4G World

Hosted by 3G Americas

Moderator:

• Caroline Gabriel, Co-Founder, Rethink Research Associates

Mobile broadband technologies are evolving rapidly as we move from 3GPP standards development, to trials and network deployments, to building the ecosystem on the road to LTE-Advanced or 4G.  This track explores the variety of evolutionary paths for 4G technology evolution with HSPA+ and LTE, key components of the ecosystem, operator strategies and network planning for success in the 4G future.

Back to Program at a Glance- Wednesday

This interactive panel session will examine market readiness for LTE, LTE strategy and infrastructure for LTE FDD and TDD deployments.

Presenters:

Market Readiness for LTE: Chris Pearson, President, 3G Americas

LTE Strategy: Kristin S. Rinne, Senior Vice President – Architecture & Planning, AT&T

Infrastructure for LTE FDD and TDD: James P. Seymour, Director, RAN Strategy, Wireless CTO Organization, Alcatel-Lucent

Q & A Moderator: Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Research

Q & A Including: Patrik Ringqvist, Ericsson

This session will examine a silicon roadmap to LTE-advanced as well as exploring LTE devices of today and tomorrow.

Presenters:

Silicon Roadmap to LTE-Advanced: Peter Carson, Senior Dir., Product Management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies

LTE Devices Today and Tomorrow: Karthik Arumugam, Dir., Product Management, 4G Data Devices, Motorola Solutions

Q & A Moderator: Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Research Associates

This panel discussion will examine advancements in LTE technologies including MIMO antenna solutions and Self Optimizing Networks (SON).

Presenters:

MIMO & Smart Antenna Solutions: Kevin Linehan, VP and CTO, Base Station Antenna Systems, Andrew Solutions

Self Optimizing Networks: Mike Robinson, Head of Mobile Broadband Business Development, Nokia Siemens Networks

Q & A Moderator: Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Research Associates