Agenda day 1

8.00 Registration

		Business models
9:00-10:30		Case studies demonstrating mobile WiMAX business models and positioning strategies in developed and developing markets – who’s making money and how?
		A series of case studies which will cover: Business case for developed and developing markets Business case for fixed and cellular operators Business case for rural and urban areas Business case for consumer and business segments Business case for using 802.16e for fixed WiMAX deployments

10:30		Break

11:00		Panel discussion: Carving a niche through innovation - analyst, investor and operator perspectives on short and long-term market potential and successful business models for mobile WiMAX
		Latest forecasts for market size and value – for whom is mobile WiMAX the natural migration path? What are the investment drivers and conditions needed for successful deployment? How WiMAX specifically can support mobile internet business models How should mobile WiMAX operators position themselves with the current availability of CPEs? Technological leapfrogging via WiMAX Key risks and threats for mobile WiMax What is the likelihood of vendor consolidation? Spectrum policy & availability Valuation models for WiMAX spectrum and update on licensing and spectrum policy, neutrality and availability globally

12:00		Short presentations and panel discussion including regulators from developed and emerging regions
		Overview on a region by region basis of the licenses procedures, prices paid and progress on roll-out plans where licenses have been issued Potential uptake of mobile WiMAX by winners of recent 2.6 and 3.5GHz auctions in 2008-2010 Progress with regional and global spectrum harmonization

13:00		Lunch

		Stream A
		Certification, interoperability and device availability

14.00		Timeframes for technology certification, interoperability testing and device availability beyond CPE – where are the products and at what price?

14:30		When will we see the integration of chip sets in wide range of form factors - vehicles / cameras etc – and at what price?

15:00		Progress on wave 2 multi mode 802.16e certification; when will certified equipment be ready for retail?
		Will there be a wave 3 and what it will look like? true N=1 reuse of spectrum

15:30		Break

16:00		Roadmap to 802.16m – what are its advantages over 802.16e?

16:30		What impact will adaptive beam forming and MIMO have on performance, efficiency, infrastructure requirements and cost effectiveness?

17:00		Development of release 1.x for FDD mode

17:30		Panel discussion

18:00		Close of day one followed by drinks reception


		Stream B
		Operator trials and roll-out strategies

14:00- 17:30		Latest operator experiences of recent 802.16e trials and launches. From plans to implementation – what were the lessons learned and how did design performance match up to delivery?

		A series of case studies which will cover: financing strategies cost structures – capex / opex - cost per MHz pop subscriber numbers to make the business case market entry strategy / value proposition / tariff structures CPE and device strategies – for developing and developed regions take-up rates / customer reactions churn management competitor responses operational requirements – human resources, organisational structure, back office working with manufacturers to resolve problems in deployment

17:30		Panel discussion

18:00		Close of day one followed by drinks reception