Season 1
One of our favorite 5G PPP projects is 5G MED. The projects objective is to investigate a sustainable 5G deployment model for future mobility in the Mediterranean Cross-Border Corridors. In this panel, we have the honor to hear directly from the leaders of this project on the latest findings and lessons from their various test beds. Speakers: Xavier Jofre Head of Digital Innovation, Mobile World Capital Barcelona Pierre-Yves Petton Telecom & IoT Research Program leader, SNCF Raul Gonzalez Prats Senior Product Manager Collaborative Project, Cellnex Telecom Xavier Daura Innovation manager, Abertis Autopistas
During 2021 we saw a tremendous update of private networks across regions and sectors. Most of these deployments are still under trial, but we’re starting to see some commercial applications. In this panel discussion, we will explore the status of such networks globally, along with success stories as well as challenges. Most importantly, we will explore lessons and explore if such networks bring real value to 5G. Speakers: Joe Barrett President, Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) Marika Mentula Market Unit Leader, Nordics, Baltics & Benelux, Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy Andreas Mueller General Chair of 5G-ACIA, 5G-ACIA / Robert Bosch GmbH Gunars Danbergs Vice President, CTO & Member of the Management Board, LMT Florin Trandafir Director Consulting Services, CGI Paolo Campoli Vice President, Global Service Provider, Cisco
5G is valuable but also expensive. One of the best ways to reduce the cost is to find synergies between players to share infrastructure for value and speed. In this panel discussion, we will hear the latest global trends on the new business models that are implemented to reap such benefits. A neutral host will be at the center of this discussion along with various other models. Speakers: Dean Bubley Director, Disruptive Analysis Patrick Lopez Global VP Product management 5G, NEC Alfonso Álvarez Deputy Managing Director, Cellnex UK Michael Ferris Senior Architect, Colt Technology Services Evijs Taube Director of the Technology Department, Latvia State Radio and Television Center
Nothing beats hands-on experience for learning. The 5G ENCODE project has been running for some time now and the experts have gathered extensive insights on both 4G and 5G private networks. In this exciting fireside chat we will hear first-hand from the experts on their experience with such networks. Speakers: Vassilis Seferidis CEO, ZEETTA NETWORKS Marc Funnell Director of Digital Engineering, National Composites Centre
Once you deploy a private network, it’s essential to have the right Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in place to avoid disaster. If the production line stops or it the robots don’t work right, there must be a clear set of rules that establishes ownership, responsibility, and success. In this session, we will hear from the experts on both the vendor and customer sides on the best practices for setting SLAs. A session not to be missed. Speakers: Nanda Menon Director - Corporate Development, Athonet Catherine Gull Head of UK Private Networks, Cellnex/Edzcom
In this throwback episode from 2020 we will hear large Mobile Operators will give their view on the 1st year of 5G deployment in the regions where they operate.
5G and the digitalization of vertical sectors are necessary but also expensive. Recognizing the value, various funding organizations have a special focus to enable innovation and commercialization of the emerging digital technologies. In this panel, we gather some of these important stakeholders to explore their motivation, their ambition, and their requirements. Most importantly, we will explore where such experts see the real value of 5G. Speakers: Georgios Markatatos Chairman of the Board of Directors, SEKEE - Hellenic Association of Innovative Applications Companies Reinis Bērziņš Chairman of the Management Board, Development Finance Institution ALTUM Salvator Levis Executive Director, 5G Ventures SA Casie Millhouse Director of MetaVerse & Immersive Technology, Creative M Bjorn Tremmerie Head of Technology Investments, European Investment Fund
Recently we’ve been seeing daily announcements of network function migrations to the cloud. In this fascinating session we will hear from a leading European Operator and a Cloud Operator on their motivation and experience to undertake on such a disruptive project. Speakers: Mark Düsener Head of Mobile Network and Mass Market Communications, Swisscom Mariano Vecchioli Head of Technology & Solutions Architecture, AWS
The mission of 5G Techritory is to drive the development of 5G Ecosystems in the Baltic Sea region but also across Europe and beyond. This is one of the most important sessions of the forum because here we will focus on how such Ecosystems can be enabled and even accelerated. We have the honor to welcome speaker from all across Europe to discuss how they see such developments in their respective regions and which actions are needed to strenghten and interconnect the various initiatives. Speakers: Ioannis Tomkos Professor, University of Patras Athanasios Staveris-Polykalas Secretary-General, Telecommunications & Posts at Government of the Hellenic Republic Neils Kalniņš 5G Techritory Forum Director, Electronic Communications Office of Latvia Ioannis Neokosmidis CEO, inCITES Consulting S.A. George Michaelides Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Communications
Few companies have more hands-on experience and knowledge in the domain of building multivendor telecom networks than Telenor and Red Hat. In this exciting session, we will hear directly from the experts on their multivendor, cloud based vision and vision and edge-cloud vision and real value of doing this. Speakers: Timo Jokiaho Chief Technologist - Global Telco, Red Hat, Inc. Patrick Waldemar Vice President, Telenor ASA