October 07 Wednesday 09:00 – 10:30 Session CoNG.1-1 Room A ITU – NGMN: Mobile Broadband 2010+: Open expert Forum – Infrastructure innovations Worldwide, many leading mobile operators are planning for the trial and launch of the next generation of mobile networks. The launch promises to provide a step-change in user experience, as well as network performance. This Session examines latest status reports from around the world and provides an outlook on selected critical areas for successful next generation mobile network deployment, including backhaul, open interfaces, trials and testing, among others. KEY QUESTIONS: – How will next generation mobile backhaul networks cope with rising traffic, greater reliability requirements and the need for differentiated quality of service treatment? – What further developments are expected in radio access and how are transition strategies playing out? – What are the greatest challenges in the migration towards access-agnostic, all-IP core networks? – And what will be the impact on the service landscape? Moderator Mr Philipp Deibert, Executive Programme Manager, NGMN Alliance (Germany) Speakers Mr Lance Hiley, VP Market Strategy, Cambridge Broadband Networks (United Kingdom) Mr Khurram Sheikh, Chief Product and Development Officer, Powerwave Technologies (United States) Mr Ken Hawk, CEO, Ubidyne GmbH (Germany) 80