5 Monday The Benefits of Open Source and the Future Emerging Large-Scale Technologies PSC1 15.45-17.00 Dubai C One of the key drivers of the proliferation of the internet was the adoption of managed open source for the domain name infrastructure (BIND). This enabled an open, interoperable yet affordable internet for all. Today, a similar revolution is happening through trends in the virtualization of network resources such as OpenFlow. Open source routing is a new initiative that will help establish a “platform” supporting committers and communities behind the open source routing protocols. No longer will there be a reliance on equipment vendors’ proprietary hardware and closed software stacks that don’t adapt to rapid changing requirements. Virtualization and open source routing will bring a lot of disruption in the industry and also a lot of new services to the public. The Battle of the Ecosystems PSC2 15.45-17.00 Umm Al Quwain Over the top, round the side, under the floor: conventional telco business models are being challenged from all directions. New ecosystems are emerging in which the major companies from the past play an ever diminishing role. New players that are beginning to dominate have a ‘winner takes all’ culture - the era of cooperation could well be coming to an end. Patent portfolios are becoming the weapon of choice. End users are becoming sources of data rather than revenue and the ICT agenda is increasingly being driven by consumers rather than by business. What will the future of communications look like? 40 panel sesions