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Welcome & Opening Remarks
Annie Turner, Editor, Mobile Europe
OPENING PANEL: Are open network APIs accelerating innovation in 5G?
Markus Kümmerle, 5G Network Capability Exposure Program Lead, Deutsche Telekom
Djordje Radovic, Core Network and Services Director, Telekom Srbija
Nektaria Efthymiou, Network Strategy Director, BT
Moderator: Yesmean Luk, Principal Consultant & Private Networks Lead, STL Partners
The GSMA’s Open Gateway Initiative was all over MWC 2023. As MWC 2024 looms, what progress has been made for capabilities like carrier billing, device location, siting the edge and routing across partners’ infrastructure? Is telco finally attracting developers?
MORNING KEYNOTE: How will AI help telcos to extract value from their data and network assets?
Richard Benjamins, Chief Responsible AI Officer, Telefonica
The biggest use for AI right now is in business process optimisation, all across the operator business. What outcomes can this deliver and how does it help the business, customers and operations?
Operating on the Edge with Red Hat OpenShift AI
Shaaf Syed, Principal Architect, Red Hat
In the ever-evolving landscape of AI and machine learning (ML), MLOps is paving the way. Open source is important in ensuring accessibility and collaboration for all. This session concentrates on how open source MLOps enables the creation of data hubs and their seamless connection to the edge and the paramount importance of developer experience.
The move to millimeter wave (mmWave)
Bilal Ahmed Awan, Sr. Manager – RAN Design and Evolution, Etisalat
Why are mmWave deployments lacking in Europe? Will this affect the bloc’s competitiveness? What are the implications for fibre infrastructure (as backhaul and in terms of being supplemented by Fixed Wireless Access in Europe) and increased energy consumption?
PANEL: How is the operator’s role shaping up 5G private networks?
Jorge Velez, Senior Design Specialist, TELUS
Catherine Gull, Head of Business Development and Partner Management for Private Networks, Cellnex Telecom
Yogesh Malik, CTO, Tele2
Moderator: Marjana Senčar Srdič, Research and Strategic Development Consultant, A1 Slovenija
Are they simply providing connectivity, or taking on systems integration or coordinating the ecosystem? Has liberalisation of spectrum gone far enough to boost private networks? Is 5G sufficiently more compelling than LTE in private networks?
Break
IN CONVERSATION: Is Open RAN’s growth slower than expected?
Yago Tenorio, Fellow and Network Architecture Director, Vodafone
A look at the reasons for the market not growing as quickly as expected. What are the reasons and implications for the longer term?
Protecting society in a 5G and beyond world – cloud computing and regulatory challenges for lawful and location Intelligence
David Anstiss, Director of Solution Engineering, SS8 Networks
Law enforcement, government and emergency services expect mediated lawful and location intelligence faster and with greater granularity than ever before. Deploying a true 5G core on a cloud-native, Kubernetes-orchestrated architecture can help operators comply with emerging regulations reflecting this. This session explores the difficulties of meeting the demands and how and real-time, highly accurate solutions will make the world safer.
PANEL: Cloud, core, transport and the RAN
Terje Jensen, SVP Head of Network and Cloud Technology Strategy, Telenor
Juan Francisco Redondo, Head of RAN Strategy & Architecture, Three UK
Cayetano Carbajo Martín, Director for Core, Transport and Service Platforms, Telefónica
André Antunes Vieira, Operations Intelligence Offer Lead, Celfocus
Moderator: Bela Virag, Managing Partner, Arthur D. Little
Hyperscalers expected telcos to move their networks to public cloud. Some have moved some network elements to hyperscaler infrastructure (AT&T and DISH, for instance), but many more think they should build – or continue with – their own telco clouds. Does the core or the RAN present bigger challenges regarding cloudification? How long will microwave last in the age of cloudification?
The move to millimeter wave (mmWave)
Why are mmWave deployments lacking in Europe? Will this affect the bloc’s competitiveness? What are the implications for fibre infrastructure (as backhaul and in terms of being supplemented by Fixed Wireless Access in Europe) and increased energy consumption?