BT Global Services Workshop Session

Challenges in business transformation for telecoms operators - how do telecom operators transform their business to keep up with the speed of change in a converging marketplace

Next-Generation Networks, Convergence, ICT, Web2.0 – many buzzwords, many challenges that have been talked about in telecom operator boardrooms across the globe. With deregulation, new market entrants and declining legacy portfolios, the business imperative for telecom operators to transform their businesses has never been greater.

Will Bruce, head of BT Global Telecom Markets Middle East & Africa, and two other executives of BT Global Services will host and facilitate a stimulating debate on business transformation and give insights into how BT is transforming from an incumbent fixed-line operator into a global next-generation service provider to meet customers’ ever-increasing demands and to stay ahead of the game.

 IDC - FMC Convergence Workshop :

2008 will be a pivotal year for FMC. Service providers will enhance their portfolios to provide additional services beyond PBX Extension

FMC is currently being rapidly implemented in Europe and the A/P region, although it will begin to catch on in other regions.

FMC solutions are increasingly being implemented by Equipment vendors using hosted solutions.

FMC is generally marketed as a technical solution, but should be positioned as a competitive business solution. This will have an impact on the success of service by Service providers

End to end customer experience with WiMax

WiMax is a key component of delivering broadband with no boundaries to the end-users. It is an optimal technology for high speed personal mobile broadband for operators without cellular spectrum allocations or who want to have a separate complementary offering from their mobile voice & data business.

The Nokia Siemens Networks WiMAX solution fulfills the emerging need for personal mobile Internet by providing a cost-optimized platform for high-speed Internet access. We provide a complete IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMAX solution, consisting of end-user devices, network technology and a wide service portfolio to support operators. On the network side, this solution includes a base station which is based upon the Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Base Station concept, a new ASN gateway product and the required other network elements, routers and servers.

The end-to-end mobile WiMAX solution from Nokia Siemens Networks supports both fixed and mobile broadband applications. It makes extending broadband access and adding mobility to wireless broadband services easier than ever before. Our experience in OSS and services for large networks extends the possibilities. The result? By being truly end-to-end our solution provides the best end to end customer experience enabling broadband with no boundaries.

Hosted by Mohamed El Ayyat – Nokia Siemens

Break for those without meetings

RDM Workshop Session  

The Business Model in the Public Area is changing, because the demand of the subscriber is higher and higher. In the past the content producer was the subscriber, now a days, the subscriber develops demand for content, produced b different companies for music, vides/movies, games and so one. Furthermore the high bandwidth line doesn’t stop at the interconnection point in a building, more and more the residential area needs as well high bandwidth streams. It means that the Business Model for the Public Area includes the core- Access- AND Residential Network. The Services will be separated in 3 different Provider Groups, Network-Provider, Service-Provider and Content-Provider (Producer).

What does the subscriber want? Everybody wants to have high bandwidth at home, a fast connection to the world to use all the today's and tomorrows services easily. Furthermore the consumer wants to download music and movies, to play online games, to learn over the Internet and more. For all this services, it needs high quality Networks, high available services and Content Producers and a teamwork with all the involved industries.

What does it mean for the network? As mentioned before, the network has to guarantee I high quality bandwidth transmission, high availability and security. It means Fiber optic everywhere, but……Fiber optic in a high Quality. To reach this goals it’s important not to think only about the CAPEX Costs and investments, no as well the OPEX and maintenance costs are very important to think about. Finally the planning has to include the Total Cost of Ownership

Hosted by Roland Kohler – Executive Vice President Public Business

Keynote Workshop      

IDC Emerging Competition and Market Transformation: Strategies and Trends in the Evolving Telecoms Markets of MENA

• What innovative strategies are new entrants adopting?
• How are incumbents reacting and adapting to the new entrants?
• What services are emerging in the new environment? How important are FMC, IP TV, enterprise mobility and managed services? Who can best exploit the new opportunities?
• How do these developments affect network strategies?
• What is next for the major regional players?

Hosted by John Gole - IDC ,CEMA + guest panellists

Orange Business Services Workshop  

Enabling Service Providers in emerging markets to succeed in launching profitable broadband services:

The French telecom market is one of the most competitive market in the world. As a consequence, France Telecom  has to constantly innovate to be ahead of competition. Innovation doesn't only cover technology but includes marketing approaches, services creation and customer support.

Based on this approach, Orange Business Services focuses on best-in-class products design, local market analysis, comprehensive business planning and dedicated support up to the implementation. This ensures that the new offerings based on the NGN will be profitable.

Orange Business Services will present a case study based on a recent product development consultancy in the region. This will highlight how Orange can support domestic telecom operators, from product design right through to implementation.

Hosted By John Wimpole / Ahmed Hamzawy

Networking

Introduction to Mobinil – Workshop Session   

Hosted by Rana Abbadi- VP Transformation, Mobinil   

Networking

OPERATOR Workshop Session

Cost Reduction Driving Initiatives

Sites of the future

• Reduce material cost  -steel, concrete
• Seek out low power consuming TRX’s
• Use alternative power sources – Solar, wind
• Battery life needs to improve – lead time to production to long, cost too high, shelf time low especially if  used heavily
• Share more infrastructure, we more or less end up in the same place – tower co is the only way to go
• Share Back Haul reduce lease line cost and gain more spectrum efficiencies in MW
• Set industry guidelines for site rentals – sometimes we are own worse enemy
• Work more cohesively  as an industry, it is not only about competition it is about being profitable

Hosted By Peter Dindial -CTO, Telenor Pakistan

OPERATOR Workshop Session

Developing the Network

• Paltel group and Jawwal at glance
• Jawwal and Paltel challenge in regards of allocating significant part of the core in other countries
• Jawwal roadmap for the 3G or Wimax as an alternative
• Universal service that provides fixed voice, broadband data and mobile services
• Operations and Maintenance concern due to the continuous curfew and military attacks especially in Gaza
  

Hosted By Awni Zubdeh – CTO, Jawwal Palestine

 IDC WiMAX Workshop

• This technology is currently being implemented in several countries in the Asia Pacific and Middle East.
• What is the outlook for WiMAX and how is it being positioned, and what is the competitive and regulatory environment
• In North America, WiMAX will be implemented by a consortium of led by Sprint/Nextel and also includes Intel and Google. What is the prognosis for this venture

Hosted By- Courtney Munroe, Group Vice President Telelcoms, IDC

Implementation of Telecom Infrastructure on Turnkey Basis Workshop

Al Babtain LeBlanc

Orange Business Services

Enabling Service Providers in emerging markets to succeed in launching profitable broadband services:

The French telecom market is one of the most competitive market in the world. As a consequence, France Telecom  has to constantly innovate to be ahead of competition. Innovation doesn't only cover technology but includes marketing approaches, services creation and customer support.

Based on this approach, Orange Business Services focuses on best-in-class products design, local market analysis, comprehensive business planning and dedicated support up to the implementation. This ensures that the new offerings based on the NGN will be profitable.

Orange Business Services will present a case study based on a recent product development consultancy in the region. This will highlight how Orange can support domestic telecom operators, from product design right through to implementation.

Hosted By John Wimpole / Ahmed Hamzawy

EXPANDING MOBILE NETWORKS Workshop

• Meeting the regional demand CTO question session – who is leading the pack for mobile infrastructure
• New mobile network rollouts – across MENA – common challenges
• Securing and Stabilising mobile network operation
• Technology shifts.
• The advent of WiMAX
• HSPDA – Ramping up services

Hosted by IDC and Guest Panellists

Networking