaleem Alblooshi, EVP Network Development & Operation, Du, UAEMarc Zirka, Head of Corporate Strategy, Bakcell

11:50 4G: More Than Just a Number?•What does 4G mean to the consumer?•Analysing the LTE experience: more than

just speeds? •Increasing LTE subscriptions: Why

should consumers upgrade?•Communicating what 4G can offer to

different subscriber groups•4G significantly reducing the time to

content (TTC)•How 4G enriches the customer experienceSenior Representative Huawei

12:10 How to Sell LTE•Pricing Strategies: Offers and bundles

that appeal to the consumer•Monetizing LTE: How can revenue

ambitions be achieved through data?•Analysing voice and data margins •Business case behind free Wi-Fi can this

be monetized?Rana Hajir, Senior Director of Commercial Planning and Governance, Du, UAE

12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Pricing, Packages and Partnerships: Innovative ways to increase LTE subscriptions•What is your LTE network worth?

Appropriate pricing to encourage subscribers to upgrade

•Services and value bundling as a key differentiator rather than price

•Partnering with enterprise and OTT to offer subscribers a unique, personalised service

•VoLTE and VoWIFI; new revenue streams•Lessons learnt from 3GCody Postier, Senior Manager of 4G Mobile Data, Ooredoo, QatarSakar Mohammed, Acting Manager of Customer Loyalty & Retention, Fanoos Telecom, Iraq

13:00 Lunch

14:20 Monetizing LTE and Generating New Revenue Streams•Leveraging on high speed access to the

SIM and continuously measuring QoE •Turnkey solution for On-demand-connectivity

& multiple subscription management (Roaming, M2M, Mobile TV, NFC, etc..)

•Deploying your Apps for the best service uptake through enhanced push app solutions

•Balance network load, reduce congestion with WiFi Offload solutions

Shaheryar Zameer, VP Solution Sales, Middle East & Africa, Gemalto

Driving Revenue from New LTE Services

14:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Realising the Revenue Potentials of New LTE Services•Which LTE services have the highest

revenue potential?•How can we further monetize LTE data?•Voice and video: Analysing QoS•Analysing why video calling never truly

took off•Personalized service bundling to

maximise data usageModerator: Allan McLennan, President and Chief Analyst, PADEM GroupAyan Sen, Analytics Practice Lead, Peppers & Rogers Group

Imran Malik, Director Enterprise Project Management Commercial, Du, UAEHani ELKukhun, Chief Operating Officer, Ooredoo, Kuwait

15:10 VoLTE and the Consumer: Strategies to successfully monetize VoLTE services•Are consumers willing to pay more for

VoLTE Services?•VoLTE vs. Free OTT Services•Monetizing VoLTE within low data ARPU /

feature phone market in KSA•How can VoLTE help monetize the

network?•Is VoLTE friend or foe for calling card

market in KSA?•Analysing the economies of VoLTEAdnan Salkic, Head of Capex Investment, Zain, KSA

15:30 Afternoon Refreshments Break

16:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Designing the Telco/OTT partnership •OTT’s still a threat to operators?•The new LTE ecosystem: what is the OTT

role?•How can OTT services complement

operator’s offerings?•Successful OTT/Telco partnerships

examined: revenue increases?Moderator: Richard Windsor, Owner, Radio Free MobileAyman Irshaid, CEO, AreebaAreeba, UAESybren Van Bentum, Commercial Lead OTT Communication, Ooredoo, Group Moustapha Bekheet, Head of Mazika, ARPUPLUSAlaa Zaher, Head of Strategy & Innovation, Vodafone, EgyptRoque Solabarrieta, Group VP Strategy & Business Development / Board Member of Etisalat Nigeria Operations, Etisalat, Group

17:00 Operators and the IOT Movement: More than just a “dumb pipe”?•The need for strategic partnerships with

IOT providers•Opportunities for operators in health,

retail, banking, government and moreà•Opportunities in mobile money•How do IOT opportunities fit into the LTE

business mode?Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for speaker updates

17:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging the Potential of Big Data to Increase Operator Revenues•Analysing consumer patterns to deliver a

better QoS•Exploring big data opportunities with

third parties•Location based services and advertising

using subscriber data•Privacy concerns: Who owns consumer

data?Moderator: Toni Eid, CEO, Trace Media International, UAEKhalid Siddique, Senior Manager Consumer Launch Management Commercial, Du, UAEDr. Amr Abu-Suleiman, Strategy Director, Orange, JordanAyman Al Bannaw, Chairman & CEO, Noor Telecom, Kuwait

17:50 End of Day One

11:50 Technical Case Study: Analysing the Impact Du’s Wi-Fi Network •Assessing the cost: impact ratio of

deploying Wi-Fi •Benefits and challenges of using Wi-Fi for

data offload•Achieving seamless Wi-Fi/LTE experience •Monetization of Wi-Fi?Ayman Elnashar, Senior Director Wireless Broadband, Terminals & PerformanceOperations, Du, UAE

12:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Role of Small Cells and Wi-Fi in LTE Networks•Small cell strategies for expanding LTE

networks•Small Cells vs. Wi-Fi for indoor coverage

in high density hotspots?•Assessing which areaswould benefit

from Wi-Fi deployment vs. Small Cells•Revenue streams from WiFi; offloading,

advertising, LBS servicesModerator: Nima PourNejatian, Regional Director, Salience ConsultingAyman Elnashar, Senior Director Wireless Broadband, Terminals & PerformanceOperations, Du, UAEArt King, Director of Enterprise, SpiderCloud WirelessSenior Representative Huawei

12:40 Solutions to Manage Traffic in High Density Venues•From DAS to 4G and MIMO challenge•Role of Wi-Fi for data offload•Extending voice and data solutions to

where they are most needed•How in-building solutions can mirror up

with the RANWassim Jarkas, Network Director, Viva, Bahrain

13:00 Lunch

14:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Performance Optimization in Mobile NetworksJames Zik, Director of Product Management & Marketing, PCTELMichael Carlberg Lax, Product Manager, Ascom Network Testing ABAslam Hasan, Senior Manager/Mobility E2E Strategy Architect, AT&T, North AmericaElrashid Ibrahim, Director PS Core Operations, Du, UAE

14:50 4G and the need for Small CellsCommscope examine the optimum use of small cells in both indoor and outdoor environmentsIndoor: •DAS & IBS increasing Demand (Market

Study)•Current and Future IBS design

challenges•DCCS Products & Solutions•Small Cells & oDASAnis Khoury, Project Manager Distributed Coverage & Capacity Solutions (DCCS), CommscopeOutdoor:•Emerging Metro Cell Requirements.•Wireless Capacity & Spectral Efficiency•ChallengesRaed Aoude, Technical Marketing Manager – Middle East & Africa, Commscope

New Service Deployment

15:10 Advanced Uses of Geo-located Subscriber Data•Using subscriber data to personalise

your network to your customers’ needs•Focussing resources to drive real

customer experience improvementsBarry Graham, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Arieso (a JDSU company)

15:30 Examining the Drivers and Challenges for VoLTE in the Middle East •When can we expect to see deployments

of VoLTE in the Middle East?•How can MNO’s generate revenue from

VoLTE when OTT players offer the same services for free?

•What new services/features can differentiate from OTT services?

Ian Pattison, International Chief Technology Officer, Mavenir Systems


16:30 Technical Case Study: VoLTE Rollout in the MENA Region •The effect of VoLTE deployment on the

network. Is VoLTE for everyone?•Compatible VoLTE devices – building

pressure for operators to launch VoLTE services in the region?

•New calling features: VoLTE and RCS combination

•Expanding scope: Adding VoWifi and VoLTE

•Best HD call experience measures.•Seamless voice handover from 4G to 3G

and 2G, eSRVCC•The interoperability challenge: Mixing

IMS, HSS and AS vendors. Mohamed Nadder Hamdy, Director Mobile Network-Strategy, Etisalat, UAE

Technical Rollout in Emerging Markets

16:50 Case Study: First Mover Insight – LTE Network Rollout•Overcoming pre-deployment challenges:

making the business case, gaining approval and spectrum allocation

•Infrastructure challenges: Physical barriers to a cost effective LTE deployment

•Partnering to increase pace of LTE rollout

•Deploying LTE in the most cost effective way

Tom Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Communications Group

17:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Technical Challenges of Cost Effective LTE RolloutMohamed Jamoussi, Senior Advisor, STC, KSAAbdullah Iqbal, Engineer, Core Network - Operation and Maintenance, Roshan, AfghanistanIan Pattison, International Chief Technology Officer, Mavenir Systems

17:50 End of Day One

OPENING KEYNOTES

08:00 Informal and interactive roundtables led by the industry’s leading Operator Executives

STRATEGIC TRACK TECHNICAL TRACKLTE Business Models Network OptimisationMonetising LTE HetNets

10.30 Morning Break and Speed Networking

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13TH MAY 2015: CONFERENCE DAY 2 REGULATOR

09:00 Strategies for a Successful Commercial LTE Launch•Case study: Bakcell LTE launch in Azerbaijan•Why upgrade to LTE?•Determining when a market is ready for LTE •How to addressing the challenges of cost

effective rolloutMarc Zirka, Head of Corporate Strategy, Bakcell

09:20 International Perspective (Asia): Analysing and Capitalising on LTE Opportunity•The technical challenges of launching a

commercially successful LTE network

•More than just a “dumb pipe”?•Service innovation: VoLTE, Video and Broadcast•Ensuring network compatibility with the most

desirable devices on the marketRichard Tan, Deputy CEO, PT Smartfren, Singapore

09:40 Roaming Monetization Path from 3G to LTE: Challenges and Opportunities •Roaming Opportunity•Customer Needs for Roaming•LTE Roaming Status & Challenges •Opportunities - Retail roaming packages personalised

to the consumerFaizan Khan, Group VP for Roaming, Etisalat, Group

10:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: LTE in Emerging Markets•Assessing the current LTE coverage in emerging markets•How does LTE technology benefit the economy•What can countries with limited resources do to achieve

successful LTE rollout?•LTE blanket coverage versus LTE small cells deployment•How can you determine when a market is mature enough for

additional servicesTom Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Communications GroupJayhun Mollazade, CEO, Azqtel, AzerbaijanYasser Abouelenein, Chief Technical Officer, Uganda Telecom Limited, Uganda

11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Achieving International LTE Roaming•Upgrading to IPX to allow international

roaming•Making LTE Roaming affordable: The

financial challenges of LTE Roaming•How long before LTE Roaming becomes

a mature technologyFaizan Khan, Group VP for Roaming, Etisalat, Group Imad Hoballah, Chairman & CEO, Telecom Regulatory Authority, LebanonAdditional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for speaker updates

12:20 Debating the Spectrum Challenges in the MENA region•Spectrum harmonization and roaming•Technology to optimize spectrum

utilization and efficiency•Managing internal and external

interference•Carrier aggregation to boost the capacity•Lower frequency bands (700MHz &

800MHz) versus higher frequency bands (2.6GHz & 3.5GHz)

•Frequency challenges looking ahead to 5G

Imad Hoballah, Chairman & CEO, Telecom Regulatory Authority, Lebanon

12:40 Global Roaming in LTE: Challenges of Voice Calls and Other Services over LTE•Interconnecting worldwide on a roaming

network•LTE quality of service challenges - speed,

HD voice, messaging, Apps•How to ensure qualityAdditional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for speaker updates

13:00 Lunch

Strategic Rational for LTE Deployment in Emerging Markets

14:20 When Should Emerging Markets

Invest in LTE?•When is there a business case to invest?•What are the current barriers to

investment?•Learnings from mature markets to

consider when deploying LTE •Measuring return on investmentAndreas Frandevi, Director, Corporate Strategy & Planning, Etisalat, Group

14:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to Determine when a Market is Ready for LTE Deployment?•What benefits LTE can bring to an

economy?•What lessons can we learn from first

movers in emerging markets across the globe?

•Opportunities to provide all internet services over the wireless network

•What can be done to bring LTE to the mass market? High demand for wireless services; limited by affordability

Mutaz Elbadawi, Chief Technical & Information Officer, Expresso Telecom Group, SenegalAdditional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for speaker updates

15:10 Case Study: Moving from 2G to LTE•Developing the business case for

skipping 3G completely•CAPEX savings associated with moving

from 2G to LTE•Handset penetration of LTE devices•Preparing for LTE rollout in KampalaYasser Abouelenein, Chief Technical Officer, Uganda Telecom Limited, Uganda


Public Safety and Enterprise LTE

16:30 MARKET MINDSHARE: Key Features of a Public Safety Network•What’s needed for public safety

grade connectivity? High data availability, resilience, geographic coverage, coverage reliability, low cost equipment, power resilience, mission critical voice, Video, Push-to-talk

•Can a commercial network ever be the perfect choice for public safety applications?

•How can Operators, Enterprise and Public Safety Operators Work Together?

•How might partnerships with enterprise, operators and public safety work in practise?

17:50 End of LTE MENA 2015

11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: NFV and SDN: Hype vs. reality•NFV in enabling the launch of new

services faster•NFV and SDN what can carriers

realistically expect from these new technologies

•Risks of NFV and SDN•Case studies: NFV and SDN in practiseKhurrum Shahzad, Manager Technology Strategy, Etisalat, UAEAslam Hasan, Senior Manager/Mobility E2E Strategy Architect, AT&T, North America

12:20 The Next Evolution of Network Transformation – Virtualization (NFV)•NFV Challenges, Promise and

Opportunities •NFV Use cases and Proof of Concept•SDN, NFV and CloudHesham Herzalla, Director/Core Technology Strategy, Etisalat, UAE

12:40 Analysing the Key Components of an LTE-A Network•Carrier aggregation •MIMO 4x4 and multiuser MIMO•Higher Order Sectorisation•HetNet and self-organizing networks •Active Antenna Systems (AAS),and

Small CellsRobert Joyce, Director - Radio Access Technology, Ooredoo, Group

13:00 Orange’s Way for Embarking on the LTE-Advanced Migration Path•LTE-A trials in Bordeaux; challenges,

opportunities and consumer feedback•Adding VoLTE to the LTE-A network•Other services enabled by LTE-APhilippe Andrès, Group Marketing North America Vice President, Orange, North America

13:20 Lunch

14:30 CARRIER AGGREGATION: What it promises to achieve and when•Analysing key performance

enhancements enabled by CA (e.g. downlink, network capacity and spectrum)

•CA to solve spectrum challenges•Where is the industry currently? What

needs to be achieved before CA is a network standard?

•CA timelines•CA with FDD & TDD

LTE Evolution

14:50 The Device Ecosystem and the Impact on the LTE Network•How far away are we from mass market

devices?•How operators and device

manufacturers can work together to increase LTE subscriptions

•Analysis of devices soon to be released in MENA

•B2B device opportunitiesVishwas Dharmadhikari, Director/Business Marketing - Mobile Services, Etisalat, UAE

15:10 International Perspective: Advanced markets vision for LTE evolution•Building a network to handle the huge

data increases•Upgrading and expanding the network

sustainably•Cost: Benefit analysis of upgrading to

LTE-A•Partnerships to lower costs of LTE

evolutionAdditional Speakers to be confirmed: Visit www.lteconference.com/mena for speaker updates


5G Summit

16:30 MARKET MINDSHARE: Designing the 5G NetworkAn interactive brainstorming session analysing what the 5G network will look like in MENAKey questions to answer include:•How can we make the 5G network

dynamically scalable?•Spectrum for 5G what are our options?•What we need to consider to make the

5G network user centric?•How can we ensure a secure 5G network•Regulatory support for managing the

overall spectrum•Planning now for 5G

17:30 End of LTE MENA 2015

OPENING KEYNOTES

08:00 Informal and interactive roundtables led by the industry’s leading Operator Executives

TRACK 1 TRACK 2LTE Globalization Future of LTERoaming and Spectrum Management SDN & NFV

10.30 Morning Break and Speed Networking

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50+EXHIBITORS,

MEETING ROOMS AND HOSPITALITY

SUITES


50+INFLUENTIAL

ANALYSTS, PRESS AND INDUSTRY

BLOGGERS

NETWORK WITH DECISION MAKE RS AT THE LTE MENA EXHIBITION

100+ EXPERT SPEAKERS

GUARANTEED MEETINGS WITH THE REGION’S LEADING OPERATOR EXECUTIVES*

SPEED NETWORKING WAS WELL ORGANISED, IT ALLOWED FOR MEANINGFUL, PURPOSEFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE PRODUCTIVE FOR BOTH SIDES”Alberto Diez, Technical Product Manager, Siemens

POD ZONECAFE + MEETING HUBS

SPEED NETWORKING

Executive VP Afghan Telecom Corporation

Director Core and VAS

Afghan Wireless Communication Company

CEO Azqtel

Network Engineer Batelco

Wireless Manager Canar Communication Co. ltd.

Engineer Telecom Divona Algerie of Monaco Telecom

Managing Director Advisor

Djibouti Telecom

Senior Director - Network

Architecture Operations

Du

Senior Director - Wireless Broadband,

Terminals & Performance

Operations

Du

Senior Director, Mobile Access

Network Planning

Du

Director - Signaling and Messaging

Du

Director - Wireless Broadband

Du

Director Devices Du

Director Radio Access Network

Du

Senior Director In Building Solutions

Du

Managing Director MENA

Elephant Talk

Chief Corporate Governance Officer

Etisalat

Chief Planner Access Network

Etisalat

Director /Access Network Technology

& Architecture

Etisalat

Director/ Technology Strategy

Planning

Etisalat

Director/Core Technology Strategy

Etisalat

Vice President/IT Management

Etisalat

Vice President/IT Strategy & Planning

Etisalat

Vice President/Regulatory Economics

Etisalat

Vice President Materials & Services

Procurement

Etisalat

Vice President/S&P Etisalat

Director Mobile Network

Etisalat

Strategic Planning and Network

Evolution Manager

Etisalat Egypt

Director Future Communications

Etisalat Group

Director of Etisalat Group Technology

Strategy

Etisalat Group

Director/Network Procurement

Design-Etisalat Group

Etisalat Group

Vice President Etisalat Group

VP Strategy & Business

Development

Etisalat Group

VP Video Etisalat Group

Director International

Marketting

Expresso Telecom Group

Marketing Director Expresso Telecom Group

Access Network Planning

Responsible

inwi

COO LAP GreenN

Director Network Operations

LAP GreenN

Senior Vice President Technical

Strategy and Planning

LapGreenN group and Uganda Telecom

Network Engineering

Capacity

Libyana Mobile Phone

Chief Engineer/Network Data

Service Unit

Libyana Mobile Phone

Chief Innovation Officer

Lycamobile UK Limited

Chief Commercial Officer Residential

Magyar Telekom Group

Executive Manager-International

Roaming

Mobily

Executive Manager Marketing Data

Services

Mobily

CTO/CIO Mobinnet

Senior Manager: MTN Group

Transport Networks

MTN U.A.E

Senior Manager Core Networks and

Operations

MTN U.A.E

Sr Manager: Access Networks

MTN Group

Senior Manager: Network Customer

Experience

MTN Group

Team Lead RF Planning

MTN Nigeria

Strategic Marketing Senior Manager

MTN Syria

Networks Plan-ning&Optimization

Sr.Manager

MTN Yemen

WiMAX Market Development

Manager

MTNIrancell

Senior Manager - Devices

Nawras

Head Data Services Planning

Nawras

Network Expert Oman Telecom-munications Company S.A.O.G

Senior Advisor IN & VAS

Oman Telecom-munications Company S.A.O.G

GM Strategic Finance

Omantel

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OVUM: ANALYST INSIGHTGROWTH OF TD-LTE POINTS THE WAY TO FDD/TDD CONVERGENCE

JULIAN BRIGHTSenior Analyst, Intelligent NetworksOvum

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Due largely to the launch of commercial LTE services in China, but also to a lesser degree in Australia, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and India, there has been a significant rise in the market share for the major TDD bands – Bands 38 (2600MHz), 39 (1900MHz), and 40 (2300MHz).

Industry expectations are that LTE FDD and TD-LTE will ultimately converge into a single LTE network, and work is ongoing in the standards arena and among device and equipment suppliers to achieve this. A number of operators already hold spectrum in both the FDD and TDD bands, and plan to deploy services using both (see Table).

One possibility being considered is for FDD to provide broader coverage for more general voice and data services, while TD-LTE, with its flexible configuration between the uplink and downlink, would support the higher and more asymmetrical data traffic demands of hotspots, or even small cells. One operator already implementing such a solution is China Mobile Hong Kong, which is using its 20MHz of TD-LTE spectrum in Band 40 for hotspot capacity, while using its FDD spectrum for coverage.

Operator FDD band(s) TDD band(s)

China Telecom Band 3 Band 38, Band 40

China Unicom Band 3 Band 38, Band 40

China Mobile Hong Kong Band 3, Band 7 Band 40

Hi3G Sweden Band 7, Band 20 Band 38

Hutchison HK Band 3, Band 7 Band 40

Optus Band 3, Band 7, Band 28 Band 40

SoftBank Band 1, Band 8 Band 40, Band 41

Sprint Nextel USA Band 25, Band 26 Band 40, Band 41

STC Band 3 Band 40

Examples of operators deploying LTE in both FDD and TDD bands

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