Workshop 1 - Technical Workshop - Mobile Broadband Roadmap
LTE Network Deployment Technical Considerations & Features
Led by Lloyd Johnson and Craig Ibbotson, Fellows of the Technical Staff Motorola Home & Networks Mobility
Workshop Objectives
Delegates joining the technical workshop will gain a technical understanding on how to deploy a LTE network and how to integrate it with existing legacy networks. In addition, the workshop will include a focused session on the mobility & roaming elements of LTE with legacy networks. Finally, delegates will go through an in-depth session on SON, one of LTE innovative feature that is set to influence network deployments, and will be given an insight on what operators can expect from SON and what are the associated challenges introduced by SON.
Workshop Agenda
Session 1 - Introducing LTE to an Existing Network: Technical Considerations Ahead
- Evolving to a Wireless Broadband Architecture
- Key Points of Consideration
Session 2 : Exploring Mobility Within An LTE Network And Across Technologies
- Inter- technology Mobility - LTE mobility with both 3GPP and 3GPP2 networks
- Roaming Considerations
- Mobility as a tool to accelerate LTE network deployments
Session 3 : Benefits of Self Organizing / Optimizing Networks (SON)
- O&M Architecture considerations for Self Organizing/Optimizing Networks
- Comparing traditional O&M Architecture with SON architecture
- Deployment Considerations for SON capabilities
About Your Workshop Leaders
Lloyd Johnson is a Fellow of the Technical Staff in Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility business. Mr. Johnson has over 30 years experience working in the telecommunications and computing industries. He worked on the design and implementation of a number of computer networks in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. For the past 13 years has been involved with the design and architecture of cellular infrastructure networks for a variety of cellular technologies and is currently working in the area of system architecture for Motorola's family of EPC/E-UTRA products. He holds a Masters degree in Chemical Physics from the University of Kansas.
Craig Ibbotson is a Fellow of the Technical Staff in Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility business. Mr. Ibbotson has 25 years experience in the area of operations and maintenance for telecommunications systems. He has worked on element management, network management, and OSS solutions for CDMA, GSM, UMTS and LTE networks. He has most recently championed Motorola's migration to an O&M architecture built around the principles of the self-organizing network (SON). Mr. Ibbotson is a member of SABA, Motorola's engineering honor society, and holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Workshop 2 - LTE Applications & Usage Implications Workshop
Led by Dr Karim Taga, Managing Director, Arthur D.Little, Austria
Workshop Agenda
- Spectrum availability
- Technical Performance and Economics
- Demand driven roll out and usage pattern
- Service mix and key differentiators for an operator
About Your Workshop Leader
Karim Taga is Managing Director in the Vienna office of Arthur D. Little's German, Austrian and CEE operations. He specializes in telecommunications and he is leading the TIME (Telecommunications, Information Technology, Media and Electronics) practice in Central Europe. His interests are primarily focused on three functional areas: Business strategies and marketing concepts, Corporate Finance and business planning & Leading the ADL MBWA Mobile Broadband Wireless Access competence center. Prior to joining Arthur D. Little in May 1997, Dr. Taga worked for several years at Ericsson in the business area Private Networks. Karim Taga received a Master of Science in 1989 from the Ecole Supérieure de l'Energie et des Matériaux, Orléans France with a master thesis accomplishment at the University of California Berkeley. After his studies he worked as a research assistant at the Vienna University of Technology where he developed an infrared fibre optical sensor. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 followed by an MBA in International Business from the Webster University St Louis Mi in 1993. Karim Taga is fluent in French and Arabic (mother tongue), English and German.
