4G Networks: LTE & WiMAX

Thursday, April 15, 2010 - Friday, April 16, 2010

This two-day event addressed a range of business and technology factors surrounding the continuing deployments of this next generation of mobile communications. It took into consideration the critical issues surrounding overall deployment strategies, initial rollout and coverage, core network evolution and radio network evolution, and backhaul requirements. The coexistence of LTE and WiMAX was also explored.

Keynote Topics
•  Keynote One: WiMAX
•  Keynote Two: LTE

Overall Deployment Strategies
•  Embracing new network architectures
•  The role of Femtocells

Initial rollout and coverage
•  Protecting network security
•  New security practices and products
•  How best to support distributed self installed networks
 
Core Network Evolution
•  Network traffic management
•  IP Transformation
•  SAE and IMS
 
Backhaul Requirements
•  Traffic profiling and management
•  All IP Networks
 
Radio Network Evolution
•  Best practice for integrating new features such as MIMO, Relay and beamforming
•  New basestation form factors
•  New antenna technologies

Tracks
•  Academic / Technical
•  Business / Marketing