Mobile broadband - Competitive dynamics and policy implications
Internatoinal Conference, Hotel Radisson Blu Royal, Brussels, Belgium,
11 - 12 September 2012
Tuesday,11 September 2012
09:00 |
| Welcome and introduction to day 1 |
09:10 |
| Mobile broadband - A policy and regulatory agenda for the future |
The role of mobile braodband in the Commission's Digital Agenda for Europe | ||
09:40 | Investing into mobile braodband networks | |
An investor's view of the regulatory and commercial environment for mobile broadband I An investor's view of the regulatory and commercial environment for mobile broadband II | ||
10:40 | Coffee/Tea | |
11:10 | Mobile broadband - Building the networks | |
Data demand predictions Building commercial 4 G networks and services: challenges and opportunities | ||
12:10 | Lunch | |
13:40 | Competition in mobile broadband | |
Promoting competition through licensing and refarming Promoting a competitive market for mobile braodband in the UK The mobile and fixed broadband battle in Sweden | ||
15:10 | Coffee/Tea | |
15:30 | Academic keynote | |
16:00 | Liberating new spectrum for mobile networks | |
Does mobile broadband require a second digital dividend? The long-term demand for mobile spectrum | ||
17:00 | Bringing mobile broadband to rural areas | |
The contribution of mobile broadband to coverage of rural areas Rolling out LTE in rural areas - The German experience | ||
18:00 | End of day 1 | |
19:30 | WIK THIRTHIETH ANNIVERSARY COCKTAIL & GALA DINNER |
Wednesday, 12 September 2011
09:00 |
| Introduction to day 2 |
09:05 | The regulatory and markt visions | |
Promoting competition and innovation through mobile broadband Mobile versus fixed - the next generation game | ||
10:00 | New applications and services and the role of net neutrality | |
The French regulator's view on net neutrality Net neutrality in mobile markets | ||
11:00 | Coffee/Tea | |
11:30 | Regulatory panel: The rules for competition and regulation in mobile broadband | |
Leonidas Kanellos, President, EETT, and Chairman Elect 2013 of the Board of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC) Reinald Krüger, Head of Unit "Regulatory Coordination & Markets", Directrorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission Romano Righetti, Group Chief Regulatory Officer, Vimpelcom, and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Wind Telecomunicazioni Richard Feasey, Director Public Policy, Vodafone Group Erzebet Fitori, Director, European Competitive Telecommunicatons Association (ECTA) Daniel Pataki, Director, European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) | ||
13:00 | Lunch | |
14:00 | End of conference |