Technology and Business Panel I: Recent Advances in LTE-A
Monday 19 April, 11:00 – 12:30
Organizer: Dr. Tarik TALEB, NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
Chair: Dr. Bin Lin, Advanced Wireless Research Labs, Huawei Technologies, Shenzhen, PRC
LTE-Advanced, or LTE Release 10 and beyond as known within the 3GPP community, represents an evolution of LTE and is motivated by different requirements from both operators and end-users. A major requirement of LTE-A consists in achieving peak data rates equal to 1Gbps and 500 Mbps on downlink and uplink, respectively and that is via an extensive usage of advanced MIMO technologies and transmission bandwidth wider than 70 MHz. The peak spectrum efficiency is also required to be doubled in comparison with Rel. 8 LTE. Spectrum flexibility, backward compatibility, reduction of control plane delay, relaying, and vast deployment of indoor eNB and Home NB are all important requirements that feature LTE-A.
This panel hosts panelists from two major vendors, namely NEC and Huawei, one panelist from Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, and a panelist from CSIRO, an internationally-notable research institute in Australia. The panelists will be discussing the need for LTE-A, the potential that it offers to the different stakeholders and the end-users, and highlight the hurdles that are still to be overcome to make of the LTE-A vision a reality.
Panelists:
(1) Dr. Boon Loong Ng, NEC-A RAN1 3GPP delegate, NEC Australia
(2) Mr. Phong Nguyen, Principal Engineer, NEC Australia.
(3) Mr. Ganesh Bharatula, Emerging Technology Manager, CTO, Telstra, Australia
(4) Dr. Iain Collings, Research Director, Wireless Networking Lab, CSIRO, Australia
(5) Dr. Lei Wan, Manager, Huawei Technologies
Technology and Business Panel II: Radio Access & Network Technologies beyond 4G
Tuesday 20 April, 11:00 – 12:30
Organizer: Prof. Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
Chair: Prof. Jing WANG, Vice Chair of China National Key Project Expert Group on Broadband Mobile Communication, Vice Director of Tsinghua National Lab for Information Sci & Tech, Professor of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Panelists:
(1) Dr. Luoning GUI. Director of Alcatel-Bell Labs, Shanghai, China
(2) Dr. Naoto KADOWAKI, Director General, Yokosuka Research Laboratories, NICT, Japan
(3) Dr. Eisuke Fukuda, Vice President, Network System Laboratories, Fujitsu Labs Ltd., Japan
Technology and Business Panel III: Internet of Things: Hype or Reality?
Wednesday 21 April, 11:00 – 12:30
Organizer: Dr. Raja Jurdak, CSIRO, Australia
Chair: Dr. Raja Jurdak, CSIRO, Australia
The Internet of Things concept envisions that nearly all physical objects will embed processing, sensing, and actuation capabilities. The interfacing of the physical and virtual spaces will unveil new business opportunities, and impact social interactions as well. However, there are many technical and practical challenges to reaching that vision, including the definition of appropriate business models for this technology. This panel will discuss the potential and challenges that lie ahead for the Internet of Things.
Panelists:
(1) Prof. Peter Corke, QUT, Australia
(2) Mr. Craig Skinner, Senior Consultant, Ovum, Australia
(3) Dr. Ian Oppermann, ICT Centre Director, CSIRO, Australia
