DAY TWO: 5TH MAY 2010

  • Chairman: Zoran Vasiljev, Partner, Value Partners, UAE

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    • Business Models, Deployment Strategies and Commercial Realities in MENA

  • 9.15

    • Mobile Internet: Delivering 4G Now

  • Dr Ching-Tarng Hseih, Taiwan Regional Director, WiMAX Forum, Taiwan

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    • Leveraging the strength of the global WiMAX ecosystem to gain competitive advantage
    • Outlining key recent developments in the Taiwanese WiMAX market
  • 9.45

    • How Can WiMAX Operators Capture Customers From Competitors? What Is The Best Way To Educate Consumers About What WiMAX Is And How It Can Benefit Them?

  • Eng.Mohammad Alawneh, Enterprise Solutions Manager, Umniah, Jordan

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    • Customer acquisition and education costs: How do you attract customers away from DSL/Cable competitors?
    • Promoting and positioning the Umniah difference online and in store
  • 10.15

    • 4G Networks: A New Generation of Capabilities

  • Noel Kirkaldy, Director Wireless Broadband, Motorola Inc

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    • Addressing which segment to serve? Start with consumers, corporate users?
    • Considerations for launching into a DSL dominated market also served by other wireless broadband players
    • Marketing strategies and service bundles
  • 10.45

    • Using WiMAX Where it's Needed in Iran: A Successful Deployment Story From Laser Telecom

  • Kiarash Kiazand, COO, Laser Telecom

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  • 11.15

    • Networking & Refreshments Break

  • 11.45

    • WiMAX is the Best-fit Solution to Bridge Digital Divide and Meet Broadband Requirements

  • Munawwar Hussain, CTO, Middle East Regional Office, Huawei, UAE

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    • Spectrum and Regulation for WiMAX in MENA

  • 12.15

    • Mapping Broadband Availability In The Middle East: Where Are The Unserved Areas And To What Extent Is WiMAX The Best Technology To Fill In The Gaps?

  • Hasan Sharif, Senior Manager Spectrum Strategy, TRA, UAE

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    • Benchmarking broadband penetration in MENA with other emerging markets
    • Leading with strong strategic alliances and a new technology in the rural marketplace
  • 12.45

    • Vendor Shootout: Which WiMAX Platform Is Best For Different Operator Requirements? Hearing from the Key Players In The Equipment Ecosystem

  • Munawwar Hussain, CTO, Huawei, UAE
  • Noel Kirkaldy, Director Wireless Broadband Motorola Inc
    • Dr Hung Song, VP Global Marketing Group, Telecommunication Systems Division, Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Korea

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    • WiMAX vendors will have 4 minutes each to present their solutions and demonstrate how they are working with operators and other vendors in the ecosystem towards the common goal of making WiMAX work!
  • 13.15

    • Networking & Lunch Break

  • 14.15

    • The Challenges of Delivering the First 3.65GHz Mobile WiMAX Network and Why LTE can be Caught Unawares

  • Mike Penner, Group CEO, Kulacom, Jordan

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  • 14.45

    • Market Overview of the WiMAX Opportunity in MENA

  • Richard Webb, Directing Analyst, WiMAX, WiFi, and Mobile Devices, Infonetics, UK

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    • Market conditions and drivers for WiMAX in the region
    • Overview of current and future WiMAX activity
    • Potential services & applications
    • Other technologies - mobile & broadband
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    • Devices/Equipment & Certification/Interoperability and Performance

  • 15.15

    • Stimulating Market Demand With New Embedded WiMAX Devices In MENA: How Do New Devices Create New Opportunities For Differentiation?

  • Tony Ghattas, COO, Comium C-Data Network Group Holdings, Lebanon

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    • Service creation and service development for WiMAX operators
    • Developing Value Added Services for differentiation and value creation
    • The opportunity and challenges for WIMAX operators to attract, maintain and retain subscriber stickiness
  • 16.15

    • Close of Conference Day Two