- Chair: Alan Quayle, Founder, Alan Quayle Business & Service Development, USA
- 08.15
Registration and Coffee
- 09.00
Speed Networking
- Topic
MIXING IMS AND SOA IN THE TELCO 2.0 WORLD
- 09.15
- Shoeb Ahmed, Technical Project Manager, Banglalink, Bangladesh
- Analysing market conditions and responding at a technological level
- The role of IMS and SDP in driving VAS in a highly competitive market
- Developing a Win-Win business model for the VAS segment
How to Drive Mass VAS Product and Corporate VAS in a Low ARPU Market with IMS and SDP: An Asian Carrier Case Study
- 09.40
- Reviewing the converging landscape of telco and IT
- Presenting SKT GSL (Global Solutions Lab) experience in building an SDP horizontal layer for SK Telecom, partners, and third party developers
- Creating and deploying common service objects for convergent (mobile + Internet) data services
SK Telecom Americas Convergent Services Platform: Intelligent Delivery Platform to Empower Wireless and Internet Applications
Jon Sung, Principal Architect, SK Telecom Americas, USA- 10.05
- Is the Integration with the SDP the way to prevent IMS from becoming another technology silo?
- How can we extend the service platform for the development of cutting edge services?
- Can we achieve cost reduction through improved performance in IMS and service delivery infrastructure?
- Can operators fully leverage the value of the IMS architecture without using the SDP?
PANEL DISCUSSION How is the SDP Bridging Today’s Platforms with IMS Applications?
Moderator: Alan Quayle, Founder, Alan Quayle Business & Service Development, USAJon Sung, Principal Architect, SK TelecomAmericas, USA
Andre Moskal, Wireless Networks Technology Strategy, TELUS, Canada
Vikram Karmarkar, VP of Techhnology Strategy and Alliances, Ecrio, USA
Steve Lasko, General Manager Americas, jNetX, USA
Sean O’Sullivan, CTO, Dial2Do, Ireland
- 10.50
Networking & Refreshments
- Topic
WORKING TOWARDS THE OPEN HANDSET
- 11.40
- Today’s handset challenges: How IMS/SIP-based devices could address some of these challenges?
- Future handset requirements as we move from Moore’s Law and Metcalf’s Law to Reed’s law of social externality
- Handsets are becoming mobile computing devices and vice versa: What impact will it have on the industry?
- How Presence and personal mobility could change the communication and collaboration landscape
- How the end customer demand for Open Access and desktop like application environment could change the value chain?
Analysing the Future Mobile Devices Ecosystem
Sam Ramdenbourg, Director of Product Planning and Technology Strategy, Samsung, USA- 12.05
- What are the carries’ requirements of an IMS enabled handset? Must have features and technical imperatives
- How can we integrate the IMS features into the handset?
- Why the delay? What needs to happen to expedite handset development and client availability?
- Addressing the need to have a critical mass of devices enabling choice for the consumer
- IMS /SDP and the open handset: Where do the examples of best practice come from?
PANEL DISCUSSION Resolving the 'Catch 22 Situation' of IMS Network Rollout and Device Availability: Which Needs to Come First to Enable IMS to Prosper? How Can We Address the Handset Bottleneck?
Moderator: Alan Quayle, Founder, Alan Quayle Business & Service Development, USASam Ramdenbourg, Director of Product Planning and Technology Strategy, Samsung, USA
Kevin McDunn, Director, Strategy & Business Development, Motorola, USA
- 12.50
- Closing interactive questions & answers session where all delegates and speakers are encouraged to speak up, facilitating recognition and networking
INTERACTIVE WRAP UP DISCUSSION
- 13.15


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