Agenda / Programme

9.00am Registration and breakfast

9.30am OPENING WELCOME ADDRESS

9.50am IN-DEPTH MARKET ANALYSIS: UNDERSTANDING KEY DRIVERS OF DEMAND FOR NEW APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE OPERATORS’ WHOLESALE ROAMING AND INTERCONNECT NEEDS

10.30am TRANSITION FROM A BILATERAL MODEL TO A HUBBING MODEL: RELATED ADVANTAGES FOR MOBILE OPERATORS

11.10am Morning coffee break and opportunity to network

11.40am ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF NEXT-GEN MIGRATION AND IP NETWORKS FOR MOBILE OPERATORS

· Overcoming key quality of service challenges relating to VOIP
· MMS hubbing and peering agreements in the IP world
· Business potential: New services and applications

12.10pm Lunch

1.30pm REGULATORY INSIGHT AND OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: INTERNATIONAL ROAMING REGULATORY INITIATIVES AND THE REGULATION OF STANDARDS

2.10pm ASSESSING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR INVESTING IN IMS: PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS

2.40pm Afternoon break and opportunity to network

3.10pm PANEL DEBATE - CASE STUDY: CHOOSING A WHOLESALE INTERCONNECT PROVIDER TO PARTNER WITH: KEY NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

4.10pm Cocktail reception

*Speakers to be confirmed

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