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NEW
International Wireless Industry
Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop
Limited
to 100 seats
First Registered, First Served
Lowering Mobile TV Infrastructure Costs Hosted by: AND
And Tour: O2/Arqiva/Nokia's Mobile TV Oxford Trial
London, UK May 16-19, 2006
Hilton London Kensington
Preliminary Agenda
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Organized by the International Wireless Industry Consortium
Click HERE to Register for Workshop
Moderated
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Don Brown, Director, IWPC
Rene Douville, Technical Director, IWPC
Workshop Background:
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Workshop Goal:
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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7:00 PM |
Social and Networking
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At Hilton London Kensington |
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast & Registration |
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8:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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8:15 AM |
Self Introductions |
Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself and share how they can contribute to this process |
9:00 AM |
KEYNOTES-- REQUIREMENTS AND ISSUES
O2 AND ARQIVA Keynotes
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Getting Mobile TV Right Andy Motley Head of Technology Strategy O2 Plc
Implementing a Mobile Broadcast Network Simon Mason Head of New Product Development Mobile Media Solutions Arqiva |
10:30 AM |
Networking Break |
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11:00 AM |
OTHER CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
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Mobile TV Infrastructure Alternatives - Pros and Cons Mehdi Kerdoudi Radio Access Technologies Specialist Orange Group, Corporate
Live TV in your pocket- as seen from Spain Alex Mestre Strategic Marketing Manager Abertis Telecom
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12:00 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
WIRELESS CONTENT DISTRIBUTION and SATELLITE OPTIONS
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Benefits of DVB-H in the S-Band for unlimited mobile TV Philippe Lainé Technology Strategy Director Alcatel Mobile Broadcast
Mobile TV - A Satellite Operator's Perspective Dr. Alexander Geurtz Vice President, Service Development Corporate Development Department SES Global
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2:00 PM |
PANEL
Operators and alternative access vendors will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions.
Key Issues to be Discussed
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PANELISTS
Previous speakers
Other Operators, Infrastructure Providers and Standards Advocates
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3:30 PM |
Networking Break |
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4:00 PM |
ANTENNA SOLUTIONS
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Antenna Solutions for a DVB-H/DVB-T Infrastructure Norbert Ephan Senior Manager New Technology Kathrein
Contribution of Antenna Systems to Mobile TV Network Patrick Nobileau VP Base Station Antennas Radio Frequency Systems
Antennas and Filters for Mobile Media Applications at 700 MHz and 1.7 GHz Ernie Mayberry Sr. Director, Antenna Systems Management Dielectric Communications
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn for Day |
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7:00 PM |
Dinner London Style |
Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel. |
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 AM |
MAJOR SYSTEM and
SUBSYSTEM SUPPLIERS
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Cost Optimization of Mobile TV Distribution Networks- Terrestrial and Satellite Filip Gluszak VP Marketing UDcast
Cost Considerations for various DVB-H Implementation Scenarios John Tremblay Vice President Engineering Larcan Inc.
Choosing an Optimal Frequency Band for Mobile TV Tim Dittmer Director of TV Transmitter Product Development Harris Broadcast Communications Division
Using Broadcast Standards for Handheld Devices: A System Architecture Brett Jenkins VP Engineering Thales Broadcast & Multimedia
Mobile TV Solution, Another Way to Reduce OPEX and CAPEX Costs Elie Bensaci Head of Mobile Multimedia Broadcast Nortel Networks
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10:30 AM |
Networking Break |
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11:00 AM |
PANEL BASESTATION and BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
Basestation and Broadcast Equipment Suppliers will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions. |
Panelists
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Noon |
Networking Lunch |
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1:00 PM
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Handset Implications on Infrastructure Requirements
The Handset characteristics and capabilities fundamentally affect the demands placed on the Cellular and Broadcast infrastructure.
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The Multimedia Computer in Mobile Broadcast Riku Karlsson Head of Customer Projects Nokia Multimedia
DVB-H: Costs of Infrastructure Yannick Levy CEO and Co-founder DiBcom
Influence of the DVB-H Chipset Performance on Network Infrastructure Costs Mark Guinan Vice-President Operations ArrayComm
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2:30 PM |
PANEL Handset and Handset Chipset Suppliers
Handset and handset chipset suppliers will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions.
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Speakers and Other Handset and Handset Chip Suppliers Present |
3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
CLOSING PANEL Host Panel session and Operators
The hosts will be asked to recap the extent to which the workshop has addressed their wish lists.
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Hosts and Operators |
4:15 PM |
TakeAways & Closing Remarks |
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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7:00 PM |
Dinner (Dutch *)
* = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs. |
For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and [really] bad jokes |
Friday, May 19, 2006
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8:30 AM - |
Tour of O2/Arqiva/Nokia Mobile TV Trial in Oxford, UK (Restrictions may apply - subject to approval.) (Arrival Back at Hotel by 2:00 PM)
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Bus Transportation provided from and to hotel. Lunch provided. |
DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS: Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: Friday, May 5, 2006
COSTS/REGISTRATION FEE: ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out of pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus 4 Breaks), booklet copying, audio/visual costs, etc.
We estimate that these costs will be $914. (USD) per person. (For IWPC Members, only.)
ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check.
Make checks payable to IWPC.
HOTEL:
Hilton London Kensington IWPC Room Block Code: IWP160506
Please contact the hotel directly for reservations. Mention the IWPC room block rate of £99.00 + VAT single occupancy.
Cut-off date for reservations is May 1, 2006. After that date rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate.
TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM HEATHROW AIRPORT TO HOTEL: Distance from Heathrow to Hotel - 14 miles
AUDIO VISUAL: A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers. In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “movies” of all presentations and panel sessions.
BUSINESS CARDS: Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.
DRESS: Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!
HANDOUT MATERIALS: IWPC prepares a handout binder with ALL presentation materials delivered to the IWPC on or before the deadline.
Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.
Please send electronic materials (any size file) to:
or by snail mail to: IWPC 600 Louis Drive, Suite 104 Warminster, PA 18974 USA
Click HERE to Register
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